New Year's Eve most often is associated with revelry and partying, but for some Christians, it marks a chance to come together for special worship services.Among the New Year's Eve gatherings will be Watch Night services in some predominantly black churches in Topeka.
Watch Night services date back 151 years, starting on Dec. 31, 1862, when many black people met in their churches and homes on what has been called "Freedom's Eve," waiting for news that the Emancipation Proclamation actually h
