'Christmas on Monroe' event serves up hope in a challenging year An estimated 600 families showed up to Mt. Carmel Baptist for the giveaway and last updated 2020-12-12 21:30:41-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Every year, Mount Carmel Baptist Church holds the event -- "Christmas on Monroe" as a way to give families what they need to pull off a holiday celebration. But given the challenges of 2020, more people showed up this year than ever before. "Some people have not even gotten back from the tornado," said Bishop Marcus Campbell of Mt. Carmel Baptist. "And the pandemic caused a lot of people to lose their jobs."