Churches throughout State College and the Centre Region will be holding services on Christmas Eve and Christmas day.
Check out our extensive listing of church services to find one near you.
Calvary 1250
1250 University Drive, State College
Christmas Eve: 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Calvary Gray’s Woods
Gray’s Woods Elementary
160 Brackenbourne Drive, Port Matilda
Christmas Eve: 4 p.m.
Calvary Warriors Mark
4976 Camp Kanesatake Lane, Spruce Creek
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
Christ Community Church
200 Ellis Place, State College
Sunday, Dec. 21: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Christmas Eve: 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Christ United Methodist Church
1200 Allegheny St., Julian
Christmas Eve: 9 p.m.
Fairbrook United Methodist Church
4201 W. Whitehall Road, Pennsylvania Furnace
Christmas Eve: 7:30 p.m.
Faith Baptist Church
647 Valley Vista Drive, State College
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
New Year’s Eve: 7 p.m.
Faith United Church of Christ
300 E. College Ave., State College
Christmas Eve: 7:30 p.m.
Family Life of Penns Valley
Location TBD
Sunday, Dec. 21: 10:30 a.m.
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Bellefonte
539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte
Christmas Eve: 6 p.m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
617 E. Hamilton Ave., State College
Sunday, Dec. 21: 10:30 a.m.
Christmas Eve: 7:30 p.m.
Freedom Life Church
113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg
Christmas Eve: 6 p.m.
Gatesburg Lutheran Church
1942 W. Gatesburg Road, Warriors Mark
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
Grace Fellowship Church of State College
365 Science Park Road, State College
Christmas Eve: 6:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
851 N. Science Park Road, State College
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church
867 Gray’s Woods Blvd., Port Matilda
Christmas Eve: 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Christmas Day: 10 a.m.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
119 S. Sparks St., State College
Christmas Eve: Royal Hours, 10 a.m.; Vigil, 6 p.m.
Christmas Day: Divine Liturgy, 10 a.m.; Great Vespers, 7 p.m.
Living Hope Alliance Church
321 E. Howard St., Bellefonte
Christmas Play: Sunday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m.
Christmas Eve: 6 p.m.
Milesburg United Methodist Church
303 Turnpike St., Milesburg
Sunday, Dec. 21: 10:45 a.m.
Christmas Eve: Holy Communion, 8 p.m.
Mt. Nittany United Methodist Church
1500 E. Branch Road, State College
Christmas Cantata: Saturday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
Christmas Eve: family services, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; contemplative service, 11 p.m.
Park Forest Baptist Church
3030 Carnegie Drive, State College
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
Park Forest Village United Methodist Church
1833 Park Forest Ave., State College
Christmas Eve: 7:30 p.m.
Pine Hall Lutheran Church
1760 W. College Ave., State College
Christmas Eve: 4:30 p.m.
Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church
179 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap
Christmas Eve: prelude, 6:45 p.m., and service, 7 p.m.; prelude, 10:45, and communion, 11 p.m.
Runville United Methodist Charge
1216 Runville Road, Bellefonte
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
Sprucetown United Methodist Church
177 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
St. James United Methodist Church
501 Main St., Coburn
Sunday, Dec. 21: 9:15 a.m.
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte
Christmas Eve: 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Christmas Day: 9 a.m.
St. John Lutheran Church
216 N. McCallister St., Bellefonte
Sunday, Dec. 21: worship service and Christmas Play, 9:30 a.m.
Christmas Eve: family service, 4:30 p.m.; Holy Communion, 7:30 p.m.; worship service, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 28: worship service, 9:30 a.m.
St. John’s United Church of Christ
145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte
Christmas Eve: 7 p.m.
St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
301 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall
Christmas Eve: 5:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
200 W. Pine Grove Mills Road, Pine Grove Mills
Christmas Eve: prelude, 7:45 p.m.; worship with Holy Communion, 8 p.m.
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
250 E. College Ave., State College
Christmas Eve: 4 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
State College Assembly of God
2201 University Drive Extension, State College
Sunday, Dec. 21: 10 a.m.
Christmas Eve: 6 p.m.
State College Presbyterian Church
132 W. Beaver Ave., State College
Christmas Eve: 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
2221 N. Oak Lane, State College
Christmas Eve: communion, 8 p.m.
Christmas Day: 10 a.m.
Trinity United Church of Christ
108 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall
Christmas Eve: communion, 7 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church
West Howard Street, Bellefonte
Sunday, Dec. 21: 9:15 a.m.
Christmas Eve: Holy Communion, 6 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church
90 Trinity Lane, Woodward
Sunday, Dec. 21: 10:45 a.m.
Zion Lutheran Church
105 Old Boalsburg Road, Boalsburg
Children’s Christmas Play: Sunday, Dec. 21, 10:15 a.m.
Christmas Caroling: Sunday, Dec. 21, 6:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve: 11 p.m.
— Compiled by Brittany Svoboda
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