Instead of simply counting down to 2013, some people will be in church on New Year’s Eve counting their blessings and giving thanks to the Lord.

Fellowship Baptist Church will host a Night Watch Service tonight beginning at 8 p.m. with Bro. Wayne Hindman and Bro. Justin Ward . There will be  singing and fellowship…The Pastor of the church is Malcolm Harris.

According to an article by the New York Times, the tradition of Watch Night services dates back to the mid-1700s when the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley, adopted a 17th-century covenant service to renew religious faith on New Year’s Day.