WILMINGTON — For consistent churchgoers and bi-annual attendees alike, there are plenty of options in Wilmington and surrounding beaches for sunrise Easter services.
More than a thousand are expected at the Wrightsville Beach Community Sunrise Service (Beach Access 19), joining three other services scattered along Wrightsville Beach.
Meanwhile, Pine Valley Baptist is hosting its own service on the deck of the USS North Carolina, while plenty of others can be found on Wrightsville Beach, Topsail Island, Carolina Beach, and Kure Beach.
Below you’ll find a list of sunrise services held this Sunday, April 18. (Know of a service we missed? Let us know in the Facebook comments.)
Wilmington
Ogden Baptist Church
- Where: Mason Landing Marina (7515 Mt. Pleasant St.)
- When: 6:15 – 7 a.m.
Pine Valley Baptist Church
- Where: USS North Carolina Battleship (1 Battleship Rd.)
- When: 6:30 a.m.
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Where: 612 S. College Rd. (at the church)
- When: 6:30 a.m.
Wrightsville Beach
Church of the Servant
- Where: Beach Access 4 (North Ridge Ln., North End)
- When: 5:30 – 8:30 a.m. (service from 6:30 – 7:45 a.m.)
- Est. Participants: 100
First Presbyterian Church
- Where: Beach Access 34 (S. Lumina Ave., South End)
- When: 6:30 – 7:15 a.m.
- Est. Participants: 175
Grace Baptist Church
- Where: Beach Access 8 (end of Conch Ln.)
- When: 6 a.m.
North Pointe Community Church
- Where: Crystal Pier (near Beach Access 36, South End)
- When: 6 – 8 a.m. (service from 7 – 7:45 a.m.)
- Est. Participants: 200-300
Wrightsville Beach Community Sunrise Service
- Where: Beach Access 19 (Oxford St.)
- When: 6:15 – 8:15 a.m.
- Est. Participants: 1,000 – 1,500
Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church
- Where: 601 Causeway Dr. (at the church)
- When: 6:30 a.m.
Carolina Beach
River Church
- Where: Carolina Beach Fishing Pier, north end of Carolina Beach
- When: 6:30 a.m. (free breakfast at 7:15 a.m.)
Kure Beach
Kure Beach First Baptist Church
- Where: Kure Beach Ocean Front Pavilion (105 Atlantic Ave.)
- When:6:15 a.m.
Surf City
Chapel by the Bay (Interdenominational)
- Where: on the beach at the Wilmington Ave. Access
- When: 6 a.m.
Faith Harbor United Methodist
- Where: Soundside Park (517 Roland Ave.)
- When: 7 a.m.
The Gathering at Surf City Baptist
- Where: Surf City Welcome Center (102 N. Shore Dr.)
- When: 6:30 a.m.
Topsail Beach
Emma Anderson Memorial Chapel
- Where: on the beach at the Crews Avenue access (Topsail Beach)
- When: 6:15 a.m.
