Benton County

St. Bernard Catholic Church in Bella Vista, 1 St. Bernard Lane, offers Christmas Mass at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, with midnight Mass readings, and at 9 a.m.

Wednesday. The choir sings 30 minutes before each service.

Information: 855-9069, bvstbernard.org.

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Bella Vista, 636 Lancashire Blvd., holds a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Information: 876-2155, beautifulsaviorwels.org.

Village Bible Evangelical Free Church in Bella Vista,210 Town Center S.E., offers a Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. Tuesday and a candlelight service at 7 p.m.

Information: 876-5764, villagebibleefc.org.

Bella Vista Christian Church, 103 Riordan Road, offers Christmas Eve services at 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Tuesday. An interactive outdoor nativity with the 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. services will feature 12 live animals, Bible character portrayals and scenery. The 11 p.m. service features traditional carols and Scripture.

The church serves a Christmas day dinner at noon Wednesday. Reservations requested.

A New Year’s Eve service begins at 6 p.m. Dec. 31.

A winter vacation Bible school is planned for 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m Jan. 2.

Information: 855-1616, bellavistachristian.com.

Corpus Christi Anglican Church in Rogers, 1700 Prairie Creek Dr., offers a Christmas Eve service at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Regular service times are 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

(Spanish) Sunday.

Information: 903-7080.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Rogers, 1101 W.

Hudson Road, will hold a service of lessons and carols at 7 p.m. Christmas Eve and a Christmas morning service at 10 a.m.

Information: 636-1135, holytrin.org.

Bella Vista United Lutheran Church, 100 Cooper Road, presents the children’s program, “Noel,” during the 8:10 a.m. and 10:25 a.m. services Sunday.

The church offers Christmas Eve candlelight services with communion at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. A Christmas Day service of carols and prayers begins at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, followed by a potluck meal.

Information: 855-1325, unitedlutheranbv.org.

Unitarian Universalists of Benton County, 501 S.

40th St., Rogers, holds theirservice at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The service focuses on the personal meaning of the December holidays and includes participatory music for all generations.

Information: 553-8194, uubcar.com.

The Neighborhood Church in Bentonville, 2003 S.W. Regional Airport Blvd., will have caroling and popcorn theology at 4 p.m. today. The movie “The Grinch” will be shown following caroling.

The church will hold two Christmas Eve services at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tuesday.

Information: 464-5030, lifeintheneighborhood.com.

Highlands United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, 371 Glasgow Road, offers new studies in their classes.

The JAM class will study the letters of John for 10 weeks, starting Sunday. The class meets at 8:30 a.m.

Sunday.

A new adult class, “Then and Now,” begins Jan. 5 for 10 sessions. The class meets at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

A new Beth Moore study, “Daniel, Lives of Integrity, Words of Prophecy,” meets from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, beginning Jan. 8.

Another new study,“Surrender and Win,” meets from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Thursday, beginning Jan. 16.

Information: 855-2277, humcbv.com.

New Wine Ministry in Bella Vista, 2262 Forest Hills Blvd., presents Chris Brochu, co-founder of Sonship International Ministries, speaking at 6 p.m. Jan. 10-12.

Information: 426-9686, newwineministry.net.

First Presbyterian Church in Rogers, 1901 S. 26th St., offers a Blue Christmas service at 6 p.m. Sunday. The service is for those who are hurting and will be peaceful,quiet and more reflective than traditional Christmas services, with Scripture focusing on the comfort God offers. The service will include the opportunity for worshipers to light a candle in remembrance and will include communion.

The church offers Monday School classes beginning at 9 a.m. Jan. 6. January classes focus on Galatians and Romans. The classes are led by Spencer L. Allen, theologian in residence.

Allen presents several lectures on the third Thursday of each month, called Thursday Night Theology. The first lecture, from a historical perspective,begins at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 with “Who Wrote the Four Gospels, and What Sources Did They Use?”

Information: 636-5542, 1st-church.net.

First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, 20 Boyce Dr., sponsors caroling from 4 to 6 p.m. at Concordia Care Center, with participants meeting at the church.

Christmas Eve services on Tuesday include, Midday at the Manger, noon; family, traditional and children’s message, 5 p.m.; and traditional and children’s message at 7 p.m.

Cheryl and Chet Campbell host a Christmas Daypotluck from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Reservations requested by Sunday.

Prayer services resume at 6 p.m. Wednesday, beginning Jan. 8, in the chapel.

The church sponsors a blood drive for the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 6.

Information: 855-1158, lovelearnlead.com.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Rogers, Ninth and Oaks Sts., offers Christmas Eve services at 6 p.m.

(family and Holy Eucharist) and 10 p.m. (Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II) Tuesday.

Information: 636-4042.

Washington County

First Presbyterian Church in Springdale, 100 S.

Gutensohn Road, sponsors a Christmas breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall. The annual holiday bake sale, held after the 10:30 a.m. service, supports youth mission projects.

The church offers a Christmas Eve candlelight service with communion at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Information: 751-2040, fpcspringdale.org.

First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, 695 Calvin St., serves its annual Christmas breakfast from9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

The children attend a birthday party for Jesus after the breakfast. They donate gifts of baby clothes and accessories for local families.

The church offers a Christmas Eve candlelight service with communion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Information: 442-4411.

Madison County

Hickory Grove Church in Clifty, on Lynch Hill Road, presents the 68th annual New Year’s Eve gospel singing from 7 p.m. to midnight Dec. 31, with a break for refreshments at 10 p.m.

Information: 751-8796.

Religion, Pages 10 on 12/21/2013