Christmas Eve Services

Community Congregational

Community Congregational Church, 141 N. Bennett St., Southern Pines, will hold a Christmas Eve “Service of Lights at 7 p.m. Friday in the sanctuary.

Culdee Presbyterian

Culdee Presbyterian Church will hold a Christmas Eve service Friday, at 7 p.m. The Rev. Chris Bobo will deliver the meditation message.

The congregation will participate in the singing of Christmas carols, the sacrament of Holy Communion, and the lighting of candles.

First Baptist, Vass

“First Baptist Church of Vass will provide a time for you and your family to reflect on the birth of the Savior, pray, and partake in holy communion on Friday, Dec. 24,” says the Rev. Bruce Benton, pastor of the church. “The church will be open from 5 to 5:45 p.m.

St. Paul Lutheran

St. Paul Lutheran Church, 35 McLean Road, Pinehurst (located just north of the Carolina hotel), will hold its Christmas Eve candlelight service starting at 10:30 p.m.

West End Methodist

The West End United Methodist Church will host a candlelight Christmas Eve service on Friday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m.

The service, titled “An Advent Service of Lessons and Carols,” will be a combination of Christmas carols and hymns, with Scripture lessons. A devotional thought and communion will be offered.

“The community is invited to attend,” said a spokesman.

West End Presbyterian

West End Presbyterian is offering a new Christmas Eve worship service on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m., in the sanctuary. Designed for families with younger children and for those who don’t like to be out after dark, this service provides an earlier alternative to the traditional evening service. Congregational lighting of candles and the Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated at both services. The evening service will feature special music beginning at 7 p.m. with worship following at 7:30 p.m.

On Sunday, Dec. 26, communion will once again be observed at the 11 a.m. worship service, as the congregation joins in the full celebration of the Christmas season.

Watch Night Service

Frye’s Chapel Freewill Baptist Church will hold a watch night service on Friday, Dec. 31, at 9 p.m.

Breakfast will be served following the service.

The church is located at 1972 Lobelia Rd., Vass.

“Please come and worship with us,” said Elder Kent L. McMillian, pastor of the church.

New Location

The members of Burning Bush Christian Church announce that the church relocated to 36471 U.S. 1 South in Aberdeen.

For the past two years, the church has been located at 404 Sandhills Blvd. in Aberdeen across from Aberdeen Elementary School. The congregation started with just four people in a house that was converted into a sanctuary.

The new building is located across from the Sunset Motel. (Some may remember the building as Roslyn’s Restaurant or Nina’s Classic Cuisine.)

Burning Bush Christian Church is a non-denominational church. Sunday school is held at 10 a.m. with worship service at 11 a.m. Wednesday night Bible study is at 7 p.m.

Call Pastor Don Turner at (910) 944-3987 for more information.

Golf Bunch

The Golf Bunch of the Congregational Church of Pinehurst will be sponsoring golf play at local courses this month. To play contact John Carsten at 295-2914. One need not be a member of the congregation to join in the fun. The next date is Dec. 28, at Little River.

Concert Set

As part of its 2004-2005 United States tour, World Help presents “Children of the World” International Children’s Choir.

This choir comprised of 16 children from five different countries, will be performing at Seven Lakes Baptist Church, 1015 Seven Lakes Dr., on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 6:30 p.m.

These orphaned and disadvantaged children are from India, Nepal, Burma, Uganda, Brazil and the Philippines. They are in the midst of a 10-month concert tour in the United States. They have performed at places like Disney World, Lego Land, and the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif.

This one-hour concert will feature several songs, in both English and native dialects, as well as personal testimonies. Also part of the concert is a video presentation, featuring footage of the children’s home countries.

These children represent thousands of children in World Help’s Child Sponsoring Program around the world who suffer hardship, hunger and disease.