DR. MAZIE LEFTWICH, COLUMBUS MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE
The first recorded Easter Sunrise Service was an impromptu gathering in Herrnhut, Germany. Early on Easter morning in 1732, a small group of young Moravian men went to the local cemetery for a special time of worship.
The next year, the group invited their entire congregation to join them, and a tradition was born. Within a few years, Easter sunrise worship was a staple of Moravian congregations.
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