Advent & Christmas at DUMC
CHRISTMAS EVE EVE WORSHIP
Modern Christmas
Fellowship Hall
Family-friendly modern worship featuring contemporary carols and candlelight. Nursery will be available.
CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP
This year we are asking you to kindly RSVP for one of our seven Christmas Eve worship experiences. This ensures that we prepare a place for you. We are so excited to celebrate this season with you here at DUMC!
The First Communion of Christmas
Tuesday, December 24 | 1:00 p.m.
Chapel
Dr. Phil Schroeder, Preaching
Communion worship in the Chapel.
Family Service with Children's Choirs
Tuesday, December 24 | 4:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Sanctuary
Family-friendly worship featuring candle lighting and music from DUMC's Children's Choirs. Nursery will be available.
Candlelight Communion
Tuesday, December 24 | 7:00 p.m.
Sanctuary
Dr. Phil Schroeder, Preaching
A traditional service with Holy Communion, featuring music from DUMC's Youth Choir and Handbell Choir held in the sanctuary.
A Service of Lesson and Carols
Tuesday, December 24 | 9:00 p.m.
Sanctuary
Traditional worship rich in music and scripture, featuring choral classics and candle lighting.
Candlelight Communion
Tuesday, December 24 | 11:00 p.m.
Sanctuary
Dr. Phil Schroeder, Preaching
Traditional worship with Holy Communion and candle lighting to welcome Christmas Day.
Parking & Shuttle Service
In addition to our church parking lot we will also be using the parking deck located at 100 Ashford Center North for Christmas Eve parking. When you turn off Ashford Dunwoody Road onto Ashford Center North, you will turn right into the 100 parking deck. The shuttle service will start at 3:15 p.m. and will end after the 9:00 p.m. service.
Modern worship
Get in the holiday spirit by listening to our YouTube playlist below. This playlist includes our modern worship songs for Advent.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2024
One Worship Service
Standard worship times will resume on Sunday, January 5, 2025.
Advent at DUMC
Christmas Poinsettias
The Christmas season is the time for poinsettias, and we have them for you to purchase. You can purchase them in memory or honor of someone special, and they will be used to add color in our three worship spaces. Click the button below to order yours today!
Our Gift to You
Through the Advent Season
Ways to serve during
the holidays in our Community
There are those in our community who could use our help to make the holidays better. We have several options available for providing for families during the holiday season. Click the button below to see how you can help.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Deck the Halls
Wednesday, December 4, 5:00 p.m
Youth Suite
Join us for our annual Advent kickoff. We will have an all ages (and skills) project for your family to honor the season together. We'll also have treats and music to enjoy while fellowshipping with other families! We'll gather in the Youth Suite on Wednesday, December 4 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The event is an open house format, so families can come and go as fits their schedule. This event is free, and we encourage families to invite their friends.
Come to the Manger
Sunday, December 8, 5:00 p.m
Tree Lot
Dunwoody Kids, Youth and Children’s Choirs invite you to a family Advent concert and a live nativity festival on Sunday, December 4. There will be an Advent concert, caroling, photos, a nativity, treats, and so much more!
Music Ministry presents, "Gloria in Excelsis Deo!"
Sunday, December 15, 4:00 p.m
Sanctuary
We will celebrate the glory and majesty of the Christmas season with the Chancel Choir presenting “Gloria” by John Rutter, Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata”, and a variety other holiday choral masterpieces and carols featuring a professional brass ensemble and percussion. The concert will also feature our chamber choir, Musica Gloria, and the Dunwoody Handbell Ringers.
Blue Christmas
Thursday, December 5, 6:30 p.m
Chapel
While the holiday season is a time of joy, it can also be a time of struggle and grief. The Blue Christmas services is held to acknowledge the hardships many of us face and to remind us that the light of the Christ is always coming into the world to give us hope. All are welcome to join us for this quiet and reflective Service of Word and Table.
Miracle on 34th Street
Thursday, December 20-22, 7:00 p.m
Fellowship Hall
"This is a tale that we want to believe in, that creates a world we seem to desperately desire, free of the blatant commercialism that surrounds us, where love and decency and generosity of spirit are their own rewards. What we want Christmas to be all about, really." So writes the Santa Cruz Sentinel of this most heartwarming holiday story. Join DUMC'S Theater 1548 as they bring this holiday classic to the stage, Thursday, December 19 - Sunday, December 22. Click below to purchase tickets and learn more.