The Christmas season in Pendleton County is highlighted by area churches holding special services which celebrate the birth of the Christ Child.
The public is invited to attend the following programs.
December 21
A Christmas program titled “12 Symbols of Christmas” will be presented at 11:15 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church. A potluck meal will follow the program. The church is located at 5545 Sugar Grove Road in Brandywine.
December 22
The Community Christmas Carol Sing-Along will take place at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Brandywine. Participating churches are First Baptist Church of Brandywine, South Fork United Methodist churches, Brandywine Christian Church, Cedar Grove Church of the Brethren and Calvary Lutheran Church.
December 24
Fairview Bethel United Methodist Church’s Christmas Eve candlelight service begins at 7 p.m. The church is located on Siple Mountain Road in Fort Seybert.
A Christmas Eve service with Pastor Mike Loudermilk will begin at 10 p.m. at Franklin United Methodist Church on Main Street in Franklin.
Friends Run Church of the Brethren will have a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. There will be recitations by the children, singing and lighting of the last advent candle. The play, “12 Symbols of Christmas and the Great Gift Swap,” will be presented. The church is located at 3907 Mountaineer Drive, west of Franklin.
The annual Christmas Eve program will begin at 7 p.m. at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Deer Run. The program will consist of three plays, “O Holy Night,” “Christmas Symbols,” and “Ornaments of Christmas,” the nativity and special music.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Parish in Franklin will hold a Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m.
December 28
Feast of Holly Family Mass will begin at noon at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Parish in Franklin.
January 1
Mass will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Parish in Franklin.
