Connect with us for the Advent and Christmas season!
We want to invite you to join us throughout the Christmas season so we can connect with you and celebrate the wonder and joy of the season!
The Christmas season (known in church as “Advent”) is about anticipating the birth of Jesus Christ, who comes to bring salvation to the world. Through Jesus’ birth, we celebrate the Hope that’s born in the world among us as well as in our hearts today! As followers of Jesus, we seek to share this Hope to those around us through the joy, peace, and love that we give throughout this special season.
Throughout this season, we welcome and invite you to join us for upcoming community events, serving opportunities to help those in need, worship services, and more!
Our annual Angel Trees partnership with Lunches of Love is underway. Come take a tag and bring the gift back by December 14.
The Lilburn Cooperative Ministry Toy Drive has also begun! Click here to see the shopping list for new, unwrapped items to donate to LCM.
2025 MPUMC ADVENT & CHRISTMAS CALENDAR
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19
Christmas Choir Concert
7:00 PM | Sanctuary
Our Christmas Concert this year is December 19 at 7:00pm. If you or anyone you know would be interested in joining the festival chorus for this glorious tradition, special rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7:00pm and run until the concert. The music is wonderful, the baked goods are delicious, and there are more than a few surprises! Join us!
Sunday, December 21
Longest Night Service
5:30PM | FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Join us for a Longest Night worship service in the Family Life Center at 5:30pm.
Nursery care for 0 - 2 year olds offered in Preschool Hall.
“The Longest Night” Comes Just Before Christmas
We often forget in all the excitement and celebrations surrounding Christmas that it can be a time of darkness and a long night for a number of people. We need to remember there are those around us who are hurting, who are grieving, who are hungry, who are lonely, who are stressed out, who are just not feeling the Christmas Spirit. If that describes you in any way, join us Sunday Evening, December 21, at 5:30p in our Family Life Center.
If someone you loved died this past year, someone who brought something special to your Christmas celebration, and you are feeling that loss, join us. If someone special to you, won’t be home this year, for whatever reason, and you miss them, join us. If you lost someone years ago on or around Christmas and are reminded of the anniversary of that loss every year, join us. If you suffered a financial loss this year due to a serious illness, loss of work, or for any reason, and can’t afford to celebrate like you want, join us. If you feel tired, stressed out, and more in need of a rest than celebration, join us. If you have no fond memories of Christmas as a child and would rather skip the whole season, join us.
We will remember that Christmas is supposed to be about the fact God so loved the world that God sent God’s only begotten son into our troubled world, and that this year we need to feel his presence more than ever. We will remember that God feels our pain, that God loves, that everyone of us is blessed by God even when we don’t feel it. We will pray with you, for you, and if need be over you. We will give you time to pray for whatever your situation is. My message will focus on love, grace, and hope for all of God’s children.
If you are feeling the Spirit, and are having a great time, you need to join us as well. Help us remind those who feel lost, alone and forgotten that they are not alone, that they are not forgotten, that God loves them, that we love them, that we are praying for them everyday and hope that they are praying for us. It is Christmas when the Longest Night ends and light, love and hope come back into the world.
WEDNESDAY, December 24 - christmas eve Worship
Christmas Eve is the worship and celebration on the eve of Jesus’ birth! This day is the culmination of the Advent season that has been filled with eager waiting and anticipation. This year, we have three worship opportunities that day. Learn more about each worship opportunity below!
4:00pm
Family Service
Family Life Center
Join us for a fun-filled, family-friendly Christmas Eve service, featuring music and an interactive telling of the Christmas story for kids, youth, and families!
Nursery care for 0 - 2 year olds offered in Preschool Hall.
8:00pm
Traditional Service
MPUMC Sanctuary
Join us for classic, beautiful carols and instrumentation as well as communion and candle lighting. We look forward to having you join us!
11:00pm
Community Gathering
Location TBA
Join us for a meaningful and inclusive community service as we come together to celebrate the birth of Christ through scripture, carols, and candlelight.
Sunday, December 28
UNIFIED WORSHIP SERVICE & NEW YEAR’S BRUNCH
11:00AM | FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Join us for a casual and fun unified Sunday worship service as we celebrate Christmastide and the impending new year! Bring a brunch item to share, and pajamas are welcome!
Nursery care for 0 - 2 year olds offered in Preschool Hall.