The season of Advent, which comes from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming” or “visit,” begins with the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day and ends on Christmas Eve. Advent has been celebrated as a season of the Christian Church for many centuries and spans the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, each Sunday receiving a special emphasis: Hope, Love, Joy, Peace, and finally, on Christmas Eve, Christ Himself! 

During Advent, we prepare for and anticipate the coming of Christ. We remember the longing of Jews for a Messiah and our own longing for and need of forgiveness, salvation and a new beginning. Even as we look back and celebrate the birth of Jesus in a humble stable in Bethlehem, we also look forward anticipating the second coming of Christ as the fulfillment of all that was promised by his first coming. 

Our liturgical color for Advent is blue, the color of hope. The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian calendar— so Happy New Year!

This Christmas season, you can honor or remember a loved one by ordering wreaths or poinsettias to decorate the church. Memorials will be listed in the December 21st & December 24th bulletins.

Each Thursday at 11:00 a.m., join us on the Wesley Memorial website or social media for Divine Interruptions, a weekly reflection featuring Scripture, a heartfelt reflection, a question and challenge, and a prayer. Our hope is that these reflections will be more than something we watch or listen to, but an invitation to live out our faith, recognize God in the unexpected, and make room for Jesus in our everyday lives.

• 8:30 Traditional Worship in Chapel
• 9:30 Contemporary Worship in Fellowship Hall
• 11:00 Traditional Worship in Sanctuary

Communion at all three services

• 8:30 Traditional Worship in Chapel
• 9:30 Contemporary Worship in Fellowship Hall
• 11:00 Traditional Worship in Sanctuary

Nativity Sunday ~ Our children will be performing the nativity during our 11 o'clock service in the sanctuary

Blessing of the Babies ~ Children born since November 2025 will be honored and prayed over during our 11 o'clock service in the Sanctuary

Thank you to all who will be providing gifts to this year’s Angel Tree children. Gratefully, all Angels were selected and now we ask that you return the gifts for your child by Sunday, December 6th. The gifts can be placed under the Angel Tree outside of the service you attend or dropped off at the Church Office anytime during the week. It is preferred that all gifts for each child be wrapped in the same paper for easy identification, that a gift receipt be included inside or out, and that the Angel be attached to the respective gift. Thank you again for your wonderful generosity!

The NC Harp Ensemble brings the scintillating sounds of the harp this holiday season! “Sounds of Angels” features music from the classical canon (such as Pietro Yon’s Gesu Bambino), popular favorites (like Sleigh Ride and Waltz of the Flowers), and festive carols (including Silent Night and Deck the Halls). Join us on Thursday, December 10 at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary for this free concert!

• 8:30 Traditional Worship in Chapel
• 9:30 Contemporary Worship in Fellowship Hall
• 11:00 Traditional Worship in Sanctuary

Sanctuary Choir Cantata ~ The 11 o'clock service will present music by our new Composer-in-Residence, Bill Cates! Come hear his newly composed Magnificat and his arrangement of One Quiet Moment featuring the Sanctuary Choir, instrumentalists, and soloists!

Wesley Memorial is excited to once again host the Heart of the Triad Community Chorus's Christmas concert, this year featuring John Rutter's Magnificat with full orchestra! Join us in the sanctuary for this exciting free event!

Wesley Memorial is excited to once again host the Heart of the Triad Community Chorus's Christmas concert, this year featuring John Rutter's Magnificat with full orchestra! Join us in the sanctuary for this exciting free event!

• 8:30 Traditional Worship in Chapel
• 9:30 Contemporary Worship in Fellowship Hall
• 11:00 Traditional Worship in Sanctuary