Special Services
December 21, 2025
6pm 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.
December 24, 2025
7:30pm Christmas Eve Worship: 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.
December 28, 2025
10am Carol Sing Service: Join us for one combined service to welcome in the new year by joining in song and sharing our favorite holiday carols!
January 18, 2026
9 & 11am 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.
February 18, 2026
6:30pm Worship: We invite you to attend in-person or online on our YouTube channel, as we prepare our journey into the Lenten season accompanied by our choir.
April 2, 2026
5pm Details to be announced
April 3, 2026
6:30pm 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.
April 5, 2026
9am 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.
11am 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 for our youngest members and friends.
November 1, 2026
9am & 11am: We gather to celebrate all the saints and loved ones who have touched our lives, whether personally, within our church community, or through our Christian tradition. We invite everyone attending the service to bring photos of special people they wish to commemorate and honor. These photos will be displayed on the chancel, and retrieved before you leave. This service promises to be a memorable and meaningful experience for all who attend.
November, 2026
One Combined 10am Special Service: This service will be a time of gratitude and reflection, celebrating the many blessings in our lives. Together, we’ll commit ourselves to being Stewards of the church (and the community). Come together with our church family to give thanks and share in the joy of the season. Service will be followed by a mac & cheese bar in the Fellowship Hall.
Worshiping online with AkronFCC has never been easier! Our videos include sermon titles, reading chapters and verses, song lyrics, on screen, allowing you to fully participate remotely.
You can watch all our worship services live or later via YouTube. Subscribe to our channel for easy access and notifications about upcoming online events. Plus, our YouTube livestreams feature a live chat, so you can connect with others attending online.