On Christmas Eve, First United Methodist in Alexandria has two worship experiences to choose from. At 4pm on December 24th, Traditional worship by candlelight will be held, when together we will celebrate the birth of Christ as the Light of the World. As part of this candlelit celebration, we will light the Advent Candle, sing in praise together, and share in Holy Communion in our beautiful sanctuary, nearing dusk and lit up by candles and torches unlike any other time of the year.

  
 
Later in the evening, at 7pm, the whole family is invited to our casual, family-focused Grace Life Christmas Eve. This celebration of the birth of Christ will include glow-in-the-dark and musical accessories for the kids, plus we will light the Advent Candle, sing carols in praise together, and share in Holy Communion. If you’re really in the spirit of a cozy, family Christmas Eve, come dressed in your Christmas PJs!

 
 
On Sunday, December 28th, we will worship in a 10am for a blended Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, a service of scripture and song tracing God’s redemptive story from Genesis to the Gospel of John. Through nine readings and beloved carols, the service moves from promise to fulfillment, culminating in the proclamation of the Incarnation: “And the Word became flesh and lived among us.”

 
 
We will celebrate the Christmas Season all the way to January 4th, 2026 when we have a Three Kings themed Sunday during our Grace Life (8:30am) and Traditional (11am) worship services to mark the arrival of the Magi, from Matthew 2:1-12, who sought to give worship to baby Jesus as the “King of the Jews”.