A mesmerizing Christmas Village on Dec. 5 captured the holiday season and the spirit of joy, love, and peace, thanks to the leadership of Liberty Bible Fellowship that granted the wish of members of the youth ministry for the magical presentation.
From the moment celebrants entered the sanctuary, they were immediately transported into a festive ambience. A giant Christmas tree was decorated with ornaments and fairy lights against a Christmas-inspired backdrop, with Santa’s Elves hard at work handing out local drinks, including sorrel, ginger beer, mauby, golden apple juice, hot chocolate, and cookies from Santa Claus.
Beyond the entrance, the faithful were ushered into the nativity station, by Joseph, the virgin Mary, and baby Jesus, dressed in swaddling clothes laying in a cradle, surrounded by Angels.
First Lady Mrs. Rachel Persaud extended Christmas greetings, as she welcomed the flock of scores of Christians into the magnificent, embellished decorated sanctuary with activity stations.
Starry-eyed children, and adults alike, festively dressed, followed the arrows to exciting holiday games, arts and crafts, a creative ornament station, a spiritual kiosk, and a table set aside for gift wrapping to spread cheer for seniors.
Additionally, caroling filled the air with iconic songs, such as, “Oh Come All Ye Faithful,” “I wish you a Merry Christmas,” “A child Is born,” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” among others.
Mrs. Persaud opened the evening’s festivities with a fervent prayer.
“We take this evening to praise and glorify you,” Persaud said. “We thank you because your name is Jesus. You are the savior of the entire world, Jesus. You became the light of the world that was plunged into total darkness. We thank you for the sacrifice you made to lead heaven’s splendor so we can come into this world as babes.”
“We give you praise and thanks for this season, not only for material things of gifts, but also spiritual things, sitting at your feet, listening to words of what you want us to do this season.”
“Bless us here tonight, grant us a great experience with each other and with you God. I pray that you give us a safe and wonderful time together in the mighty name of Jesus, we pray,” said Sister Rachel.
During a cheerful interview with Caribbean Life, Mrs. Persaud praised the youth ministry for their initiative to design the popular holiday decoration.
“The youth asked the leadership: If they put together a plan of action to create a Christmas Village, would it be embraced by the church? We accepted the suggestion, but thought, how could this be done? But after last Sunday’s worship, it came alive. We were astonished to see the transformation. The vision and dream became a reality,” said Mrs. Persaud.
“We embraced Christmas, not only spiritually, but physically, with trimmings, the Christmas tree, fairy lights, balloons, and angels. We embraced the spiritual things of life,” she shared.
“This is the very first time we have created a Christmas Village in the sanctuary,” said Mrs. Persaud, adding that the young people enjoy participating in various activities and displaying creativity in every aspect to expand church activities.
“I would like to encourage people to visit our church,” Mrs. Persaud added. “There is a special message for everyone from the bible, no compromising. Everything is real. The word takes you to another level, it’s awesome worshiping with us, she said.
Pastor Joseph Persaud said it was a powerful night at Liberty, where over 500 persons from the community and “our church joined in, to enjoy the Christmas Village celebration at church.”
The dazzling event was hosted by Suraj and Rishma and Youths.
“It was a wonderful display of the story of Christmas and Jesus who came as a baby to save the world,” he said. “We have multiple events until the New Year, please join us.”
Christmas Villages have been a popular holiday decoration since the early 20th century and continue to be a beloved tradition spectacular magical glow in churches. They are often used to celebrate the holiday season and bring joy and happiness to people of all ages.
To learn more about Liberty Bible Fellowship church, or join the in-house worship, log on to https://www.libertychurchny.org
