We warmly welcome you to come together for the Christmas season to worship and celebrate the birth of God’s gift to us all, Emmanuel, Christ with us — the ultimate gift of love that God hopes we will experience throughout this season.
Blue Christmas
Monday, December 1 & 8 | 6:30 pm
Join us for a grief support mini-series surrounding the holiday
season. Registration is not required, just show up!
Great ADVENTure
Friday, December 5 | 6:00 pm
Join us for a family-friendly event, hosted by Children’s
Ministry, as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of the
birth of Jesus and the true meaning of Christmas. Register at popmn.org/register.
Celebration of Light with Santa Lucia
Tuesday, December 9 | 11:00 am
Join Life Savors for a fun and festive Scandinavian luncheon
with entertainment from the American Swedish Institute’s
fiddling group, Spelmanslag. Life Savors is a ministry group
passionate about embracing aging and creating opportunities
for senior adults to connect. Register at popmn.org/register.
Prince of Peace Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 13 | 5:30 pm
Sunday, December 14 | 9:00 & 10:30 am
Join us for our annual Christmas Concert led by the Celebration Christmas Choir, Christmas Orchestra and special guest Josephine Barstad. This exciting worship experience will feature old holiday favorites, carol sing alongs and new musical pieces.
This concert is free and open to the public. We encourage you to invite a friend or two!
Service of Remembrance
Tuesday, December 16 | 7:00 pm
Join us as we worship and thank God for our loved ones
who have passed away and support one another. We’ll join
together as a church to honor one another and our collective
losses while allowing space for God’s continued comfort and
healing.
Submit the name of your loved one or loss here. Submissions are due by Wednesday, December 10. These names will be read out loud during worship, and a candle will be lit in their memory.
If you are unable to attend this service in person, you can stream the service through our Worship Services page, the POP YouTube channel or the POP Facebook page
POP Kids & Praise Choir Christmas Program
Sunday, December 21 | 12:30 pm
Join us for a joyful musical celebration of the Nativity story led
by the children of our church! POP Kids joins our K-5 Praise
Choir for this family-friendly event filled with Christmas carols,
a retelling of the Christmas story led by POP Kids readers, and
even a live Nativity experience that welcomes all children in
attendance into the story.
Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 28 | 10:00 am
Join us for songs and scripture readings the weekend after
Christmas. This is the only worship service for the weekend
of December 27-28.
Christmas Worship
Christmas Eve Worship | Wednesday, December 24
On-Campus Family Worship: 11:00 am, 1:00 & 3:00 pm
On-Campus Evening Worship: 5:00 & 7:00 pm
On-Campus Candlelight Worship: 10:00 pm
Online Worship: 3:00 & 7:00 pm
The Christmas Eve Family Worship is led by POP Kids and Student Ministry and shares the Christmas story through meaningful and creative expressions, including readings, singing, dancing and concluding with a beautiful candlelight song. It’s a meaningful worship experience designed for children and families. The evening and candlelight services are beautiful and meaningful times of worship and music. We hope you, and your family and friends, join us to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
You can also experience the 3:00 & 7:00 pm services online via Facebook and YouTube.
Christmas Day Worship | Thursday, December 25
On-Campus Worship: 10:00 am
Join us to celebrate the birth of Jesus! We will gather for worship and Holy Communion. Online Christmas Day worship will be the recorded presentation of the Prince of Peace Christmas Concert.
