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I would have thought that there would be more than 100 volunteers involved on a Sunday morning at that church.

I don't know. Just repeating what I heard. Maybe some of the work is taken up by paid personnel (like the guy who runs the music ministry, for instance, the extensive security staff, the teachers). I suspect that the bottom line is that the pastor may not want to pressure people to come work at the church in a paid or unpaid capacity on Christmas morning.

Second, I commented on one of these threads about a SBC church in Waco that wasn't holding services that Sunday morning, but which had online giving available. I notice that your church also has online giving. I wonder if there is a postitive correlation between online giving and cancellation of services on the 25th.

They probably pick up the financial slack in the three Christmas Eve services.

Finally, if you do wish to worship on that Sunday, I'll be happy to track down several churches in your area which are Bible believing, Bible teaching churches which will have services that day.

You're extremely kind. I think instead we will attend the late Saturday night service. My ex-husband's quest toward Christ is very fragile and I don't want to rock the boat with a different pastor at this point. He is convicted by the words of this pastor, a real Christmas miracle for a man who was once a vicious atheist.

We have a little tradition in our family that started when I was a little girl and my mother read to me a Ruth Graham book, The Story of Christmas. Now I read this lovely little book to my children on Christmas morning. Separate from the gift-giving and general hysteria, we have a prayer and also read the Gospel of Luke. That will be the basis of our Christmas morning worship.