Special services will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, to end 2018 and welcome 2019.
On Monday, Dec. 31, a New Year’s Eve service will begin at 7 p.m. with Pastor Al Schmitzer delivering the message. The New Year’s Day service on Tuesday, Jan. 1, led by Pastor Matt Nowak will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main St., will offer a Christmas Eve candlelight and communion service on Monday, Dec. 24, at 6:30 p.m. with Christmas carols performed by a quintet of musicians from the church.
Musicians are Linda Sycks, oboe; Jeremy Szabo, English horn; Rev. Karol Farris, clarinet; Dave Sycks, trumpet; and Marilyn Edwards, French horn. Following this prelude music, the worship service will begin at 7 p.m, and will serve as a culmination of this year’s Advent series, Silent Night, Calm and Bright.
The choir of St. John's United Church of Christ will present the cantata, "The Glory of Christmas," by composer Lloyd Larson, on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 10:30 a.m.
The choir is under the direction of Dr. Crystal Sellers-Battle, associate professor and chair of the Bluffton University music department. All are welcome to attend. The church is located at 223 W. College Ave., Bluffton.
County Line Church of the Brethren are hosting a family-friendly Christmas Carnival on Sunday, Dec. 16 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event boasts lots of carnival games and prizes, including reindeer ring toss, fishing with candy canes, and build-a-snowman relay, plus a 9-hole mini golf course. There will also be a dessert buffet provided, and a chance to sing your favorite carols.
