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Name: New Year’s Eve Service
Start: 2026-12-31T21:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-12-31T23:00:00.000Z
Location: IBC Essen

This Christmas season

Join us for a season of hope, worship and celebration as we remember the greatest gift.

13 · 24 · 31 December 2026

No tickets, no sign-up — everyone is welcome.

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Our Special Services

Everyone is welcome

SUN 13 DEC

A Promise Fulfilled

A Kids’ Christmas PlayJohn 3:16
- 10:00
- Main Upper Chapel — follow the signs from the entrance
Our Sunday School children, with a little help from our Young Adults, take to the stage to tell the Christmas story — the promise God made long ago, and kept in a manger in Bethlehem.
Expect carols you know, a few shepherds who may forget their lines, and a lot of joy. It is at our usual Sunday-morning time, so bring the whole family, and grandparents too.

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THU 24 DEC

Christmas Eve Service
- 17:00
- Downstairs Hall — follow the signs from the entrance
Carols, Scripture readings and a short message on why the birth of Jesus is good news for everyone — whether you come to church every week or have not been in years.
It is early in the evening, so there is still time to get home for your own Christmas Eve celebrations, and children are very welcome.

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THU 31 DEC

New Year’s Eve Service
- 22:00
- Downstairs Hall — follow the signs from the entrance
Late on New Year’s Eve, we gather to look back on 2026 with thanks and to look ahead to 2027 with hope — singing, praying for the year to come and hearing God’s promises read aloud.
Come as you are, and see the old year out in worship with us.

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No tickets · No sign-up

Just come. You’ll be very welcome.

You don’t need to register or tell us you’re coming. Whether church has been part of your life for years or this would be your first time, there is a seat for you — and for the friends and family you bring.

Where

IBC Essen
Fischerstraße 4, 45128 Essen

In the city centre, a ten-minute walk from Essen Hauptbahnhof.

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Finding the room

This season’s services are in two different rooms of the building. Follow the signs from the entrance — and our greeters will be at the door to point the way.