Posted: Sunday, April 5, 2009 7:27 am

World Outreach Church will hold community-wide Easter services at MTSU’s Murphy Center with special musical guest Charlie Daniels.

Two service times are offered: Saturday, April 11 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 12 at 10 a.m. Convenient shuttles and greeters will be positioned for easy entrance and exit to and from the event.

The Saturday evening and Sunday morning services will be identical in format and offerings. Special music and drama will begin 30 minutes to each service’s scheduled start time, so plan to arrive early for all pre-service activities.

Greeters and ushers will be stationed at all main entrances to help find locations of all activities, especially for children. Both services will include a pre-service program featuring the WOC Adult & Children’s Choirs. The WOC Celebration Arts Ministry team will lead worship service praise and worship.

Special musical guest is Charlie Daniels, whose 30-year career includes Grammy, Dove, and Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music and American Music awards.

Children’s ministry activities include a nursery and:


Miss Patty Cake will take 3-year-olds on an egg hunt adventure presenting the story of Easter Egg-Strava-Ganzaly. The children will participate in multiple fun activities and games during their small group time.

Yancy is the special guest for 4 and 5-year-olds, leading children in Easter praise and worship.

Kindergarten through third-graders will enjoy the KidzBlitz, an uplifting, high-octane, faith-based program

Churches join in Holy Week celebration

Congregations of five downtown Murfreesboro churches are opening their doors for lunchtime worship and meals in celebration of Holy Week, April 6–10.

During the week leading up to Easter, luncheon services are set for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursday, three churches will hold Maundy Thursday evening services. Participating in the ecumenical observance are Antioch Primitive Baptist, Central Christian, First Baptist-East Main, First Presbyterian and St. Paul’s Episcopal churches.

Lunchtime services begin at noon and will conclude by 1 p.m. An extended service will be held on Good Friday. A $5 donation to assist with meal expenses is appreciated.

Planned services include:

Monday, April 6
Central Christian Church, 404 East Main Street
Luncheon service, noon

Tuesday, April 7
First Presbyterian Church, 201 North Spring Street with co-host Antioch Primitive Baptist Church
Luncheon service, noon

Wednesday, April 8
First Baptist Church, 200 East Main Street
Luncheon service, noon

Thursday, April 9
Central Christian Church, 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 7 p.m.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 6 p.m.

Friday, April 10
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 315 East Main Street
Extended service; lunch begins at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, log on to www.fbcmboro.org and click on Holy Week.


Easter Egg hunts galore

Billed as Murfreesboro’s largest Easter Egg Hunt, Christian Life Church will be hiding 45,000 eggs for hunts at 745 Cason Lane. Activities began at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 11 and continue until 1 p.m. Free food, inflatables and of great prizes for the kids at this annual event.

Murfreesboro’s community-wide Easter Egg Hunt is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at Richard Siegel Park. There will be plenty of family-friendly fun, with age appropriate egg hunts throughout the afternoon, as well as carnival games and a visit by the Easter Bunny. Swap eggs for prizes at the "eggs-change" booth. This event is free and open to all ages. Richard Siegel Park is located at 515 Cherry Lane, located on Memorial Boulevard across from the VA Golf Course.

The Sam Davis Home will hold its Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday, April 11. There will be Easter egg hunts and activities for children up to age 12. The Sam Davis Home and Museum is located at 1399 Sam Davis Road in Smyrna. Call 615-459-2341 or go on the Web at www.samdavishome.org.

Rock Springs Church, Smyrna, will host an Easter Carnival at 10 a.m. April 11 at Rock Springs Elementary, 1000 Waldron Road, La Vergne. There will be an Easter egg hunt, carnival games, food, prizes and inflatables for kids of all ages. The event is free. Call 615-220-2220 or log onto www.rockspringschurch.com.

Kedron United Methodist Church will host its annual Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 11. The event will include games, Bible stories, crafts, and the egg hunt, concluding with lunch. Children should bring their own baskets for the egg hunt. Kedron is located at 6650 Kedron Church Road (off Rocky Fork) near Smyrna. Call 615-217-6710 or visit www.kedronumc.com.

Barfield Baptist Church will have an Easter egg hunt for all Barfield area children up to the sixth grade beginning at 2 p.m. The church is located at 1033 Barfield Church Road, Murfreesboro.

The Avenue Murfreesboro will take complimentary photos with the Easter Bunny, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Central Park (next to Hollister.) Free face painting and balloon animals will also be available.