Join us in the Clason Hall for Christingle Messy Church experience for children and their adults.
Like all good traditions, the origins of Christingle is shrouded in some mystery. It’s believed that the first Christingle service was held in the village of Marienborn, midway between Hanover and Berlin, at Christmas 1747. Children at the first Christingle were encouraged by Pastor John de Watteville to place their lighted candle in their bedroom windows, as a symbol of Jesus’ light shining out.
The first Christingles were simply candles with a red ribbon tied around it. Today’s Christingles include sweets, cocktail sticks and oranges, each presenting a different image of Jesus. There is Jesus the light of the world (candle), the Saviour of the world (red ribbon), the king of the world (orange) and the creator of the world (sticks and sweets). At Christmas, Christingles remind us that the new-born Jesus is also our God, our king and our redeemer.