By Amanda Pevey
Elmore/Autauga News
Pictures by Michelle Abernathy and Amanda Pevey
On Sunday, April 2nd First United Methodist of Wetumpka held their annual Community Easter Egg hunt with around 100 families attending. A few giveaways were offered for those that attended. The Easter story was told and over 1,000 eggs were hidden outside of the church for children to find. Hot dogs, chips and drinks were also provided for all who attended.
Matt Albritton, pastor for the church, led the event in a prayer. Michelle Abernathy, children’s pastor, and Jamie Farquhar, youth Pastor, told the Easter story and brought out resurrection eggs to show the children.
Resurrection eggs have trinkets inside them that help tell the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Once the story was over, the egg hunts were divided into different age groups
Each age group had a golden egg to find, which had plenty of candy for them to enjoy!
“We had a great time sharing the story of Easter with our community in a fun way,” said Abernathy. She continued, “The resurrection eggs were a hit and everybody loves a good egg hunt! Jamie Farquhar and I are so grateful to all of our awesome volunteers that helped show God’s love. We can’t wait to do this again next year!”
During Holy Week, First United Methodist Wetumpka has a special service on Thursday night, called the Tenebrae Worship Service at 6 p.m. On April 7th, Cross Walk will be held and people will gather and meet at the flagpole in front of the church, to begin the journey through downtown Wetumpka. April 9th, Easter sunrise service at 6:15 a.m. at Gold Star Park. Easter service at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. will be at the church in the Sanctuary.
First United Methodist Wetumpka is located at 306 West Tuskeena Street in Wetumpka, AL. For more information about the special services for Holy Week for this church, please visit their website at: https://www.wetumpkafirst.com. You can also visit their Facebook page at: www.Facebook.com/WetumpkaFirst.
