Holiday Church Events & Services • Wishing You a Season Full of Hope, Faith, and Goodwill

Baptist Minister’s Union of Greater Asheville
December 31 – Multiple Baptist church watch night service begins at 10 p.m. Host Pastor: Rev. John W. Brewster. Speaker: Dr. L.C. Ray. Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, 56 Walton Street, Asheville. Contact: (828) 281-0208.

Brown Temple CME Church
December 19 – ‘Tis the Season, Christmas play at 11 a.m.
December 31 –  Watch night service begins at 10:45 p.m. Host Pastor: Rev. Gary McDaniel. Held at 32 Phifer Street, Asheville. Contact: (828) 258-0719 or (828) 258-1846.

God’s Ray of Hope
December 19 – 12th Pastoral and Church Anniversary begins at 11 a.m. Musical extravaganza from 2 to 4 p.m. Host Pastor: Rev. Inez D. Ray. Speaker: Pastor William Robertson at 4 p.m. 441 N. Louisiana Avenue, Asheville. Contact: (828) 279-5386.

Greater New Zion Baptist Church
December 19 – Morning Service begins at 11 a.m. with Christmas program following. Host Pastor/Speaker: Dr. L.C. Ray. Hwy. 25, Fletcher, NC. Contact: Dr. L.C. Ray (828) 684-3052.

Greater Works Church of God & Christ
December 19 – Christmas service held at 1401 Tunnel Road at 11 a.m.
December 31 – Watch night service begins at 10 p.m. Musical guest: God’s Child, New York. Host Pastor/Speaker: Supt. Ronald Gates. Held at 297 Haywood Road. Contact: (828) 297-6075.

Hill Street Baptist Church and Hopkins Chapel AME Zion
December 31 – Combined watch night service 10 p.m. Host Pastor: Dr. Keith A. Ogden. Speaker: Rev. Keith L. Lipsey. Breakfast provided by the men’s ministry of both churches. Hill Street Baptist Church, 135 Hill Street, Asheville. Contact: (828) 254-4646.
Inter-Denominational Ministerial Alliance of Asheville

December 22 – Annual Christmas Worship Service begins at 7 p.m. Host Pastor: Rev. Inez D. Ray. Speaker: Dr. John H. Grant. God’s Ray of Hope, 441 N. Louisiana Avenue, N. Louisiana Plaza. Contact: (828) 279-5386.

Inter-Denominational Ministerial Fellowship of Hendersonville
December 31 – Multiple church watch night service. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Clear Creek, Hendersonville, begins at 11 p.m. Host Pastor: Rev. Jesse Turner. Speaker: Mildred Twitty. Contact: Pastor Donald McDaniel, (828) 684-7674.

Little Mt. Zion Baptist Church
December 19 – Christmas Program and Dinner begins at 6 p.m. Host Pastor: Rev. Louis Grant. Held at 21 Hillside Street, Weaverville. Contact: (828) 707-3984.

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
December 31 – Watch Night Servic at 10 p.m. Host Pastor: Rev. Louis Grant. Speaker: Rev. Roy Young. At 26 Mardell Circle, West Asheville. Contact: (828) 707-3984.

Mud Creek Baptist Association Dist. 3
December 13 – Christmas Caroling.
7 p.m. at Grace Healthcare dining hall, 91 Victoria Road, Asheville.
7:45 p.m. at Courtyard Rehabilitation and Nursing dining hall, 455 Victoria Road, Asheville. Contact: (828) 280-2471.

Nazareth First Baptist Church
December 19 – Christmas Service & Dinner begins at 10:45 a.m. Dinner served after service. Host Pastor/Speaker: Rev. Charles W. Moseley. Held at 146 Pine Street, Asheville. Contact: (828) 253-4068.

New Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church
December 19 – Christmas play “A Mountain Christmas Memory” begins at 11 a.m. Host Pastor: Rev. Phyllis Martin. New Mount Olive, 2 Herman Avenue, Asheville. Contact: Kurtis Martin (828) 281-4966.

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
December 12, 18, 19 – The True Meaning of Christmas – A Biblical Walk Thru, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments served.
December 31 – Watch night service at 10:30 p.m. Host Pastor/Speaker: Rev. Odell Suber. Concord Road, Arden, NC. Contact: (828) 684-2808.

St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church
December 12 – Reynolds-Miller Chorale Christmas Concert begins at 3:30 p.m.
December 24 – Christmas Eve Service begins at 6 p.m. Host Rector/Speaker: Rev. Jim Abbott. Held at 1 Dundee Street, Asheville. Contact: (828) 285-0033.

Sycamore Temple
December 19 –
Christmas play/musical at 6 p.m.
December 31 – Watch night service begins at 9 p.m. Speaker: Supt. Samuel Payne. Sycamore Temple, 11 N. Ann Street, Asheville. Contact: (828) 253-2968.

Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church
December 19 – Annual Christmas Program at 6 p.m.
December 31 – Watch night service begins at 10 p.m. Host Pastor: Elder Alfred E. Blount. Held at 100 Carroll Avenue, Asheville. Contact: J. Cornell Proctor (828) 285-0444.