Christmas Church in Newcastle

We can’t wait to celebrate the hope and joy of Christmas with you, your friends and family! Explore the meaning of Christmas as you engage with God’s word in the Bible.

24 December 2024 — 5pm Garden Suburb, 8pm Garden Suburb, 8pm City
25 December 2024 — 9am City, 9am Garden Suburb, 10:30am Garden Suburb,

 
 

Good news for the whole family

Join the fun at our Kids & Carols gatherings on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We’ll be sharing the message of Christmas through song and skit. Full of Christmas music, Christmas treats and good times! Perfect for kids under 12 (and the young at heart!).

 

Your Favourite Carols

Or join our more relaxed Twilight and Christmas Services gatherings with contemporary arrangements of traditional Christmas carols, good company, and an engaging talk on the point of Christmas.

 

Christmas Church Times and Locations

We’d love to welcome you at one of our six Christmas church services!

Christmas Eve - 24th December

5pm Garden Suburb - Kids & Carols

8pm Garden Suburb - Twilight Carols*

8pm City - Twilight Carols*

Christmas Day - 25th December

9am City - Christmas Service

9am Garden Suburb - Kids & Carols

10:30am Garden Suburb - Christmas Service*

*no kids program at these services

 

City

HBC:City, 259 King St, Newcastle

 

Garden Suburb

HBC:Garden Suburb, 10 Reserved Road, Garden Suburb

 
 
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
— Matthew‬ ‭1:21‬
 

Frequently Asked Questions

 
  • Yes! The 9am Kids & Carols is an encore of the 5pm Christmas Eve Kids & Carols. And the 10am and 10:30am Christmas Services are an encore of the 8pm Twilight Carols.

  • We won’t be running a kids program at our 8pm Christmas Eve Twlight Carols services and our 10:30am Christmas Service. Our Kids & Carols services are perfect for kids and families—we’d love to welcome your family there!

  • It’s Newcastle! Dress like you would at the shops. Talk like you would at home. We really want you to forget about what other people think and simply engage with God’s word in the Bible.

  • There is ample parking at our Garden Suburb campus and on the street around our City venue. As you drive in you will see signs telling you you’re at the right place and where you can park.

  • As you walk into the venue, there will usually be a few friendly faces at the door who will say hello and let you know you’re in the right place!

    There’s usually time to grab a free coffee or some light refreshments before the meeting starts.

    When the meeting starts, feel free to sit anywhere you feel comfortable. There is no assigned seating.

  • It will look a little differently depending on which Christmas service you attend.

    But we typically sing some carols about Jesus, read a part of the Bible, and hear a short talk on the meaning of Christmas.

    If you don’t have a bible, that’s completely fine! You can either just listen along, or you can follow along using an online Bible (like this one!)

  • During our meetings, we take the opportunity to celebrate how God has been merciful to us by standing and singing together.

    You don’t have to sing if you don’t want to. You’re very welcome to just sit or stand and listen to the words.

  • Our meetings usually go for about an hour. At the end of the meeting we’ll enjoy some Christmas treats, tea and coffee.

    We’d love for you to stick around and meet some people. Folks will usually hang around and chat with each other for a little while after the meeting.

  • Yes, of course you can! We have people from many different denominational backgrounds who call our church home.

    We are all about Jesus, and we want to welcome you!

  • The simple answer is that we’re all about Jesus here at Hunter Bible Church. The Jesus revealed to us in the pages of God’s written Word; the Bible.

    Learn more about what we believe here.

  • Didn't get your question answered? Just shoot us an email at hello@hunterbiblechurch.org or give us a call on 02 4023 1863.