Faith digest

Christmas musical

An original musical, This Same Jesus, will be performed at 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Sunday at South Aiken Church of God, 2700 Whiskey Road, Aiken. Call (803) 648-6750.

Mixed Christmas media

A program titled A Glimpse of Christmas starts at 3 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday at First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 625 Georgia Ave. Artist Josh Widener will paint on large canvas during a program that also includes music and drama. Call (803) 279-6370.

Candlelight communion

A service by candlelight starts at 6 p.m. Sunday at Old Storm Branch Baptist Church, 163 Storm Branch Road, Beech Island. The Rev. Charles Jackson, pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in Columbia, will speak. Call (803) 279-8432.

Food, clothes giveaway

A food, clothing and toys giveaway is noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 19 at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 931 Cedar St. Call (706) 724-4017.

Christmas carols

A concert of Christmas carols will be sung at Bethlehem Lutheran Church's Celebration of Christmas at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, 902 Hitchcock Drive, Aiken. Call (803) 649-6417.

Acoustic jam

Eryn Eubanks & The Family Fold perform acoustic jam sessions from 4 to 6 p.m. every Saturday at The Acoustic Coffeehouse, 1857 Fenwick St. Call (706) 736-0043.

Art auction

An auction and wine tasting will start at 6 p.m. today at the Augusta Jewish Community Center, 898 Weinberger Way, Evans. The preview runs to 7 p.m., when the wine tasting begins. The auction starts at 7:30. The cost is $25 and includes a raffle ticket, food and wine tasting. Auction items are priced from $35..

Christians in Unity

Christians in Unity, a nonprofit that assists the elderly and handicapped, will have its annual Christmas Extravaganza at 5 p.m. today at the Carey Hill Resource and Conference Center, 1591 Edgefield Road, North Augusta. Call (803) 593-6912.

Blue Christmas

A service for those dealing with sadness or pain during the holidays is at 7 p.m. Monday at Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta, 3501 Walton Way Ext. The service will include meditations, readings and music. Call (706) 733-7939.

Fellowship lunch

The Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International meets at noon every Wednesday at Ryan's Family Steak House, 208 Bobby Jones Expressway. This week's meeting is a Christmas party featuring Sarah Byrd, of The Byrd Family Singers. Next week, several members will deliver short testimonies. On Dec. 30, Robert Cook, the owner and operator of Home Care Ministries, will speak. Call (706) 863-3392.

Gospel convention

The sixth annual Gospel Music Convention and the 2009 Annual Southeast Regional Church of God in Christ United Soul Winners Conference runs 7 p.m. nightly, Dec. 16-19, at Christ Centered Outreach Ministry, 2260 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Call (706) 294-3636.