Holidays

Most COGC congregations observe Christmas and Easter as occasions to celebrate the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ, without regarding these as mandatory liturgical observances. The COGC does not impose a formal liturgical calendar, and individual congregations make their own decisions about special services around these holidays. The central and non-negotiable Christian observance in COGC practice is the weekly Lord's Supper — the breaking of bread in remembrance of Christ's death.

Some within the COGC tradition, influenced by the Abrahamic Faith movement's Restorationist impulse, have expressed reservations about Christmas and Easter on the grounds that these are not New Testament observances and have cultural origins distinct from the first-century church. However, this is a minority perspective within the COGC, and the denomination does not officially discourage holiday observance.

Colossians 2:16-17 and Romans 14:5 are understood as establishing individual freedom of conscience on questions of days and seasons. COGC members are not required to observe any particular annual festival, and those who do observe Christmas, Easter, or other holidays are not in violation of denominational teaching. The emphasis remains on the weekly assembly and the breaking of bread rather than on any annual calendar.