Join this 10 AM Christmas season Sunday School class each Sunday starting November 30th. The weekly series of special advent-focused lessons will end around Sunday, December 21st, with the last class date and time decided in class to work around the 10 Am Cantata on that day.
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES:
Services at 9 & 11 AM in the Sanctuary & Available Online
65 Needle Boulevard
In the Heart of Merritt Island, FL
Services at 9 & 11 AM in the Sanctuary & Available Online
65 Needle Boulevard
In the Heart of Merritt Island, FL
Christmas
Christmas Ornament Craft Class
- December 4, 2025
- 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Grace E & A Building, Room 214
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Sign up to make three mixed media ornaments using clay, resin, wax, and more. Class size is limited to 15 people. Cost is $20, which includes pizza, payable at class. To sign up, call Patti Hall at the church office at 321-452-2420. Supplies to bring: an apron or old oversized-shirt to protect your clothing and paintbrushes. Class is taught by Cindy Greene…
Special Gathering Christmas Play
- December 5, 2025
- 7:00 pm
- Cocoa First Assembly
- 3757 N US 1, Cocoa, FL 32926
Celebrate the season with this special holiday tradition held at Cocoa First Assembly featuring the members of Special Gathering, a ministry for the mentally challenged that is supported by local churches, including Grace UMC.
3rd Student Youth Ministry – Christmas Visiting
- December 10, 2025
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Grace United Methodist
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Join us as our middle and high school youth spread Christmas cheer at a local nursing home. Meet at the church at our usual time and we’ll take the church bus on our holiday happiness visit.
Ladies Christmas Tea
- December 13, 2025
- 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Grace Fellowship Hall
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, 32953
Women and girls ages 12 and up are invited to this free Christmas-themed tea in the Fellowship Hall. Attendees are welcome to bring friends and family. Childcare is available if requested as part of your RSVP to the church office by Wednesday, December 10 or email thezebels@gmail.com.
3rd Student Youth Ministry – Christmas Party
- December 17, 2025
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Grace United Methodist
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Middle and high school youth: come celebrate Christmas (and the almost school break) with a party in the E&A youth room.
Preschool Christmas Program
- December 19, 2025
- 9:30 am
- Grace Sanctuary
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Get in the holiday spirit as our preschool children perform at this annual event for parents, family members, and the whole Grace community to get into the Christmas spirit! Each class will perform two songs in their festive attire, ending with a Nativity pageant. A love offering will be collected to support the Preschool Scholarship Fund. Doors open at 9:15 AM and…
Christmas Cantata: Rhapsody in Bluegrass
- December 21, 2025
- Performances at 10 AM and 5:30 PM
- Grace Sanctuary
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Celebrate the season with two performances of “Rhapsody in Bluegrass – A Christmas Jubilee” by composer Joseph M. Martin and led by Grace Choir Director Nick Barth. Our choir and soloists from both Grace services will be joined by a full bluegrass band. The 10 AM performance is in place of the regular Sunday worship services. The 5:30 PM evening performance will…
Happy Birthday Jesus Jamboree
- December 21, 2025
- 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Grace United Methodist
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Celebrate at this family event for all ages following the evening performance of our Bluegrass Christmas Cantata. The Jamboree will feature a free southern style buffet, hot cocoa and coffee bar, and a S’mores Station. Just bring yourself, family and friends and help us celebrate in the outdoor area by our Sanctuary. (The Fellowship Hall is the back-up location if there is…
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
- December 24, 2025
- 3 PM, 6 PM and 11 PM
- Grace Sanctuary
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Celebrate this special night at one of Grace’s three services: 3 PM – Traditional; 6 PM – Modern/Contemporary with a Children’s Moment; and 11 PM. All three services will feature the beloved tradition of raising lighted candles to symbolize the light Christ brought into the world and communion.