Church leaders host ‘Way Of The Cross’ walk

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- For Christians, Good Friday is a part of holy week, the day Jesus died on the cross. For the Alleluia neighborhood in south Augusta, ‘a manner of the cross’ stroll representing the crucifixion forward of Easter Sunday.

“We now have perhaps  dozen completely different church buildings and denominations represented right here  the place we are able to all collect collectively and witness for Christ the worth Jesus paid for us” mentioned Bob Garrett, coordinator for Alleluia neighborhood.

A whole lot of individuals walked the streets holding crosses on their shoulders and  included 4 completely different church buildings beginning at Burns Methodist church than stopping at  Hillcrest Baptist church to sing songs and worship. The stroll ended at St. Joseph catholic church on Lumpkin Highway.

Government coordinator Bob Garrett says it’s a chance for all denominations to come back collectively and worship forward of what Christians know as resurrection Sunday.

“For Christians it’s necessary as a result of we’re all one we now have completely different expressions of our religion even right here catholic Lutheran Methodist Baptist, we now have Pentecostal members and others which might be members of our south Augusta’s pastors alliance” mentioned Garrett.

Garrett tells WJBF, they do that occasion yearly and he’s grateful the Augusta neighborhood can unify collectively throughout this time in historical past—that’s so stuffed with uncertainty as a result of to the COVID pandemic, conflict and inflation.

“We now have a big frequent floor and that’s our unity in Christ Jesus and we now have completely different kinds and different issues that we do however these don’t need to divide us they’ll unite us and that is an expression of that unity “ mentioned Garrett.