Churches hope Easter weekend is more like 2019 than 2020
Churches hope Easter weekend is more like 2019 than 2020
and last updated 2021-04-03 17:17:30-04
GREAT FALLS â The base drum emits a steady beat that bounces off the auditorium walls while the lead singer and guitarist fiddles with his foot petals. Cory Engel watches from the back of the room, ready to watch another round of rehearsal. âAbout 24 hours until the first service,â one member of the band points out. For the Harvest Springs Community Church band, pastors, and staff, it canât come soon enough.
âIn 2019, we did what was called the âJesus Experienceâ,â recalls Cory Engel, the churchâs lead pastor. âSo, it was an interactive walkthrough through our whole building, kind of leading people to experience Jesus in a different way. When we got to 2020, all of that kind of stuff was shut down.â