Join in celebrating the resurrection together!
YOU'RE INVITED TO EASTER AT NORTH RALEIGH UMC
SUNDAY APRIL 5th
7:00am - 8:30am - 9:45am - 11:00am
WHAT IS EASTER AT NORTH RALEIGH UMC LIKE?
Come celebrate Easter Sunday at NRUMC!
Pick from any powerful worship experience and get all the details below and plan your visit!
WHY SHOULD I COME?
Easter at North Raleigh UMC
AMAZING MUSIC
From our Choir to the praise band, worship in your style with beloved favorites this Easter!
POWERFUL WORSHIP
Worship helps unite us with God and as a community! Come and experience a powerful sermon and celebrate with others.
Kids Min Hour at 9:45 & Kids Message at 11:00
During the 9:45 Worship & Sunday School Hour, Kids are invited to enjoy a fun time with a lesson and fun!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WE HAVE ANSWERS
NRUMC is located on Honeycutt Road off of Falls of the Neuse, just south of 540. NRUMC's campus is just behind Lafayette Village.
Worship Services are at 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m. for all ages (with an additional adult class at 11:00 a.m.).
The NRUMC Campus has a one-way traffic flow. There are great parking spots labeled for visitors and handicap needs.
Nursery Care is offered from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for children from ages 8 weeks through 3 years old staffed with professional nursery workers who provide consistent care. At 9:45am we have Sunday School for all ages.
Worship at NRUMC lasts about 60 minutes and includes scripture, prayer, a sermon, and music. On the first Sunday of each month, we celebrate communion in the 9:45 & 11:15 a.m. worship services (which is open to all). Communion is served at the 8:30 a.m. Traditional Service each week.
We welcome you to wear whatever you are most comfortable in. While our ushers often wear suits, people in worship wear everything from jeans to dressier clothing. God loves us and welcomes us to worship exactly as we are and so that is how we want to welcome you.
Contact the staff leader of the ministry area you're interetsed in, or reach out to the church office to learn about areas of highest need.
We would be honored to share our discipleship journey with you through NRUMC. If you would like to know more about membership, please reach out to one of our pastors or email info@nrumc.org and we will get you started. New member classes are held a few times a year. Details are at nrumc.org/join
Easter Sunday Worship Services & Times
8501 Honeycutt Rd. Raleigh, NC 27615
7:00am Sunrise Service at Lafayette Village
Join us for an Easter Sunrise Worship Service on the Lawn at Lafayette Village in Raleigh!
Experience the beauty of sunrise as we celebrate Easter just like the women did on the first Resurrection Sunday: at daybreak.
All Ages Welcome - Bring Your Own Chairs. We'll have songs, scripture, and a short sermon - all in the peaceful light of a sunrise.
We will have coffee and donuts beginning at 6:30am and can't wait to worship with you!
8:30am Traditional Worship
In the Sanctuary
If you’re looking for traditional worship, it's offered twice on Easter Sunday. 8:30am will have lower crowds and be led by our clergy and music ensembles.
Expect to be surrounded by a warm and caring congregation. Expect dynamic preaching from our ministers, and expect uplifting music from our outstanding Music Ministries. Expect to be blessed!
Children are welcome to participate in worship! We love having our community of all ages in worship together, but if you prefer, we have a nursery available.
9:45am Contemporary Worship
In the Fellowship Hall
If you’re looking for contemporary worship featuring music you'd hear on KLOVE with a band, this is your service!
Each Sunday, we sing uplifting music, spend time in prayer, and hear God’s word proclaimed to provide direction for our lives.
11:00am Traditional Worship
In the Sanctuary
If you’re looking for traditional worship, 11am is it! Led by our clergy, the Chancel Choir, and other music ensembles, worship is always engaging and meaningful.
Expect to be surrounded by a warm and caring congregation. Expect dynamic preaching from our ministers, and expect uplifting music from our outstanding Music Ministries. Expect to be blessed!
Children are welcome to participate in worship! We love having our community of all ages in worship together, but if you prefer, we have a nursery available.
YOUR KIDS WILL HAVE A BLAST!
AT NORTH RALEIGH KIDS
This Easter your kids will have a BLAST at our Egg Hunt!! All kids Preschool-5th grade will enjoy learning about Jesus with this fun and creative event!
Kids Easter Celebration
🐣 Calling all parents and kids! Don't miss out on the North Raleigh Kids Egg Hunt after worship!
🎉 Join us in KidsMin during the 9:45am worship service for a fun-filled event your little kids will love.
🥚 Easter Egg Hunt - Let the kids search for eggs and get a goodie bag after 9:45am and 11:00am worship
📖 Easter Story - Hear the story of Easter in a way that's engaging for kids either during KidsMin at 9:45 or in the 11:00am Kids Moment
🧺 Bring Your Own Basket - Each child should bring an Easter basket to collect eggs (but we'll have bags spare if you forget!)
Lenten Series: Seeking- Honest Questions for a Deeper Faith
Lent is a 40-day season in the Christian tradition that invites reflection, honesty, and new beginnings—and this year, our Lenten worship series is rooted in questions. Some of our weekly questions feel restorative, like “Can these bones live?” Others challenge and stretch us, asking “Who will you listen to?” Still others are hopeful and curious: “How do we begin again?” These questions won’t necessarily lead to easy answers, but they can open us to clarity, new perspective, and a wider grace. Like the people we meet in scripture, many of us are seeking clarity, connection, wonder, justice, and balance. After years of change and uncertainty, we carry big questions about our lives and our faith—especially if we’re returning to church with fresh eyes or a more critical lens. This season, we invite you to seek alongside us, continually asking: What am I seeking? What is God seeking?
Lenten Devotional Text Messages with Pastor Jen: Text LENT to 984-464-4777 or www.nrumc.org/lenttexts
Lent Events
Ash Wednesday
Worship at 12:30pm or 7:00pm to mark the start of lent.
Service of Lament and Hope
A Service of Lament and Hope – Join in Contemporary Worship on Sunday, April 6th at 9:45am for music and prayers.
Holy Week Events
Palm Sunday Cantata
Join the 60 member NRUMC Chancel Choir, a 20 piece Orchestra, and baritone soloist, Andrew Manea (who you may recognize as Count di Luna in NC Opera's upcoming production of Il Trovatore) as they present Ralph Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs on Palm Sunday. Other repertoire will range from orchestral hymn arrangements to a cappella choral classics to lively spirituals. No matter your tastes, there will be something that moves you.
Maundy Thursday
Remember the Last Supper with our Maundy Thursday worship with Communion at 7pm.
Good Friday
Come join the NRUMC Music Ministry as we present a music-led Tenebrae Service exploring the sacrifice and bravery of Christ as He faced the pain and suffering of the Cross. We will explore the human emotions He felt of fear, defeat, and betrayal, and how even amidst all of that He lived out the divine - sacrifice, forgiveness, and salvation.
Ready to worship at NRUMC This Easter?
View all our Easter Sunday Info Here or Click below to Plan Your Visit to get all your questions answered and have a Goodie Bag waiting for you at the Welcome Cart!
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