On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn.
FILE - A parishioner is silhouetted against the rising sun as she prays during an Easter sunrise service held by Park Community Church Sunday, April 4, 2021, at North Avenue Beach in Chicago. They will celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God, as the sun rises. morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises.
“When we as Christians stand in a graveyard at dawn, we are saying we believe in the resurrection. We are here among our dead, celebrating the resurrection,” she said. “People who just want to know what is this thing that Winston-Salem has been doing all this time,” she said. “It’s very much a part of our community’s history.”The sunrise service is put on by the Salem Congregation, which represents 13 Moravian churches in the city, including Home Moravian Church where Tobiassen serves as minister.
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