Join us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior on Christmas Eve!
We'd love to host you at one of our campuses for a special service you won't forget.
Ankeny Campus
1:30/3/4:30/6pm
317 SE Magazine Rd, Ankeny
Midnight Candlelight Service: 11:15pm
701 E 1st St, Ankeny
Carlisle Campus
6pm
Carlisle Middle School
325 Scotch Ridge Rd, Carlisle
Lamoni Campus
6pm
106 SE Cedar Street, Lamoni
Here's what you can expect if you join us on Christmas Eve:
Sing the songs of Christmas with us.
From beloved carols to new favorites, we’ll lift our voices in praise to our Savior who came into the world.
Hear the story of God’s greatest gift.
We’ll open God’s Word together and celebrate Jesus, the gift of God and the hope of the world.
End the night by candlelight.
We’ll close our service with a glow across the room—lighting candles (battery candles for kids!) and singing together to King Jesus.
Christmas Eve for the whole family.
Childcare is available for kids birth–preschool at every service! Drop them off beginning 15 minutes before service or keep them with you as we worship together.
Don’t leave without a Christmas photo!
Stop by our festive photo booth and snap a picture with your family before you head out.
Campus Details
Try to arrive early!
It’s Christmas Eve, so make plans to arrive with plenty of time to park, get inside, check in kids if needed, grab some coffee, and find your seat.
Additional parking will be available.
We expect parking to be at a premium! If you’re a guest, please utilize the main church lots. FFC members, consider dropping off your family and parking at the plaza to the east, Advanced Plating or Veridian to the west, or utilizing street parking to save room for visitors.
Our ushers will be seating you.
To help with fitting as many people into our services as possible, our ushers will be seating you as you enter the Worship Center.
The Video Venue will be available if and when the Worship Center reaches capacity. (behind the Café)
We expect the 3pm and and 4:30pm services to be the most full. If you have flexibility in your schedule that day, consider attending the 1:30, 6, or 11:15pm services to free up space in the other services.
The 3pm service will have an ASL interpreter.
We have a vibrant Deaf community at FFC! They will be attending the 3pm service and will be seated in the front of middle left section.
Invite someone!
It’s not too late to extend an invitation to someone who needs Jesus and may be more open to an invite during the Christmas season. If you need more invites, just stop by Connect Center on Sunday or at the church office Monday–Thursday!
Try to arrive early!
It’s Christmas Eve, so make plans to arrive with plenty of time to park, get inside, check in kids if needed, grab some coffee, and find your seat.
Our Christmas Eve service will be at the Carlisle Middle School.
Just like Sundays, Christmas Eve will be at the school! It’s located right behind Fareway right off Highway 5. Parking is available right in front of the main entrance!
Invite someone!
It’s not too late to extend an invitation to someone who needs Jesus and may be more open to an invite during the Christmas season. If you need more invites, just stop by Connect Center on Sunday!
Try to arrive early!
It’s Christmas Eve, so make plans to arrive with plenty of time to park, get inside, check in kids if needed, grab some coffee, and find your seat.
Our Christmas Eve service will be at our building right off Main Street.
Just like Sundays, Christmas Eve will be at the Lamoni Campus building! It’s located at 106 S Cedar St.
Invite someone!
It’s not too late to extend an invitation to someone who needs Jesus and may be more open to an invite during the Christmas season. If you need more invites, just stop by Connect Center on Sunday!
We will be joining the English-speaking service at 6pm in the Worship Center.
There will be live translation available and Spanish on the screen where applicable.