Special Events for the Christmas Season

Free for everyone! No RSVP required!

Sacred Sanctuary Hour
Step into a quiet, safe space to lay your burdens at the cross. Our sanctuary will be open for prayer and silent reflection—especially for those feeling a little blue this time of year.
Cantata Sunday
Enjoy The Silence and the Sound, a moving Christmas Cantata of music, hope, and Christ’s birth.
Drive-Thru Live Nativity
Drive through a living Nativity filled with animals, actors, and music—an unforgettable Christmas experience!

Christmas Eve Times

Celebrate Christmas Eve at Bethel International UMC with three beautiful worship services.
All services will be held in our sanctuary, and each offers a unique and meaningful way to experience the hope and wonder of Christmas.

7 PM • Traditional Candlelight
Experience a warm, family-friendly celebration of Christ’s birth, filled with beloved carols and the gentle glow of candlelight.

9 PM • Korean-speaking congregation
We'll gathers for a traditional Christmas service, sharing the joy of Christ’s birth through heartfelt worship in the Korean language.

11 PM • Lessons & Carols Service
Enter into a beautiful, reflective time of scripture and song as we trace the story of God’s redeeming love.

A Six-Week Sermon Series

November 30
In the Time of Herod, We Long for God to Break In
Luke 1:5-13 / Lamentations 3:55-57
 
Traditional Worship: 9:00AM
Contemporary Worship: 10:30AM
December 7
When We’re Running Out of Hope, God Is at Work
Matthew 11:1-11 / Isaiah 43:19-21
 
Traditional Worship: 9:00AM
Contemporary Worship: 10:30AM
December 21
Even in Our Fear, We Are Called Forward
Luke 1:26-39 / Jeremiah 1:4-10
 
Traditional Worship: 9:00AM
Contemporary Worship: 10:30AM
December 24
When You’re Afraid, Give Me Your Hand
Matthew 1:18-25 / Isaiah 41:5-10
 
Candlelight Christmas Eve Worship
7PM in the Sanctuary
December 28
Fuel a Fire for Justice
Matthew 2:13-23
 
A Breakfast Worship
10:30A Worship Only
Family Life Center
January 4
Fear Doesn’t Stop Us
Matthew 2:1-18
 
Traditional Worship: 9:00AM
Contemporary Worship: 10:30AM