Easter Sunrise Service

April 15, 2009 · Filed Under Events · Leave a Comment 
The Unity Moravian Church band played at the Lewisville Community Sunrise Service at Shallowford Square in Lewisville, North Carolina (Forsyth County). Deb Phillips, photographer.

The Unity Moravian Church band provided the music for Lewisville's annual Easter Sunrise Service held at Shallowford Square.

Celebration and Communion

It was a beautiful morning for Lewisville’s Community Sunrise Service, which was hosted by six area churches. The beauty of the morning — punctuated by the sweet songs of birds — was a wonderful setting for the Easter message.

At the end of this post, I’ve provided a link to the photo gallery containing photographs made throughout the service, as well as a link to a condensed audio recording of the service. (The recording excludes the time during which folks filed in line to receive communion). Identified below are the ministers who led various portions of the service.

Service Details

Greeting and Call to Worship
Rev. Les Puryear – Lewisville Baptist Church

Responsive Reading (Psalm 118: 14–29)
Rev. Stuart Zimmerman – Unity Moravian Church

Scripture Lesson (Matthew 28:1–15)
Rev. Danny Leonard – Sunrise Methodist Church

Message (“What Story are You Telling?”)
Rev. Louis Hunter, Jr. – New Hope AME Zion Church

Prayer of Thanksgiving / Blessing of Bread and Cup
Rev. Robert C. Evans, III – Shallowford Presbyterian Church

Blessing and Benediction
Rev. Keith Bingham – Lewisville United Methodist Church

Photo Gallery

To see more photos of this beautiful service, please visit the Community Sunrise Service photo gallery.

Lewisville Community Sunrise Service 2009 (MP3, 28 MIN.)

  • Photo Moments

    Memorial Day Service by American Legion Post 522 in Lewisville, NC (Forsyth County)Lewisville citizens pose at the Nissen Wagon at Shallowford Square in Lewisville, NC (Forsyth County).Held at Shallowford Square, the First Annual Best of Lewisville Festival was sponsored by Karate International of Lewisville and MediaFit.
  • VISIT THE PHOTO GALLERY

    Visit the LewisvillePhotos.com Photo Gallery
  • Photo Quote

    All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it. —John Berger
  • More Photo Moments

    West Side Civic Theatre sponsored The Pirates of Penzance at Shallowford Square in Lewisville, NC.The Old Cemetery at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Lewisville, NC (Forsyth County). Photography by Deb Phillips.