Melania Trump joined her president-elect husband for midnight mass in Florida  as fellow churchgoers cheered wildly as they arrived.

Trump and his wife kicked off Christmas by attending midnight services at an Episcopal church in Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday night. 

They were pictured arriving at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea at about 10.30pm.

It is the same church where the couple were married in 2005.

Melania stood by Trump dressed in the mini dress and heels as they spoke to a minister in the church doorway.

Most members of the church could be seen standing up and cheering when the Trumps arrived and took their seats.

A fellow churchgoer snapped a photo of the soon-to-be first couple once they were sitting inside in a church pew as the midnight service got underway.

Trump's appearance at church comes as he bemoaned the increased use of the term 'Happy Holidays' in place of 'Merry Christmas' as a sign that Christianity is under attack.  

He has said he will reverse that trend as president.  

The president-elect is spending the holidays at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, where he's been holding meetings with senior staff, advisers and business executives.

Melania stood by Trump dressed in the mini dress and heels as they spoke to a minister in the church doorway

Donald and Melania Trump took their seats inside the the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea at about 10.30pm on Saturday

Some members of the church stood up and clapped when the Trumps arrived

Some members of the congregation stood up and clapped when the Trumps arrived before they sat in one a pew among the other churchgoers