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Celebrating Easter at home

Christ is risen!

Easter 2020 is different.

We will not gather for worship in our United Methodist churches. No lilies. No brass. No sunrise service. But that doesn't mean we cannot celebrate our risen Lord. We will just have to find new ways!

Our virtual choir anthem, "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!" is a celebration of worship together... even while we're apart. 

Below are some tips to help your family celebrate Easter from home.

During the coronavirus pandemic, many United Methodist churches are holding online worship services, such as Glendale United Methodist Church in Nashville. Here, a young member of the Glendale UMC family watches. Photo courtesy of Glendale United Methodist Church
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Tools for your Spiritual Journey

Where to worship online

Find where you can worship online. We have links from churches from across the connection.

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Ways We Grow

Desktop Meditation: Easter Joy

Watch and download a reflection with joyful photos of United Methodists around the world, set to music by the Africa University Choir.

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Easter devotional material

Children & Family resources

Theological Reflections

  • Jesus prayed for forgiveness of those who were putting him to death. We are also to be forgiving. "Crucifixion" by Peter Gertner, 16th century. Walters Art Museum, Public domain, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

    Why those who are forgiven should be forgiving
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  • A waterfall at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio. Photo by Kay Panovec, United Methodist Communications.

    Ways We Grow

    'God, why have you left me?' What people of faith can do with doubt
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Holy Week devotional material

  • When we sing the hymns of Charles Wesley, we are singing our faith. Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications.

    Podcasts

    Singing Our Faith in Lent and Easter: Get Your Spirit in Shape
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  • United Methodist Stacey Abrams, a former gubernatorial candidate in Georgia and former state representative, speaks to the congregation at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama, in March 2020. Photo credit: Butch Dill/AP

    How We Serve

    United Methodist's passion for voting began with preacher parents
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