Why are the parking lots at Protestant Churchs emty on Christmas morning?

[ltwin]

As a Korean Protestant, I can tell you that Korean Protestant churches definitely have services on Christmas Day. Actually, I find it disconcerting how many American Protestant churches don’t have Christmas Day services; I understand the “being with family” argument, but 1) some can’t be with their families and 2) why wouldn’t you wanna worship God on Christmas if you are a true Christian??

Well, if you think about it, there is nothing intrinsically holy about Christmas day. Christians give it meaning by choosing it as the day they celebrate Christ’s birth, but apart from that, its just an ordinary day.

 

[empantarhei]

Really? I didn’t know that! I thought they would be at church like us!

are you messin’ with us?? All my local Protestant Churches had as many services as the Catholic; 23rd for service and caroling, Christmas eve early, Christmas eve Midnight, Christmas Day, with over spill parking at the Congregational Church building that’s no longer a
church… (I’d like to buy the building, restore it to a house of Faith. Hmmm)

 

[empantarhei]

Around here in PA Dutch (German) country, we have Fastnaught Day before Lent, and then some voluntary abstention or extra service of some sort.

oh how I miss those Fastnaughts!!! Awesome! Live too far away now…

 

[robwar]

I live in the Bible belt and between my home and my Church I pass about 8 or so protestant churches .The parking lots are always emty on Christmas day. On such a special day I’ve always wondered why.
Peace, Carlan

If the church has any type of service on Christmas, it is on the eve only and not the day.
The Methodist Church I grew up in had 4 services on the eve, none on the day. I’ve also seen this in my sister’s Baptist Church.