How to make a Christmas Eve service times graphic with AI
What goes on a Christmas Eve service times graphic, the sizes to make, when to post it in 2026, and how to make one with AI that you can trust with the times.
The Christmas Eve service times graphic is the most practical design you'll make all season. It's the one people screenshot, text to their family and pull up in the car on December 24. It has one job: tell someone when to show up and where, at a glance.
Here's what goes on it, the sizes to make, when to post it this year, and how to make one with AI without getting a time wrong.
The 2026 dates
Christmas Eve is a Thursday this year, so people make their plans during the work week before. That moves everything a little earlier than it would be for a Sunday service.
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sun, Dec 6 | Your Christmas Eve invite is out. Times can be on it or come next |
| Sun, Dec 13 | First service times post, plus the slide in your announcement loop |
| Sun, Dec 20 | Last Sunday before Christmas Eve. Times post again, and on screen |
| Mon, Dec 21 to Wed, Dec 23 | Stories every day, plus your website banner |
| Thu, Dec 24 | One story in the morning: "See you tonight" with the times |
If your times aren't set yet, that's the thing to fix first. Church Media Squad has a good piece on deciding Christmas service times early, and why the rest of December waits on it.
What goes on a service times graphic
Keep it to what someone needs in the car.
- "Christmas Eve" or your service name, biggest.
- The date. "Thursday, December 24." Include the day, since people will look at it during the week.
- Every service time, in order, each on its own line and set large.
- One line per service if they differ. "Candlelight," "Family service, kids welcome," "Spanish." Two or three words, not a sentence.
- Your church name and address, or the campus if you have more than one.
Leave off the series name, the sermon title and the full schedule for the week. If you need more than about twenty words, put the rest on your website and link to it in the caption.
The sizes to make
Make it once and use it in every size. The look should match your Christmas Eve invite, so people connect the two.
| Size | Where it goes |
|---|---|
| Feed, 4:5 (1080 × 1350) | Instagram and Facebook posts |
| Story, 9:16 (1080 × 1920) | Stories the week of, with a link sticker |
| Screen, 16:9 (1920 × 1080) | Your announcement loop on Dec 13 and Dec 20 |
| Square, 1:1 (1080 × 1080) | Your church app, email and text messages |
| Wide (1920 × 1005) | Facebook event cover and website banner |
The church graphic sizes guide has the full list if you need others.
How to make one with AI
AI graphics tools are good at this design because it follows a pattern: a title, a date and a short list. The catch is that the tool draws the words as part of the artwork, so you have to check them.
1. Start from your Christmas Eve design
If you've already made your Christmas Eve invite in ChurchCreate, ask for the service times graphic in the same look. That keeps your feed consistent and saves you from picking a new direction in December.
2. Put the exact times in your request
Type the times the way you want them to appear. Don't make the tool guess the format.
Example request: Create a Christmas Eve service times graphic in the same look as our invite. Text: Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 3:00 Family Service, 5:00 Candlelight, 7:00 Candlelight, Grace Church, 400 Main Street.
Example request: Create a Christmas Eve service times post, quiet and warm, cream with a gold star. Text: Christmas Eve Services, Thursday, Dec 24, 4 pm and 6 pm, kids welcome at both.
3. Leave room for a QR code if you want one
If you want people to scan to plan their visit or save the address, give ChurchCreate the link when it asks about a QR code. It places a real, scannable code on the design instead of drawing a fake one, which is what most AI image tools do.
4. Check every number
Before you post, read each time, the day and the date against your schedule. If anything is off, use Adjust to fix that line instead of starting over. A wrong time on a graphic people screenshot is worse than no graphic.
5. Add every size, then download them together
Add Screen, Feed, Story and Square with a click each, plus a custom 1920 × 1005 for the Facebook event cover. Then download them all at once, so the announcement slide and the event cover go out with the post.
Captions that do the rest
The graphic tells people when. The caption can tell them the rest.
- What to expect: how long the service is and whether there's a candle lighting.
- Where to park and which door to use.
- Whether kids stay in the service or there's a kids' program.
- One ask: "Who are you bringing?" or "Share this with someone who needs a place to be on Christmas Eve."
For the full Christmas Eve invite, the design that comes before this one, see how to make a Christmas Eve invite your church will actually share.
Questions people ask about Christmas Eve service times graphics
When should a church post Christmas Eve service times?
Post them by Sunday, December 13, then again on December 20 and every day the week of. Christmas Eve 2026 is a Thursday, so most families will decide during the week before.
What size should a Christmas Eve service times graphic be?
Make a 1080 × 1350 feed post, a 1080 × 1920 story, a 1920 × 1080 slide for your screens, a 1080 × 1080 square for your app and email, and a 1920 × 1005 Facebook event cover, all from the same design.
What should a service times graphic say?
"Christmas Eve," the day and date, each service time on its own line, a two or three word label if services differ, and your church name and address. Keep it under about twenty words.
Can AI get the service times right on a graphic?
It can, but always check. AI tools draw the lettering as part of the image, so read every time and date before you post. In ChurchCreate, you put the exact text in your request and fix any line with a free Adjust.