Bless your transition into the new year.
Reflect on the past year—both its trials and triumphs—while anticipating what the new year will have in store.
The first Watch Night or “Freedom’s Eve,” took place on December 31, 1862. On that day, enslaved and free African Americans across the country watched and waited for news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect.
Wednesday, December 31
Hill Street Baptist Church
135 Hill St., Asheville, NC 28801…