‘Tis the Season for Sparkhouse: Creative Christmas Programs for Your Church

Oct 15, 2024 8:00:00 AM / by Heather Blackstone

Whether your church has some kids, lots of kids, or even no kids at all, Sparkhouse has you covered this Christmas.

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Whether it’s for worship, a special event, a program for a school or care facility, Sparkhouse Digital has pageants, scripts, and resources that can be done with several or few participants, intergenerationally, and with varying levels of prep.  

 If pageants are what you want, our Family Nativity is a simple retelling of the birth story that weaves scriptures with beloved Christmas carols.  

 Christmas Isn’t Christmas is ideal for churches wanting a bigger pageant. A flexible number of cast members spend an afternoon decorating their church only to have it deteriorate into a competition. Tempers are calmed with a retelling the nativity story and a reminder of what Christmas is all about.  

 The Advent Wreath Script offers an alternative and teaches about the Advent wreath. This script is perfect for pre-readers, non-readers, groups where no one wants a speaking role, and for those with limited mobility.  

 Do your youth love Joe Davis? Download our Living Word Christmas Program and plan to hear the story of Christmas through spoken word, poetry, and music.  

 The Holy Family Is Here tells the Christmas story through drama and music. In addition to being part of a service in Advent, it can stand alone as an afternoon or evening production or even serve as the basis of your Christmas Eve family service.  

Perhaps your church or school would like to learn more about the people we meet in the nativity story. In our Youth Bonus Content, we have seven scripts that can be performed at a separate event, as part of worship, or even in place of the sermon. Hear the story of Jesus’ birth from Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Simeon, Anna, and the Magi and learn what his birth meant to them.  

Does your congregation need an intergenerational event where all ages can celebrate the nativity story? Grab a cup of cocoa and download our Intergenerational Christmas Event which teaches the nativity story by putting it into action. 

Maybe you have a congregation who would rather sing it than say it. Our Sparkhouse Songbook for Christmas contains carols we know and love from church as well as medieval carols that are fun to learn and hear. 

No matter what your context, Sparkhouse Digital has everything to make this Advent and Christmas meaningful to congregations and communities of all ages, sizes, shapes, and needs!

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Topics: Children Ministry, Sparkhouse, Sparkhouse Digital, Advent, children, Christmas, Faith Resources, christmas activities, Resources, music, Intergenerational Ministry

Heather Blackstone

Written by Heather Blackstone

Heather Blackstone is ordained in the United Church of Christ and has worked in a variety of ministry settings, including churches, schools, and older adult communities, in the United States and internationally. As a Resource Developer at Augsburg Fortress Publishers, she is honored to be able to create materials and provide support for those teaching and guiding future generations of the church.

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