Today was the final day of the 63rd annual Laymen’s League Pre-Christmas Services, held at Fellowship Baptist Church.
Missouri Southern State University’s head football coach Bart Tatum was the guest speaker and told the crowded church, “What Christmas Means to Me.”
Tatum told the group about how each Christmas, his father would choose a different scripture related to Christ’s birth. He would read the passage to his family and then make a brief explanation.
“It would not take long, but it was always very meaningful,” Tatum said.
Tatum Christmas is a new beginning and a new mission.
“To spread the good news of love that transcends the world,” Tatum said. “In a spiritual sense, this is what Christmas means to me. Coaching football is what I do, but being a good man and example is what I am. The young men and women at our college that are preparing for life need to see my examples of work ethic, positive attitude, leadership and discipline. This is what I try to be.”
Next year, the 64th annual Laymen’s League Pre-Christmas Services will be held at Church of Nazarene.
