North Park Covenant Church

Love the 11am service! They also have ministries for every age group. I always feel welcomed and loved when I walk in the doors. This was my church while I was in college and I have since left after moving back home. If I was still in the area, this would still be my home church.

Christmas Eve evening service here is going to be a new tradition for me.
Outside, we were blessed with a white Christmas. Inside the elegant church on the corner of Berteau and Christiana, the service was packed, drawing a diverse crowd of attendees from the neighborhood. attendees who looked like they’ve been attending the church for years, and knew each others’ children.
The church was festively decorated, and featured the right mix of baaaaah pageantry.
Aaah. the solemnity of a candlelit service and the mindful humility of the nativity scene.
Real baaaah baby goats and Baby Jesus and all!
What *more* could you ask for in a Christmas eve service?
What I adored about the space was that behind the sermon platform, the rows of the choir stood on an elevated layer. This richly textured presentation gave your eyes alot to rest upon while you listened to sermon and songs. A holy Protestant Peter Greenaway type of layering.
The service was framed as an «indoor carolling session,» and gave the attendees ample opportunity to sing all of Christmas’ greatest carol hits. «Silent Night, Holy Night» was saved as the last carol, and it was a beautiful experience to reconnect to all the years long ago I used to sing this song, as an erstwhile regular member of a congregation. Ever so meaningful. This time, this rendition in this experience dissolved the many years that I’ve been away from the song.