Watch-Night Services

Watch Night, also called Freedom’s Eve, is a religious service held on New Year’s Eve.

The annual event is observed in many African American churches and is associated with a celebration and remembrance of the Emancipation Proclamation (enacted January 1, 1863).

Friday, December 31, 2021

Baptist Ministers Union

Service begins at 10:30 p.m. Reverend Dr. John H. Grant will give the message and will be accompanied by the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Choir. Reverend Dr. L. C. Ray is the Pastor. WNCC Baptist Fellowship Church, 240 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801.

Greater Works Church of God in Christ

Service begins at 9:45 p.m. “A Time of Restoration and Returning by the Hand of the Lord” 1 Samuel 7:13-14. Greater Works Church of God in Christ, 25 Forsythe Street, Asheville, NC 28801.

St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church

Service begins at 11 p.m. St. James will host a Virtual (online) Watchnight Service. Phone number to call in and connect is (929) 205-6099. Meeting ID Number: 89461556321#. Passcode: 846036#. Brent LaPrince Edwards is the pastor. St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, 44 Hildebrand Street, Asheville, NC 28801.

Worldwide Baptist Tabernacle

Service begins at 10 p.m. and will be rendered by Reverend Dr. Louis Grant, Reverend Dr. James Grant, and a special guest. Worldwide Baptist Tabernacle, 85 Choctaw Street, Asheville, NC 28801.

Catawba View Baptist Church

Service begins at 10:30 p.m. Reverend Ronald A. Sullivan will be the speaker. Breakfast will be served after the service. Catawba View Baptist Church, 141 Albert Joyner Sr. Rd., Old Fort, NC 28762.