Visitors walk alongside an array of lights during the Maytown Assembly of God Church Christmas Island lighting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 25. Christmas Island, a tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is at the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney St. SW, Olympia. Through Dec. 29, the Christmas Island lights and drive-thru will be open every evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Fire Barn at Christmas Island will be hosted and serving homemade Christmas cookies, hot beverages and a warm fire for you, your family and friends to enjoy,” organizers stated in a news release. “Please join us during this holiday season to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
The Maytown Assembly of God Church hosts a lighting ceremony for its Christmas Island attraction, a family tradition in Thurston County since 1941, on Saturday, Nov. 25. Christmas Island, a tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is at the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney St. SW, Olympia. Through Dec. 29, the Christmas Island lights and drive-thru will be open every evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Fire Barn at Christmas Island will be hosted and serving homemade Christmas cookies, hot beverages and a warm fire for you, your family and friends to enjoy,” organizers stated in a news release. “Please join us during this holiday season to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Lights illuminate angels and animals around a manger scene at the Maytown Assembly of God Church Christmas Island on Saturday, Nov. 25. Christmas Island, a tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is at the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney St. SW, Olympia. Through Dec. 29, the Christmas Island lights and drive-thru will be open every evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Fire Barn at Christmas Island will be hosted and serving homemade Christmas cookies, hot beverages and a warm fire for you, your family and friends to enjoy,” organizers stated in a news release. “Please join us during this holiday season to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Lights illuminate angels and animals around a manger scene at the Maytown Assembly of God Church Christmas Island on Saturday, Nov. 25. Christmas Island, a tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is at the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney St. SW, Olympia. Through Dec. 29, the Christmas Island lights and drive-thru will be open every evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Fire Barn at Christmas Island will be hosted and serving homemade Christmas cookies, hot beverages and a warm fire for you, your family and friends to enjoy,” organizers stated in a news release. “Please join us during this holiday season to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Christmas Island returns at the Maytown Assembly of God Church during a lighting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 25. Christmas Island, a tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is at the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney St. SW, Olympia. Through Dec. 29, the Christmas Island lights and drive-thru will be open every evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Fire Barn at Christmas Island will be hosted and serving homemade Christmas cookies, hot beverages and a warm fire for you, your family and friends to enjoy,” organizers stated in a news release. “Please join us during this holiday season to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
A plaque honors the memory of “Pops Coley” at the Maytown Assembly of God Church Christmas Island on Saturday, Nov. 25. Christmas Island, a tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is at the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney St. SW, Olympia. Through Dec. 29, the Christmas Island lights and drive-thru will be open every evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Fire Barn at Christmas Island will be hosted and serving homemade Christmas cookies, hot beverages and a warm fire for you, your family and friends to enjoy,” organizers stated in a news release. “Please join us during this holiday season to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
A visitor takes photos at the Maytown Assembly of God Church Christmas Island on Saturday, Nov. 25. Christmas Island, a tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is at the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney St. SW, Olympia. Through Dec. 29, the Christmas Island lights and drive-thru will be open every evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Fire Barn at Christmas Island will be hosted and serving homemade Christmas cookies, hot beverages and a warm fire for you, your family and friends to enjoy,” organizers stated in a news release. “Please join us during this holiday season to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
A truck drives alongside the Maytown Assembly of God Church Christmas Island on Saturday, Nov. 25. Christmas Island, a tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is at the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney St. SW, Olympia. Through Dec. 29, the Christmas Island lights and drive-thru will be open every evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Fire Barn at Christmas Island will be hosted and serving homemade Christmas cookies, hot beverages and a warm fire for you, your family and friends to enjoy,” organizers stated in a news release. “Please join us during this holiday season to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com