Upcycled: Christmas Decorations at Hillsong LA

This year I was able to help lead the Christmas decorations for church at Hillsong LA. Since we are a new church and we set up/break down every Sunday, decorations had to be durable, easy to move and easy to set up. We came up with the idea of using reclaimed wood, lights and mason jars as our theme. Eventually for Christmas eve, we added a green Christmas trees and presents to the stage.

We were given a large amount of reclaimed pallet wood for FREE which helped us so much in regards to the budget. Outside of using Christmas lights, we decided to build two large wooden wreaths, one large wooden Christmas tree and one large "Peace Has Come" sign.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLEP2xTJ8uA)

It took us a few Sundays to decide which way we liked the decorations. The first Sunday we used string lights alongside the stage vertically, and the wreaths in the blank space. Unfortunately, they didn't show up well, so we decided to change it up for the following Sunday.

The next Sunday we decided to wrap the wreaths in Christmas lights, and wrap lights along to banister next to the stage.

We liked this much more and stuck with it for the weeks to follow. 

We also strung Christmas lights along the railing in the balcony, and around the doors at the entrance. 

(Megan and I)

It was such a fun season and I couldn't have done any of it if it wasn't for the countless helpers and support from my community. You guys are the best and I am so grateful to be serving next to all of you!