Linga- Nazareth

The Local Baptist church in Nazareth held its annual Christmas celebration on Saturday 17/12/2011. The celebration was attended by approximately 150 people that joined church members and visitors.Where there was an atmosphere of joy and unity, with a note that the Church has begun a new period after the election of new elders a few days ago.

Worud Dorr supervised the unique decoration which gave a distinctive elegance to the celebration and Rafik Khalil who was elected as a new elder organized the celebration with some help from the church youth. Manal Haddad was the host of celebration ,Pastor Phil Hill shared a special Christmas devotion, Gail Azzam and her son Habib sang a Christmas carol, in addition to Sharon Miller who sang a sepcial song in English.

Lama Mansour, Banah Haddad, Will Wayrne led in some games, and at the end of the ceremony the elders of the church who have completed their service in addition to the new elders presented gifts to the attendees.

The church currently is led by interim Pastor Phil Hill,and members of the Local Baptist Church conisder the birth of our Lord Jesus also an anniversary of the beginning of the Church ministry, as the first church meeting began in Christmas of 1996;The church today has 95 members.