MARQUETTE -- Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette started celebrating New Year's Eve a little early Sunday night with their 18th annual "Almost New Year's Eve Lock In".
    
About 45 kids are participating this year.  It's an opportunity for kids in grades 6 to 12 to have fun all night in a safe and friendly environment.
    
Admission was $10 or $5 with proof that they had attended church recently.
    
The church provides a number of games and activities with the help of some volunteer chaperones.  The kids had free roam of almost the entire church.

"We just have a nice, safe, fun time.  We just have fun.  It's just kids being kids, and I think we could all use more of that," said Messiah's Youth and Family Director, Mike Davis.

The lock in was held from 8 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday.