Churches throughout the community are celebrating Holy Week with a variety of services leading to Easter Sunday.
Church locations and services in the area include:
— Agape Marysville, 800 Amrine Mill Rd. Door H (Marysville High School Commons): Easter Egg Hunt at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Easter worship celebration at 10 a.m. Sunday
— Beloved United Methodist Church, 1150 Charles Ln. (National Guard Armory): Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. Thursday (held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 311 E. Sixth St.); Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday (held at Northwest United Methodist, 5200 Riverside Drive, Columbus); Easter Sunday service at 10 a.m. Sunday
— First Congregational United Church of Christ, 124 W. Sixth St.: Maundy Thursday service and light meal at 6 p.m. Thursday; Community Good Friday service at noon (held at The Vine of Marysville, 309 S. Oak St.); Easter sunrise service and breakfast at 7 a.m. Sunday, Easter worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
— First English Lutheran Church, 687 London Ave.: Maundy Thursday service with Holy Eucharist at 6:30 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday Tenebrae service at 6:30 p.m. Friday; Easter Egg Hunt for all ages at 10 a.m. Saturday; Easter Sunday Festival service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
— First Presbyterian Church, 210 W. Fifth St.: Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. Thursday; Easter service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
— Jerome Church, 10531 Jerome Rd.: Maundy Thursday worship at 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday worship at 7 p.m. Friday; Easter sunrise service at 7 a.m., services at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
— New California Presbyterian Church, 10089 Industrial Parkway: Maundy Thursday service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday; Easter sunrise service at 8 a.m. Sunday, “Easter in Five Letters: Jesus” program featuring breakfast and an interactive journey to the cross followed by a Bible verse scavenger hunt and egg hunt at 9 a.m. Sunday, Easter service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
— New Dover United Methodist Church, 16637 Church St.: Maundy Thursday potluck dinner service and Bible reading at 6 p.m. Thursday (Ostrander location, 166 W. North St.); Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. Friday (Ostrander location, 166 W. North St.); Combined sunrise service at 8 a.m. Sunday
— Ostrander United Methodist Church, 166 W. North St.: Maundy Thursday potluck dinner service and Bible reading at 6 p.m.; Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. Friday; Combined sunrise service at 8 a.m. Sunday (New Dover location, 16637 Church St.)
— Plain City Presbyterian Church, 231 E. Main St., Plain City: Maundy Thursday Soup Supper followed by Messianic Seder featuring Holy Communion at 6:30 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday Tenebrae service at 7 p.m. Friday; Easter continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m., Easter worship celebration at 10 a.m.
— Raymond Church of Christ in Christian Union, 23062 Bear Swamp Rd.: Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday; Resurrection Egg Party at 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday; Easter sunrise service at 8 a.m. Sunday, Easter breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Easter Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Easter worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
— Raymond Methodist Church, 21535 Main St., Raymond: Worship service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday
— Richwood First Methodist Church, 18 S. Fulton St., Richwood: Communion at 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday service at noon Friday followed by a light lunch; Easter sunrise service at 8 a.m. Sunday followed by breakfast, Easter service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
— Shiloh Friends Church, 16495 Square Drive: Communion at noon and 7 p.m. Thursday; Potluck breakfast at 9:15-10:15 a.m. Sunday, Worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
— St. John’s Lutheran Church, 12809 State Route 736: Maundy Thursday service with communion at 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday Tenebrae service “Service of Darkness” at 7 p.m. Friday, Prayer Vigil starts at 8 p.m. Friday (Marie Pfarr Room); Holy Saturday service with communion at 6 p.m. Saturday; Easter services with communion at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday, Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Sunday (meet on the softball field), Our Family Easter breakfast at 10:15 a.m. Sunday
— St. Paul Lutheran Church, 7960 State Route 38: Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday; Easter breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Easter worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday
— Trinity Lutheran Church, 311 E. Sixth St.: Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday; Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday; Easter worship at 7:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday
— The Vine of Marysville, 309 S. Oak St.: Community Good Friday service at noon Friday, Good Friday night service at 7 p.m.; Easter service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday