Easter at Seacoast

Easter is always an amazing weekend when you work for a church; this was one of the most amazing I've experienced in my 25 years of ministry. Only time will tell the long term impact, but for today it was a blast. Here are some numbers and pictures which tell at least a part of the story.

Numbers:

• 14,121 people
• 34 services
• 27 hours
• 12 campuses
• 3 states

More numbers:

• Over 520 people in the first ever service at Seacoast James Island
• Over 1600 people in Summerville in their brand new building
• Over 1300 people in West Ashley even though they birthed the James Island campus
• All time record attendance at Columbia
• Over 400 in North Charleston even though they couldn't have a service start after 9:30
• 175 in Greensboro!
• Amazing attendance at LPR, Irmo, Greenville, Asheville and Savannah

Images

• Dragging every chair we could find into the Chapel for the 8:00 a.m. service
• Talking with Nate Davis back stage at James Island about the last time we opened a campus on Easter (the annex). He was the worship leader there too.
• Watching volunteers scramble to find chairs, stools and anything flat for people to sit on for the James Island service.
• Thinking the Summerville campus had someone in an Easter Bunny costume only to realize it was a sweet little white-haired lady wearing a white coat and pants. (Oops)
• Standing in the sound booth at Summerville watching people cram into ever nook and cranny of the beautiful new building. Some people even sat on the floor in the front.
• Greg exhausted in the "bullpen" after the 4:30 service this afternoon. It took a Diet Mt. Dew, a Claritan and a can of Red Bull to get him enough energy to make it through his seventh live service in 2 days.
• Going from classroom to classroom watching children of all ages hear about the greatest day in history.

Pictures

	Our COO Byron Davis directing traffic for the 4:30 Saturday service at LPR
	Martin Chalk leading at the 6:15 Saturday service at LPR
	Greg speaking at 6:15 Saturday at LPR
	Jeanne Radekopf leading worship at the 8:00 a.m Chapel service
	Crowd at 8:00 a.m. Chapel
	Today is the day; James Island begins!
	Nate Davis leading James Island service
	Campus Pastor Joey Svendson at James Island
	Packed house at James Island
	James Island little tots
	During the sermon at the 11:15 service in Summerville
	Sarah Gadol leading worship at Summerville

Comments

[Angela]

WAIT...the Easter Bunny wasn't here at our campus??? Ha...kidding! It WAS an incredible weekend!! I heard so many families say that they will be back this Sunday! I can't wait!!!!
So here's a "YAY GOD"!! :)