Local churches will celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Eve worldwide.

Area church holiday services include:

First Baptist of Ipswich

The Christmas Eve service with communion will begin at 10 a.m.

Holy Cross and St. Thomas Catholic Churches

Ipswich and Roscoe

The Regular Sunday, Dec. 24 Mass at Holy Cross in Ipswich begins at 11 a.m. There will be no 9 a.m. Mass in Roscoe on Dec. 24. The Christmas Eve Mass on Dec. 24 begins at 7 p.m. in St. Thomas Church in Roscoe. The Christmas Day Mass begins at 9 a.m. at Holy Cross in Ipswich.

Ipswich United Church of Christ

The regular Sunday service...