Back Navigation Menu
Search

Christian Year

Ask The UMC: Christian Year of The United Methodist Church. Ask The UMC is a service of United Methodist Communications. Art by United Methodist Communications.

With other Christians, The United Methodist Church celebrates the special days of the Christmas season (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany) and the Easter season (Lent, Easter, Pentecost).

Other special Christian days fall during Ordinary Time, including Trinity Sunday, All Saints' Day and Christ the King Sunday.

Find out more about these special times of the year.

Detail from the Second Coming of Christ window at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Charleston, S.C. Window created by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich, Germany, represented by the studios of George L. Payne of Patterson, New Jersey, 1966. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Ask The UMC-FAQs

Is Advent about preparing for baby Jesus?

Advent is about preparing for the coming of Jesus, both in remembrance of his birth and in anticipation of his return.

The St. John's United Methodist Church Choir in Lubbock, Texas performs "My Soul Gives Glory to My God."

Ask The UMC-FAQs

Worship

What is the liturgical history of Lessons and Carols?

The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols has been offered annually by the choir of King's College in Cambridge, England since 1918, and similar "Lessons and Carols" services have been offered by churches worldwide since the mid-20th century. While this service is relatively recent, it's basic purpose and structure dates back to at least the fourth century.

Advent - Christmas

View All

Lent - Easter

View All

Ordinary Time - Special Days

View All
Back to top

United Methodist Communications is an agency of The United Methodist Church

©2024 United Methodist Communications. All Rights Reserved