‘Praising the Name of Jesus’: Easter Sunrise Service Returns to Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC

Easter is that this Sunday and the beloved Dawn Service on the Lincoln Memorial, which matches again greater than 40 years, has returned to Washington, DC.  

Hundreds are anticipated to attend in-person and on-line after COVID-19 introduced the custom to a halt over the previous few years. 

WATCH the reside occasion beneath:

Organized by Capital Church, it is among the nation’s largest Easter providers. Pastor Amos Dodge instructed CBN Information’ Religion Nation how the custom acquired began.

“Within the spring of 1979, I used to be strolling on the mall, praying for town and headed towards the Lincoln Memorial,” he mentioned. “I had a thought, which now I do know was a whisper from Heaven, ‘Have a dawn service on the Lincoln Memorial.’ So we did … 127 folks got here and now these years later, solely God knew what was going to occur on the Lincoln each Easter.”

And this 12 months, Pastor Marc Batterson with Nationwide Group Church (NCC) will help with internet hosting the particular service.

Batterson defined that he took half within the Dawn Service after first transferring to DC.

“When my spouse and I first moved to DC, we truly attended the dawn service on the Lincoln Memorial. It marked us as such a particular second and I might have by no means thought that every one these years later that Pastor Amos can be sort sufficient to increase an invite,” Batterson famous. “It is a pleasure to have the ability to companion with them. It’s such a major occasion, not only for the Kingdom, however I feel for town and our nation at giant.”

Pastor Batterson defined why it is an honor to be part of the long-standing custom.

“There’s one thing in regards to the Lincoln Memorial and the Nationwide Mall that it feels such as you’re chatting with the nation and that carries a sure weight,” he mentioned. “So, we’re enthusiastic about declaring the resurrection of Jesus Christ over our metropolis, over our nation. It should be a particular second to have 1000’s of voices praising the title of Jesus and we can’t wait.”

He continued, “We’re preaching hope, preaching religion, and I feel we’re doing it at a second the place we so desperately want it. It should be such an exquisite second.”

Lastly, Pastor Amos identified that he hopes folks watching the occasion will probably be moved by the Holy Spirit.

“I feel what we have found by means of the years is that it is an important alternative to satisfy folks from so many various walks of life and so many various denominations. We even have completely different faiths and so they’ll come to listen to the story.” 

Pastor Amos added that it is an incredible alternative, which he considers “an project from God.” 

The Dawn Service begins at 6:30 a.m. EST at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. CBN Information may also stream it reside on cbnnews.com. 

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