Join us for Christmas

You and your whole family are invited to celebrate Christmas Eve this year at Coker!

We offer multiple service times for you to attend in person or watch online. Whether you’ve been a churchgoer your whole life, or you’re just starting out in your faith journey, we created a Christmas Eve celebration just for you!

NOTE:

TWO DATES SERVICE TIMES ARE DIFFERENT:
December 14
9 AM Contemporary Worship (not 9:30 AM, it is 9 AM)
11 AM Christmas Cantata and Worship
11 Español
(No 8 AM Worship, and 9:30 AM is moved to 9 AM).

December 28
Service at 11 AM Traditional Service (no 8 or 9:30)
Carol-sing, no adult Sunday School
11 AM Español

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Worship Times

  • December 24 at 3 PM, Christmas Eve Service – With Children’s Play Online & In-Person / Coker.org/Livestream
  • December 24 at 5 & 7 PM, Christmas Eve Candlelight Online & In-Person / Coker.org/Livestream
  • December 24 at 6 PM, Español, Segundo Piso- Gibbs, English Translation available
  • December 24 at 11 PM, Candlelight Chapel Service In-Person

Horarios de culto de Nochebuena

  • 24 de diciembre a las 3 PM, Servicio de Nochebuena – Con obra de teatro infantil en línea y en persona / Coker.org/Livestream
  • 24 de diciembre a las 5 y 7 PM, Servicio de Nochebuena a la luz de las velas en línea y en persona / Coker.org/Livestream
  • 24 de diciembre a las 6 PM, Español, Segundo Piso- Gibbs, English Translation available
  • 24 de diciembre a las 11 PM, Servicio de la Capilla a la luz de las velas en persona

Advent Bible Study

4-Ways to Study This Advent (Pick 1, 2, or all!)

1. Daily Devotional | Download Pastor Damon’s Daily Advent Devotional and follow along. The PDF link is posted below. Note: Devotion is in English only.
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2. On-Demand | Join Pastor Damon for this year’s Advent Bible Study on-demand. The video links are posted below. Note: Class is in English only.

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3. In-Person or Zoom | Join Pastor Adam for this year’s Advent Bible Study in-person. A three-week course to take a deeper dive. Classes will meet on Wednesdays – December 3,10 and 17 beginning at 6:30 PM in the Upper Room of the Gibbs Building.  We’ll be following along with Seedbed’s “Brought to the Light” by Anna Grace Legband: CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE FROM SEEDBED or CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE ON AMAZON. Click Here to Register for the Study Note: In English Only.

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4. Seedbed Wake-Up Call Daily Devotional | The Wake-Up Call, by Seedbed, is a daily encouragement to shake off the slumber of our busy lives and turn our eyes toward Jesus. Each morning our community gathers around a Scripture, a reflection, a prayer, and a few short questions, inviting us to reorient our lives around the love of Jesus who transforms our hearts, homes, churches, and cities. This Advent season, the wake up call will also center around “Brought to the Light” the same book that we are using in Pastor Adam’s in-person Advent Study, and the same book that is inspiring the Advent sermon series. CLICK HERE (Scroll down until you see the Wake-Up Call graphic and “SUBSCRIBE TODAY”).

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Español | Para más detalles sobre las clases de español, comuníquese con el Pastor Jose@coker.org

A Service of Remembrance & Hope

A Service of Remembrance & Hope | December 7 | 3 PM

The holidays can be difficult if you are grieving a loss. We offer a Service of Remembrance to provide a space to honor and mourn your loss. All ages are welcome, including children. Whether your loss is recent or long ago, you will find a quiet and safe place to remember your loved ones, along with finding hope and comfort during this Christmas season. Our service will be held on Sunday, December 7th at 3pm in the Chapel and should last about one hour. If you have questions, contact Rev. Damon Relder at pastordamon@coker.org.
English only

Student Progressive Dinner

December 14 | 4-8 PM | Meet at Coker
The 2025 Coker Students Progressive Dinner will be on Sunday December 14 from 4-8 PM. All students attending must have a current medical information/liability release form on file. Deadline to register is Wednesday December 10. Students should plan on bringing at white elephant gift that costs no more than $15. Reminder – This is an off campus event. We will meet at Coker and all students will be picked up and dropped off at Coker.
La Cena Progresiva de Estudiantes | 14 de diciembre | 4 a 8 pm | Coker
La Cena Progresiva de Estudiantes de Coker 2024 será el domingo 14 de diciembre de 4 a 8 pm. Todos los estudiantes que asistan deben tener un formulario de información médica/liberación de responsabilidad actual en archivo. La fecha límite para registrarse es el miércoles 10 de diciembre. Los estudiantes deben planear traer un regalo de elefante blanco que no cueste más de $15. Recordatorio: Este es un evento fuera del campus. Nos reuniremos en Coker y todos los estudiantes serán recogidos Coker.

Christmas at Coker

December 14, 11 AM & December 16, 7 PM | Coker Church, Sanctuary

Celebrate the joy of the Christmas season with our special holiday worship service featuring festive music and meaningful reflection on Sunday December 14 at 11 AM. Come back to spend the evening with us on December 16 at 7 PM where we will be joined by the San Antonio Community Orchestra for an enchanting evening of Christmas music. Contact Mark Humphrey at mark.humphrey@coker.org or (210) 494-3455 for more information. English only

Las Posadas

December 21 | 6-9 PM | Sanctuary at Coker
An Advent Service in the Hispanic tradition that recalls Mary’s and Joseph’s search for shelter in Bethlehem. Worshipers follow the Holy Family as they visit several innkeepers looking, unsuccessfully, for shelter. They finally find room and are welcomed into a manger. Our evening begins with a service in the Sanctuary and is followed by a fiesta with fun, music, door prizes, photo booth with Santa, and a piñata for the kids.
Contact: Pastor Jose at PastorJose@coker.org
Event is in English and Spanish
21 de diciembre | 6 a 9 pm | Santuario en Coker
Un Servicio de Adviento en la tradición hispana que recuerda la búsqueda de refugio de María y José en Belén. Los fieles siguen a la Sagrada Familia mientras visitan a varios posaderos que buscan, sin éxito, refugio. Finalmente encuentran un lugar y son recibidos en un pesebre. Nuestra velada comienza con un servicio en el Santuario y es seguida por una fiesta con diversión, música, premios, fotomatón con Santa y una piñata para los niños.
Contacto: Pastor José en PastorJose@coker.org
El evento es en inglés y español

Office Closures

Closing at noon- Christmas Eve
Closed – Christmas Day
Closing at noon – New Year’s Eve
Closed – New Year’s Day

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Worship Times
  • Sunday at 3 PM, Christmas Eve Service – With Children’s Play Online & In-Person / Coker.org/Livestream
  • Sunday at 5 & 7 PM, Christmas Eve Candlelight (with English & Spanish elements) Online & In-Person / Coker.org/Livestream
  • Sunday at 11 PM, Candlelight Chapel Service In-Person
Coker Christmas

Celebrate Christmas this year at Coker

If you’re trying to find more meaning this Christmas or searching for hope this holiday, we believe you’ll find what you’re looking for at one of our Christmas Eve services. It won’t be the same without you, so we truly hope you’ll attend.