NewsDecember 18, 2020

People tour St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pocahontas as part of the Christmas Country Church Tour on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
People tour St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pocahontas as part of the Christmas Country Church Tour on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
A tree made by Doris Dace is decorated with cotton, lights and homemade ornaments, a tradition of the Old Mckendree Chapel, as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
A tree made by Doris Dace is decorated with cotton, lights and homemade ornaments, a tradition of the Old Mckendree Chapel, as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
The pulpit of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, one of the many churches of the Christmas Country Church Tour, as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
The pulpit of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, one of the many churches of the Christmas Country Church Tour, as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
Wreaths and lights decorate the outside of St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
Wreaths and lights decorate the outside of St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
A nativity scene is displayed with the baby Jesus missing, which will be put in the manager on Christmas day, as seen at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
A nativity scene is displayed with the baby Jesus missing, which will be put in the manager on Christmas day, as seen at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
The New Salem United Methodist Church displays a wooden nativity scene on the altar as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
The New Salem United Methodist Church displays a wooden nativity scene on the altar as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
People tour the New Salem United Methodist Church in Daisy as part of the Christmas Country Church Tour on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
People tour the New Salem United Methodist Church in Daisy as part of the Christmas Country Church Tour on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
A sign on the front door of the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge reminds visitors to wear a mask and social distance, new rules of the Christmas Country Church Tour put in place this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
A sign on the front door of the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge reminds visitors to wear a mask and social distance, new rules of the Christmas Country Church Tour put in place this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
The altar of the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge displays Christmas decorations which symbolize "that JESUS is the reason for the season," according to their pamphlet, as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
The altar of the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge displays Christmas decorations which symbolize "that JESUS is the reason for the season," according to their pamphlet, as seen on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
Old Mckendree Chapel, one of the churches part of the Christmas Country Church Tour, has a display of Christmas creations on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
Old Mckendree Chapel, one of the churches part of the Christmas Country Church Tour, has a display of Christmas creations on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
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