Around 300 people crowded into Kingston Parish Church for the Advent Carol Service held on Sunday.
The hour-long ceremony saw the building shrouded in darkness slowly brighten up with processions and choir singing.
Reverend Jim Bates said: Advent Sunday is a time of reflection in the build up to Christmas.
Perhaps the Church flies in the face of the reality of the world in western society where everybody goes mad up to Christmas and sinks exhausted after Christmas Day.
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