Wishing all Church Visits readers a blessed Christmas Day. After the bustle of the extended Christmas season stretching from Halloween to Christmas Eve, it must be nice to take a break from the commercialism, advertising, and selling of the season.

If you truly observed Advent, you probably experienced significant relief from these hassles. As Pastor Bob Mather of Baxter Road Bible Church observes, “Whose birthday is it anyway?” His church is once again dedicating 100% of their December giving to local missional work. Last year they gave over $50,000 this way. This month they are well on their way to exceed this number.

God bless you all!