Step into the Sacred

This December at Emmanuel,
it's going to be an

Unbelievable Christmas

As a church with sites and services across the city, there is guaranteed to be festive fun on your doorstep!
All of our locations will be going through our Christmas series, looking at some unbelievable parts of the Christmas story:

The Scandal of a Virgin Birth
The Shock of the Supernatural: Stars, Angels, and Prophecies
The Strange Subtlety of God coming as a Baby

And alongside these messages we have a full calendar of Christmas activities for all ages.

Scroll down for details of a location near you, and to learn how to sign up, if necessary!

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Sunday 14th Dec // 10am Family Christmas Carols

Come along for a special Christmas service of classic carols, with fun and engaging elements, planned with the kids in mind! And, of course, complete with mince pies and other festive treats.

Sunday 21st Dec // 10am Kids Party & Christmas Jumpers

Any excuse to don the Christmas jumpers! With prizes for every person in a jumper, as well as those who have particular pizzazz. We will also have extra features in our kids work.

Thursday 25th Dec // 10am Christmas Day Service

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Sunday 7th Dec // Christmas Carol Service

Beneath the tinsel, there is a sacred story at the heart of Christmas. We will sing carols old and new, reflecting on the miraculous events leading up to Jesus' unbelievable birth. There is more to this story than you've ever known, come explore it with us.

Tuesday 9th Dec // Student & Young Adult Christmas Ball

Classy meal, live piano, dance floor, photobooth, prizes, Christmas vibes. Need we say more? See the term out in festive style!

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Sunday 7th Dec // 10am Service followed by Festive Lunch and Family Film

Have a lot on in your Christmas prep? Join us for this Sunday service and stay for a festive family-style lunch. Bring your favourite dish to share, and join us in a slow afternoon with a family film.

Sunday 14th Dec // 10am Service featuring Festive Bake Off

Christmas = Treats! Who doesn't love getting their Mary Berry on!? Come one, come all to our Festive Bake Off! See how our contestants fair, fingers crossed there are no soggy bottoms in sight.

Sunday 21st Dec // 10am Christmas Family Service

All ages are always welcome at our services thanks to our amazing Kid's and Youth workers, but this week we will change our usual service a bit to keep the whole family together in our main service.

Sunday 24th Dec // 5-6pm Christmas Eve Carols by Candlelight

We love this tradition we have here at the Villas. Join us for a lovely evening of Carols by Candlelight before the hubbub of Christmas Day.

Saturday 6th Dec // 5-6pm Candlelit Carol Service

Kick of the festive season with us at our Candlelit Carol Service. And don't rush off! Afterwards we will have hot dogs for tea, a lovely time to connect with each other in the midst of Christmas busy-ness.

Sunday 7th Dec // 10am Church followed by Festive Treats

Start a good chat at our candlelit service? Keep it going at church Sunday morning! And once again... Stick around for some festive treats, on us!

Sunday 14th Dec // 10am Kids Christmas Party + Christmas Jumpers

It's the one time of the year the Christmas Jumpers come out, let's give them the love they deserve! Come in your most ugly, most magnificent, most baubley, tinselly, jovial jumpers! We will have an extra fun Christmas party going on for the kids as well, so join us this Sunday and let the silly side shine.

Sunday 21st Dec // 10am Christmas Family Service

Bring the whole family to our Christmas Family Service, put together especially so that there's something for everyone!

Sunday 7th Dec // 10am Church followed by Mince Pies (featuring Christmas Jumpers + Kids and Youth Party!)

This is our big festive Sunday! Mince Pies, check. Christmas Jumpers, check. Kids and Youth Parties, check and check! Come for all the Christmassy fun you could ask for - and snacks in abundance!

Sunday 14th Dec // 10am Christmas Family Service

Come one, come all, this week we are tweaking our service to make it festive and fun for everyone!

Sunday 21st Dec // 10am Carol Service

As we come into the Christmas week, come and enjoy a beautiful, classic carol service, ushering in some of the peace of the season.

This December, whether you are a regular at one of our services, are coming out of an appreciation of tradition, or are coming to church seeking some answers to some of life's tough questions and realities, we welcome you!

We pray that in coming through our doors, you not only meet friendly faces, but you experience the joy of the season and find connection.

And please, don't be shy... Have that extra mince pie!