Christmas Music
Blackstone Church, Blackstone; “Born in My Heart,” Dec. 4 at 11 a.m.
Colonial Avenue Church, Roanoke; “The Story,” Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.
Cool Spring Church, Mechanicsville; “Keep the Light On,” Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.
Derbyshire Church, Richmond; “Starlight, Star Bright … First Star They Saw that Night,” Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.
First Church, Martinsville; “The Promised Messiah,” Dec. 11 at 11 a.m.
First Church, Springfield; “Voices of Christmas,” Dec. 11 at 10:30 a.m.
Great Bridge Church, Chesapeake; “All Other Kings Bow Down,” Dec. 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 5 p.m.
King's Grant Church, Virginia Beach; “A Christmas Star,” Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 4 p.m.
Mount Olivet Church, Beaverdam; “I'll Be Home for Christmas,” Dec. 11 at 11 a.m.
Ocean View Church, Norfolk; “The Colors of Christmas,” Dec. 4 at 11 a.m.
River Road Church, Richmond; “O Holy Night,” Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Salem Church, Salem; “God's Great Love,” Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.
Sandston Church, Sandston; Christmas musical Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. featuring traditional carols and contemporary selections.
Staples Mill Road Church, Glen Allen; “Jesus, Our Treasure,” Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 11 a.m.
Virginia Heights Church, Roanoke; “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Dec. 11 at 11 a.m.
Westwood Church, Springfield; “A World of Christmas,” Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
“Destination Christmas”
Mount Ararat Church in Stafford will present “Destination Christmas,” a live, outdoor nativity which depicts the Christmas story. Visitors to this presentation will see 13 scenes of the Christmas story-the birth, life, death and resurrection of Christ. As visitors drive across the church campus they will see each scene and hear the story unfold on a complimentary CD or cassette. “Destination Christmas” features a large cast with live animals and special audio and visual effects. The presentation is set to run Friday-Sunday, Dec. 2-5 and Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 8-11, beginning at 6:00 p.m. each night. For more information, visit the church's website at www. mtararat.org.
Staff Changes
Mike Humfleet, to East End Church, Marion, as pastor.
Tom Ingram, to First Church, Woodbridge, as interim minister of music.
Filipino-American church launched
On Oct. 13 the Fil-Am Community Church began worship services in the chapel at Winfree Memorial Church, Midlothian. After 6 months of Bible study on Friday nights, the decision was made to begin Sunday worship. The pastor of the new congregation is Charlie Chilton, former missionary to the Philippines and church planter/ pastor for several other Filipino congregations. The new church is sponsored by three Filipino-American churches in Northern Virginia: Fil-Am Christian Church in Fredericksburg, Grace Fili-pino Church in Dale City and Fil-Am Community Baptist Church in Springfield. Worship services are held in both the Tagalog and English languages and begin at 11:00 a.m. For more information about the church, contact Pastor Chilton at cacfwc@ aol.com.