Area churches hope to see you in their pews for a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service. According to Lifeway Research, approximately 60 percent of Americans will head to church on Sunday or Monday for Christmas services to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. That represents a significant opportunity for churches to connect with people who do not often attend services more than once or thrice a year.

Father Dan Schuster of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Luxemburg and Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Casco hopes the experience helps grow their faith.

Pastor Matthew Sprunger of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kewaunee wants people to see past Jesus as a baby but instead as their savior.

Pastor Jim Honig of Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay wants people who attend their services to know they are being seen and heard.

Pastor Joel McKenney of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Algoma says Christmas is a time when he wants us to be directed toward Christ.

Area churches will have services throughout the day on Christmas Eve Sunday and on Christmas Day Monday. In the Catholic Church, you have to attend two services to meet your days of obligation since Christmas Eve is also the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The last time this occurred was in 2017.

The True Meaning of Christmas will air on all five of our radio stations through Christmas Eve, including this one from Mark Bortle of St. Joseph and St. Peter and Paul Catholic churches.