Special Seasons

Longest Night Gathering | December 21, 2024

4:15pm Special Service: For many, the holiday season brings complex emotions—grief, uncertainty, or simply not feeling like celebrating. AkronFCC invites you to our Longest Night Gathering—a gentle space for those carrying loss, worry, or the weight of challenging times, and for those who want to offer their support. Together, we’ll share in music, candle lighting, quiet reflection, communion, and moments of hope, honoring the darkness and welcoming light. Whether you come seeking peace or to stand alongside others, you are welcome.

This service is in-person only. Childcare for ages six months to four years is available.

Christmas Eve Service | December 24, 2024

7pm Service of Lessons and Carols: Join us for a traditional and uplifting service celebrating the birth of Christ, accompanied by majestic music to lift our spirits as we listen to and sing carols. The service will be led by our ministers, featuring a message from the Senior Minister, along with our Chancel choir. The worship will conclude with a candlelit rendition of “Silent Night.”

All are welcome to attend in-person or on our YouTube channel.

Childcare for ages six months to four years is available. The Family Room, off the Meetinghouse, will also be open.

January 19, 2025

9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Services: Each year we celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and remember the call to continue the work of seeking justice and bringing healing in our world.

All are welcome to attend in-person or on our YouTube channel for a special, commemorative service and inspiring message.

Good Friday | April 18, 2025

12:00 p.m. Chapel Worship: A brief Chapel service of scripture reading and organ music. This is an in-person experience only.

7:00 p.m. Tenebrae Worship: A service accompanied by organ and the Chancel Choir that involves the successive dimming of the lights as we contemplate the meaning and power of Jesus’ death. You’re invited to attend in-person or on our YouTube channel.

Easter Sunday | April 20, 2025

7:00 a.m. Sunrise Service: A brief outdoor service, weather permitting, to welcome the dawn of hope as we begin the day’s celebration, kindle a fire, and bear the light of Christ together. Please dress warmly and bring a lawn chair along. Service will be indoors if weather is inclement. This is an in-person experience only.

9:00 a.m. Service: An upbeat and informal celebration with an eclectic music style, that takes place in our Upper Room. You are invited to attend either in-person or online on our YouTube channel. The service will be followed by an Easter Egg Hunt on the front lawn for our youngest members and friends.

11:00 a.m. Service: A classic Easter celebration with the wonderful sounds of organ, brass, and choir to fill the space and our hearts with the theme of the day: God’s amazing grace! You are invited to attend either in-person or online on our YouTube channel. The service will be followed by an Easter Egg Hunt on the front lawn for our youngest members and friends.