Swaddled in warm jackets and wrapped in scarves, hats and mittens, many gathered at the Bulloch County Courthouse Dec. 16 for the inaugural "Christmas at the Courthouse" to celebrate the birth of Jesus long ago. The wind was brisk and chilling, but participants huddled close to worship and pray. The idea and cumulative effort of several local pastors, "Christmas at the Courthouse" follows the fall event, the "Fall Day of Prayer," held at Statesboro High School several months back and precedes the long-standing National Day of Prayer held each year in May at the courthouse to be a three-part venture to unite the community in nondenominational worship.