Maundy Thursday

March 28 at 7:00 PM

In The Sanctuary

Good Friday

March 29 at Noon

In Wilson Chapel

Easter Sunday

March 31 at 8:30 & 11:00 AM

In Seabrook Hall & The Sanctuary

Plan Your Visit

Welcome! We are so thrilled that you are considering joining us for our Easter services. We have three services to choose from on Easter Sunday and we hope you’ll join us for one!

  • Traditional Service in the Sanctuary at 8:30 AM

  • Contemporary Service in Seabrook Hall at 11:00 AM

  • Traditional Services in the Sanctuary at 11:00 AM

FAQ

  • Parking is limited at Christ Church Memphis.

    You’re welcome to park in any open designated parking space in our lots, however they do fill fast.

    Overflow parking is available across Poplar Avenue at Oak Court Mall.

    More parking is available across Grove Park St. at Panera and the Laurelwood shopping center.

  • We have nursery available for ages birth – age 4 at the following services.

    Good Friday: 12-1 PM

    Easter Day: 8:30 & 11:00 AM Services*

    Elementary-aged children are invited to join their parents for worship. We will not have special elementary programs this week.

    *Nursery will not be provided during the regular Sunday School hour of 9:45 – 10:45

  • The Christ Church Sanctuary can hold more than 1200 people and Seabrook Hall can hold 800; however, we anticipate full services.

    We encourage attendees to arrive early to secure preferred seating.

  • There is no dress code, and we want everyone to come dressed as they feel comfortable.

    Christ Church attendees typically wear business casual for worship services.

    Regardless of what’s on your back, the most important thing is to come with a heart dressed, anticipating to experience God.

  • There will be free coffee and water available in Holy Grounds.

    If you’re unsure of how to get to Holy Grounds, there will be signage and hosts wearing laminates to help direct you.

  • We have recently been highlighting Randy Alcorn’s book “Heaven” at our services. As a complimentary gift, each person in attendance will be able to take the book home.

    *The children’s version of “Heaven “will be made available to our elementary-age students the following week as they check-in for Sunday School.

Lent

Ash Wednesday – Holy Saturday

 

Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent comes from the Anglo Saxon word lencten, meaning “lengthen” and refers to the lengthening days of spring. The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and preparing to begin his ministry.

Lent is a time of repentance, fasting and preparation for the coming of Easter. It is a time of self-examination and reflection. In the early church, Lent began as a period of fasting and preparation for baptism by new converts and then became a time of penance by all Christians. Today, Christians focus on relationship with God, growing as disciples and extending ourselves, often choosing to give up something or to volunteer and give of ourselves for others.

Sundays in Lent are not counted in the forty days because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter." This is why you will see the designation "Sunday in Lent" rather than "Sunday of Lent" in the naming of these Sundays. On each Lord's Day in Lent, while Lenten fasts continue, the reverent spirit of Lent is tempered with joyful anticipation of the Resurrection.