Comments on: Watch Night Service — I Learn Something New Everyday

By: joy

joy — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:14:12 +0000

Leslie grew up in an Assemblies of God church, I think, as did I. We always had “Watch Night Services” too. The history of the Assemblies of God, the Church of God and the COG in Christ are linked historically to the the Pentecostal Revival in the US. I’m sure a lot of the practices and traditions are co-mingled in those denominations.

By: jon

jon — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:28:05 +0000

Just because its more common among “Black Churches” wouldn’t necessarily mean its exclusive, I presume.

By: Hamburger Lad

Hamburger Lad — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:27:26 +0000

What a cool tradition! The service we went to was just a typical New Year’s Eve service which they lamely tried to make liturgical by calling it “The Eve of the Name of Jesus” service. But ’twas a good service, so I can’t complain too much…

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 23:59:30 +0000

I wonder why my lily white church in Missouri always had Watch Night service then… ?