By LORETTA FULTON A traditional Watch Night service will begin at 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Macedonia Baptist Church, 608 N. Seventh St. Guest preacher will be Rev. Jeremy Jay, pastor of True Religion Church in Abilene. The service is sponsored by the Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance. The service, originally called “Freedom’s Eve,” commemorates the anticipation of the freeing
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After a year’s absence, thanks to COVID-19, the traditional Watch Night service will once again be held 10 p.m.-midnight, Friday, Dec. 31, at Macedonia Baptist Church, 608 N. Seventh St. Rev. Deori Newman, pastor of Ash Street Baptist Church, will preach the sermon. The service is sponsored by the Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance. The service, originally called “Freedom’s Eve,” commemorates
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By LORETTA FULTON The traditional Watch Night service, which dates to the days of slavery, will not be held in Abilene this year, another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to disrupt lives. The annual service, held on Dec. 31 each year, is hosted by Macedonia Baptist Church and sponsored by Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance. The service, originally called
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By LORETTA FULTON At 35, DeOri Newman may seem a little young to preach a Watch Night service, a tradition in predominantly African-American churches dating to the days of slavery. But Newman grew up attending the service, and its history and significance were passed on to him. “We would all go as a family,” Newman said. This year’s service will
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Watch Night, with roots in the days of slavery, in modern times has become a hopeful service observed in many predominantly black churches in America. Locally, the service is sponsored by the Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance. Macedonia Baptist Church hosts the annual service on Dec. 31, beginning with fellowship at 9 p.m. The worship service, with a sermon, music, and
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