GAINESVILLE - Just over 200 worshipers watched the sunrise as Memorial Park Funeral Home in Gainesville hosted its first Easter morning service at a portion of the cemetery depicting the life of Christ.
"It was just like it was planned," said Memorial Park owner Jack Frost. "The crowd was enormous, more than we expected for this to be the first Easter Sunrise service."
The sun appeared over the horizon as Brent Cochran from Blackshear Baptist Church sang â
The morning glow from the sunrise into a clear sky silhouetted a statue of the Empty Tomb, portraying the moment when an angel proclaimed that Jesus was not in his borrowed tomb, that he was risen
Just over 200 worshipers watched the sun rise as Memorial Park funeral Home in Gainesville hosted its first Easter morning service at a portion of the cemetery depicting the life of Christ
Reverend Rodney Lackey of Antioch Baptist Church delivered the Resurrection message
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