Religion Calendar

Christmas activities

Advent Moravian Church, 1514 W. Clemmonsville Road, will have a lovefeast service at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. A band prelude will begin at 4 p.m. Call 788-4951.

Ardmore Baptist Church, 501 Miller St., will present a Christmas concert by Elishah, a Christian band, at 6 p.m. today in the sanctuary. Admission is a can of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Ardmore United Methodist Church, 630 S. Hawthorne Road, will have a live Nativity at 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p.m. today. The church will have a lovefeast service at 6 p.m. Sunday; special music will begin at 5:30 p.m. Call 723-3695.

Augsburg Lutheran Church, 845 W. Fifth St., will have a special Service of Lessons and Carols at 11 a.m. Sunday. Call 722-8144 or visit www.augsburg
lutheran-ws.org.

Centenary United Methodist Church, 5280 Hampton Road, Clemmons, will have a Christmas Eve service at 9 p.m. Thursday. The public is invited. Call 766-5987.

Central Terrace United Methodist Church, 3 E. Devonshire St., will have a Lessons and Carols Service at 11 a.m. Sunday. There will also be a candlelight Communion service at 5 p.m. Thursday. Call 788-3557.

Community Fellowship Moravian Church, 181 Welcome-Arcadia Road, Welcome, will have a Christmas lovefeast and candlelight service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Concord United Methodist Church, 8955 Concord Church Road, Lewisville, will have a Christmas cantata at 7 p.m. Sunday.

Davis Memorial Chapel at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will be host to a Service of Lessons and Carols at 8 p.m. Thursday. Martha Bassett will perform. Free.

Fairview Moravian Church, 6550 Silas Creek Parkway, will have Christmas lovefeast and candlelight services at 7 p.m. Sunday, and at 2 and 5 p.m. Thursday.

Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 S. Green St., will present "Manger Faces: a Christmas Jazz Performance" at 7 p.m. Sunday. Free; donations will be appreciated. There will also be a Christmas pageant at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Call 722-8379.

Hanes Memorial CME Church, 819 N. Highland Ave., will present a Christmas cantata titled "Born a King" at 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be solos, duets, full choir and narration. The church's choirs will be joined by the chancel choir of Grace Presbyterian Church.

Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, 5041 Styers Ferry Road, Lewisville, will have a Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service at 4 p.m. Thursday. Everyone is invited. For more information, call 712-0057.

Harvest World Outreach Church, 4915 Guilford College Road, Greensboro, will have a Christmas candlelight service at 5 p.m. Sunday. There will be special music and a Christmas message from Pastor Joe Coyne. Call 885-0587.

Hopewell Moravian Church, 701 Hopewell Church Road, will have a Christmas candlelight and lovefeast service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. A band prelude will begin at 7 p.m. Call 788-2289.

Konnoak Hills Moravian Church, 3401 Konnoak Drive, will hold Christmas Eve Lovefeasts and Candle Services at 4 and 7 p.m. Thursday. A band prelude will begin a half-hour before worship. Call 788-9321.

New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2570 Harper Road, Clemmons, will have a Christmas festival at 6 p.m. Sunday. Family activities will include a Christmas pageant, carols, confections and a hot-chocolate bar. Free. Call 778-1556 or visit www.new
hopepca.org.

New Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, 6408 Friendship-Ledford Road, Wallburg, will have a lovefeast and candle service at 10:35 a.m. Sunday.

Oak Forest United Methodist Church, 11461 Old U.S. Highway 52, Midway, will have a live drive-through nativity from 6 to 8 p.m. today. The Chancel Choir will hold the cantata "The Splendor of Christmas," at 7 p.m. Sunday. Refreshments will follow. Call 764-2949 or visit www.oak
forestumcnc.org for more information.

Parkway United Church of Christ, 2151 Silas Creek Parkway, will have a Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols at 5 p.m. Thursday. A nursery will be available. Call 723-1395 or visit www.parkwayunited.org.

Quaker Gap Baptist Church, 2265 Flat Shoals Road, King, will have its final Centennial Celebration, "An Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Gap," at 6 p.m. Sunday, with the adult choir's cantata and children's program. Call 994-2117.

The Sunday School Department of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 1100 Manly St., will present the Christmas musical "The Little Drummer Boy" at 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 723-6396.

The Theatrical Arts Ministry of St. Peter's Church and World Outreach Center, 3683 Old Lexington Road, will present The Birth of a King, a play about "the Christ child set in the reality of today's world," at 10 a.m. Sunday. The public is invited. Call 650-0200 or visit www.spwoc.com.

Shiloh Lutheran Church, 703 Lewisville-Vienna Road, Lewisville, will have a live, drive-through nativity from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Free, but donations appreciated. Call 945-5255.

Temple Baptist Church, 7035 Franklin Road, Lewisville, will present Beneath the Guiding Star, a Christmas play written by Cheryl Harrison, at 7 p.m. today and Sunday.

Union Cross Baptist Church, 4372 High Point Road, Kernersville, will lead in worship with a Christmas cantata, "Joyful and Triumphant," at 11 a.m. Sunday. Call 769-2862 or visit
www.unioncrossbaptist.org.

Union Cross Moravian Church is taking orders for barbecue pork shoulders for Christmas as a building fundraiser. They will be ready for pickup on Wednesday. Call 399-8100.

Union Hill Baptist Church, 8494 Lasater Road, Clemmons, will have its Christmas program at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The youth and adult choirs will present "I Believe He's the Son of God," a musical drama by John F. Wilson. There will also be food and a visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus. The public is invited. Call 766-8317 or visit www
.unionhillbaptistchurch.org.

Unity Moravian Church, 8300 Concord Church Road, Lewisville, will hold a children's lovefeast service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Christmas Eve lovefeast and candle services will be held at 4 and 7 p.m. Thursday. Call 945-3801.

Wentz Memorial Congregational United Church of Christ, 3435 Carver School Road, will present its annual Christmas candlelight service at 5 p.m. Sunday. The service of lessons and carols will feature music performed by the combined choirs of Wentz.

Special activities

Beulah Baptist Church, 1352 N. Trade St., will distribute bags of food to people in need on a first-come, first-served basis from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Call 722-2907.

Cathedral of His Glory, 4501 Lake Jeanette Road, Greensboro, will have a New Year's Eve service and a special Communion service beginning at 10 p.m. Dec. 31. Call 282-0679.

Crossfire Community Church, 2500 Neudorf Drive, Suite G., Clemmons, will have a New Year's Eve celebration beginning at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Call Amanda at 655-1311.

Fairview Moravian Church, 6550 Silas Creek Parkway, will hold a watchnight service of the Salem Congregation of the Moravian Church at 11 p.m. Dec. 31. The Rev. Riddick Weber, pastor of the church, will speak. Call 722-6504.

Faith Missionary Alliance Church, 1078 Gum-tree Road, will have its worship leader, Kris Creeley and his wife, Sarah, minister in concert at 6 p.m. Dec. 27 as they bid farewell after nearly four years. Call 764-2317.

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 N. Jackson Ave., will have a watchnight service at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31. There will be testimony singing. Pastor Paul Hart will speak.

St. Peter's Church and World Outreach Center, 3683 Old Lexington Road, will have a "Glory Revolution" New Year's Eve celebration from 9 p.m. to midnight Dec. 31. Call 650-0200.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4055 Robinhood Road, will have the Rev. D. Charles Davis speak on "Is Solstice the Reason for the Season?" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. At the 9 a.m. pre-service forum, Sara Skinner, a retired teacher, will talk about her two years in Africa with the Peace Corps. For more information, visit www.uufws.org.

Vessels of Honor Church Ministry, 3608 Ogburn Ave., will have a fellowship Bible study with New True Deliverance Ministry at 7 p.m. Wednesday. To arrange for transportation, call 624-9351.

Vintage Bible College, 8003 North Point Blvd, will begin its winter quarter Jan. 4. Classes will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. To register, call 759-0591.