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Upcoming Events
Jingle Jam - 12/14 @ 6pm
You’re invited to Jingle Jam—a high-energy, joy-filled Christmas play led by our kids and youth! 🎄✨
Come cheer them on as they sing, act, dance, and tell the story of Jesus with lots of laughter, music, and Christmas fun.
Bring your family, invite a friend, and make it a night of memories together. We’ll celebrate the joy of Christmas, support our amazing kids and students, and share plenty of smiles (and cookies and cocoa, of course!).
Mark your calendar for December 14 and come be part of the celebration!
Christmas Baskets - 12/20 @ 9am
On Saturday, December 20, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, we’re coming together to pack Christmas food baskets—and we’d love your help. This is a simple, hands-on way to follow Jesus and share love with our neighbors who could use a little extra support this season.
We’ll be sorting food, packing boxes, and getting everything ready to bless families with a Christmas meal. There’s a job for everyone—adults, youth, and kids who can work alongside a grown-up. You don’t need any experience, just a willing heart and a couple hours of your time.
As we work side by side, we’re not just filling boxes; we’re sharing hope, kindness, and a reminder that no one is forgotten at Christmas.
Mark your calendar, bring a friend or family member, and come be part of this joyful morning of serving together on December 20 from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Please let me know if you will be joining us: Shoot an email to Pastor Leslie
Blue Christmas - 12/20 @ 6pm
For many people, the holidays don’t feel “merry and bright.” Grief, stress, loneliness, health concerns, family tension, and all kinds of quiet burdens can make this season feel especially heavy. If that’s where you are this year—or if you love someone who is there—you are not alone.
On Friday, December 20 at 6:00 pm, we’re gathering for a Blue Christmas service, a gentle time of worship with soft music, Scripture, candlelight, and space to be honest before God. There will be time to pray, to remember, to grieve, and to rest in the promise that the light of Christ still shines in the darkness, even when we can’t feel it clearly.
You don’t have to pretend. You don’t have to “cheer up” to come. Just come as you are.
Invite a friend who may be struggling this season, and join us as we make room for both sorrow and hope in the presence of Christ on December 20 at 6:00 pm.
Christmas Eve - 12/24
Celebrate the beauty and hope of Christmas. You are invited to Christmas Eve Candlelight services - a warm peaceful night filled with carols, the Christmas story and the hope of Christ’s birth.
Wednesday, December 24th
5pm - Sparta First UMC
600 West University Ave
7pm - New Palestine
8781 Shawneetown Trl
