How churches in Houston, Peach counties will observe Christmas
With Christmas Day falling on Sunday, churches vary between having more or fewer gatherings than usual through the weekend. Here’s a sampling of area services:
▪ Warner Robins First United Methodist Church, 205 N. Davis Dr.: A Christmas Eve candlelight service at 5:30 p.m.; Christmas Day service 11 a.m.
▪ Southside Baptist Church, 1040 S. Houston Lake Blvd., Warner Robins: Christmas Eve services at 3 and 5 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10:45 a.m.
▪ Eighth Day Church, 123 Margie Dr., Warner Robins: Christmas Day service at 9 a.m.
▪ Harvest Church, 3322 U.S. 41, Warner Robins/Byron: Christmas Eve services at 3, 4.30 and 6 p.m.; no Christmas Day service.
▪ Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, 2815 U.S. 41, Perry/Fort Valley: Christmas Eve music at 10:30 p.m. and High Mass at 11 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10.30 a.m.
▪ Green Acres Baptist Church, 901 Elbert Road, Warner Robins: Christmas Day service at 10.30 a.m.
▪ Christ Chapel, 2288 Moody Road, Warner Robins: Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m.; no Christmas Day service.
▪ All Saints Episcopal Church, 1708 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins: Christmas Eve family service at 5:30 p.m. and Choral Midnight Mass at 10:30; Christmas Day service 10:15 a.m.
▪ Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 336 Carl Vinson Parkway, Warner Robins: Christmas Eve services at 5, 7 and 10 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10 a.m.
▪ Warner Robins Second Baptist Church, 2504 Moody Road: Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m.; Christmas Day at 10:30 a.m.
▪ Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 300 S. Davis Dr., Warner Robins: Christmas Eve children’s Mass with pageant at 4 p.m., English Mass at 6 p.m., Spanish at 8 p.m. and a caroling midnight Mass at 11.30 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10 a.m.
▪ Warner Robins First Baptist Church, 1135 Watson Blvd.: Robins: Christmas Day service at 10:30 a.m.
▪ Hope Church, 204 Sullivan Rd., Warner Robins/Fort Valley: Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m.; no Christmas Day service.
▪ Harvest Builders Worship Center, 2007 Elberta Road, Warner Robins: Christmas Eve service at 11 a.m. with toys for children; Christmas Day service 11 a.m.
▪ Fellowship Bible Baptist Church, 431 Dunbar Road, Warner Robins: Christmas Day service at 9 a.m.
▪ Perry First Baptist Church, 1105 Main St.: Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10 a.m.
▪ Perry United Methodist Church, 1002 Carroll St.: Christmas Eve service at 3 and 5 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10:30 a.m.
▪ CrossPoint Baptist Church, 645 Perry Parkway, Perry: Christmas Day service at 10.45 a.m.
▪ Fort Valley First Baptist Churchy, 209 S. Miller St.: Christmas Day service at 10 a.m.
▪ Fort Valley First United Methodist Church, 301 W. Church St.: Christmas Eve service at 5.30 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10.30 a.m.
▪ Fort Valley First Assembly of God, 881 Taylors Mill Road: Pre-Christmas candlelight service Friday at 7 p.m.; Christmas Day service 11 a.m.
▪ GracePointe Church, 530 Woolfolk Road, Fort Valley: Christmas Eve drop-in communion 5 to 7 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10:30 a.m.
▪ Central Union Missionary Baptist Church, 501 Preston St., Fort Valley: Christmas Day regular service at 10:30 a.m. and Christmas service at 5 p.m.
▪ Byron City Church, 311 Ga. 49 N.: Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m.; no Christmas Day service.
▪ Byron United Methodist Church, 103 W Heritage St.: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 5 p.m.; Christmas Day service 10:30 a.m.
▪ First Baptist church of Byron, 100 White Road: Christmas Day service at 10:30 a.m.
▪ Oasis Community Church, 120 Walker Road, Byron: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 4:30 p.m.; no Christmas Day service.
▪ Bonaire United Methodist Church, 221 Church St.: Christmas Eve services at 2, 4 and 6 p.m.; Christmas Day service 11 a.m.
▪ Unity Baptist Church, 479 Ga. 96, Bonaire: Christmas Day service at 10.30 a.m.
▪ Southside Baptist Church, 101 Bear Branch Road, Kathleen: Christmas Eve services at 2 and 4 p.m.; Christmas Day service 11 a.m.
Compiled by Michael W. Pannell
This story was originally published December 17, 2016 at 3:19 PM with the headline "How churches in Houston, Peach counties will observe Christmas."