Christmas Eve Services
Traditional Christmas Eve Service - 4:30 pm
This service will feature beloved Christmas songs in a traditional setting, an interactive moment for children to bring canned good offerings, communion, and Silent Night sung by candlelight. We will be collecting canned goods for Well of Life. Children will be invited to wear nativity costumes we provide and can bring canned-good gifts to baby Jesus when directed in the service. Those canned goods will go to our mission partner, Well of Life. Worship bags for children will be provided.
Contemporary Christmas Eve Service - 6:30 pm
This service will feature beloved Christmas songs in a contemporary setting, special music from our worship team, communion, and Silent Night sung by candlelight. Worship bags for children will be provided.
Events
Advent Worship Services & Devotions begin | Dec. 3
Each Sunday in December during our 11:00 AM worship service there will be a special reading and lighting of the advent wreath. Our sermon series throughout Advent is Long-expected Jesus, which will help us answer why Jesus needed to come. Advent Around the Table devotions are available at the church entrances and here.
Celebrate While We Wait- 12 PM | Dec. 3 - 12 PM
Celebrate While We Wait helps families with children prepare their hearts for Jesus this Christmas season! Enjoy a sub sandwich lunch, storytime, ornament crafting, and more! This event is best suited for families with children who are elementary school age or in preschool. The registration deadline has passed. Please contact our Children's Ministry Coordinator at l.smith@firstandcalvary.org to inquire about joining us for this special event as space is available.
Youth Christmas Party | Dec. 8 - 7 PM
Students in 6th-12th grade are encouraged for a White Elephant Gift exchange, snacks, and tons of fun to celebrate the joy of the Christmas season. RSVP to Pastor Jamie at j.swope@firstandcalvary.org.
91st Annual Candlelight Musical Service | Dec. 10 - 7 PM
This time-honored tradition celebrates the beauty of the arts at First & Calvary through an intimate worship service that features a variety of musical styles present by the musicians and friends of First & Calvary. It is an hour of candlelight, music, worship, and a message. The musical gifts have grown beyond the choral tradition, but the heart of this service remains the same as it has been for almost a century. Come and be a part of this warm, reflective evening.
Choir & Orchestra Masterwork | Dec. 17 - 11 PM
Join us in our worship service on December 17 at 11 a.m. to hear this beautiful choral-orchestral work written for strings, harp, soloists, and choir. In Terra Pax by Gerald Finzi is a beloved piece that recounts the Christmas story through English poetry and scripture. Extraordinary musicians from the greater Springfield area will be combining their talents to bring this work to life, including baritone soloist Chris Thompson and soprano soloist Claire Herzog.
4th Sunday of Advent Worship Service | Dec. 24 - 11 AM
We will gather together this Christmas Eve morning to worship our Lord and light the final candle.
Traditional Christmas Eve Service | Dec. 24 - 4:30 PM
Contemporary Christmas Eve Service | Dec. 24 - 6:30 PM
