Christmas at The Ridge

The yule-tide log on Netflix. Hot chocolate. Family dinner. Shopping. Wrapping. More shopping. More wrapping. Die Hard on your TV. What holiday traditions do you always think about? It’s true, there is nothing better than the Christmas season feelings we seek after each Christmas. Whether it was forty years ago when Atari’s first came out, or the anticipation of this next Christmas, there is something about this time of year that helps us think back to a time we were at peace and looking forward to what is in store.

Join us throughout December for “Retro Christmas,” where we’ll journey back in time to hundreds of years before the first Christmas and look ahead to how hope, joy, and peace has been a part of every single Christmas in history. We'll see you Sunday mornings at 9:30 & 11am, online or in-person. 

 



Christmas Eve at The Ridge

Join us on Sunday, December 24 as we celebrate Christmas Eve. We'll have three identical services at 9:30am, 11:00am, and 4:00pm (online and in-person). All three service times will have childcare and children's programs for infants through 6th graders. 

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Christmas Giving Tree

Are you looking for a way to give back during the Christmas season? Every December, we have our Christmas Giving Tree as an opportunity to provide needed supplies to our community partners. This year we are partnering with Love Chapel/Brighter Days, an organization that helps our community through a food pantry, hot meal sites, and a shelter for those experiencing homelessness.

Physical gift tags with needed items can be picked up from the trees in the atrium on Sunday mornings, and purchases can be dropped off at The Ridge on Sunday mornings, or during the work day Monday through Thursday. You can also pick up a Giving Tree bag, fill it with items from the suggested list below, and bring items back to The Ridge. If you prefer to shop online and ship your purchases directly, you can shop Love Chapel's Amazon registry

Interested in filling a bag for Love Chapel? Here's how it works: 

How it works:

  1. Pick up a Giving Tree bag at The Ridge, or use your own bag.
  2. Fill the bag during your next grocery visit.
  3. Return groceries to the Giving Tree area in the atrium.

Suggested items:

  • Bread, tortillas
  • Flour, sugar, baking soda
  • Cake, biscuit, muffin mixes
  • Snack foods
  • Fruit juice
  • Canned soups, broth
  • Canned fruits or applesauce
  • Canned chicken, tuna
  • Boxed meals, boxed sides
  • Cereal                       
  • Breakfast bars, trail mix, fruit snacks
  • Jelly
  • Spaghetti sauce, pasta
  • Toilet paper, laundry soap, toothpaste
  • Cleaning products

Drop-off bags on Sundays before or after services. Once you return a bag, feel free to pick up and fill another! Please return all bags by January 7.