April 2. Many churches have returned to in-person worship with varying capacity, and face mask and social distancing restrictions, while maintaining online options. Please check websites for online availability and advance in-person registration where required.
Here is a list of services in Cornelius, unless noted:
19920 Bethel Church Road, 704-892-0546
Easter: Sunrise service at 7 am, 10:30 am service, Egg Hunt at 9:45 am. All Easter Sunday activities will be on the church lawn.
18731 W Catawba Ave., 704-765-4183
Easter: 10 am Sunday
21326 Davidson St., 704-895-0059
Easter 10 am
Community in Christ Lutheran Church
7621 Norman Island Drive, 704-892-0120
Holy Saturday – April 3: 12:30 p.m. Easter Pageant viewing party under the breezeway, Easter craft, and Easter Egg Hunt.
Easter Sunday – April 4: 7:45 a.m. – Sanctuary; 9 a.m. – sanctuary and livestream; 10:15 a.m. – Drive-in worship
Second Sunday of Easter, April 11: 9am Outdoor Service, 10:30am Indoor Service (livestreamed)
Advance registrations and safety protocols required.
Cornelius Presbyterian Church USA
21211 Catawba Ave., 704-892-5577
Easter Worship Service : 10:30 am.
Virtual only via Zoom and livestream on Facebook.
Elevation Church – Lake Norman
8325 Copley Drive, 704-246-0800
Easter 9:30 and 11:30 am
Most locations are meeting in-person with safety and capacity measures.
First Baptist Church of Cornelius
21007 Catawba Ave., 704-892-4701
11 am Easter Sunday in the sanctuary as well as on Facebook Live.
COVID-19 protocols for worship will be published on the church website.
20310 Sefton Park Road, 704-977-0092
Lake Norman campus Easter Services at 9:45 and 10:15 am.
Advance registration required.
17301 Statesville Road, 704-892-8005
Good Friday Service on Friday April 2 at 7 pm
Resurrection Celebration Services on Sunday April 4 at 8, 9:15 and 11 am.
Monday April 5 service at 7 pm.
Hunters Chapel United Methodist Church
18423 John Connor Road, 704-892-6125
Sundays: 8am Sunday Church School and 9 am Worship Service
7921 Sam Furr Road, Huntersville, 704-892-0143
Easter Services at 8:30 and 10:30 am.
19725 Oak St., 704-497-1922
Easter message and service, egg hunt for children, great music, doughnuts from Daylight Donuts, more. Also a celebration of the church’s one -year anniversary.
Mount Zion United Methodist Church
19600 Zion Ave., 704-892-8566 Easter sunrise service 7 am, bring your own chair; 8 am in the sanctuary; 9:30 am in the sanctuary and livestream; 11 am on the front lawn, bring your own chair. Communion will be celebrated at there 8, 9 and 11 am services.
Advance registration, face masks and social distancing are required. Online worship services are broadcast live at 11 am Sundays through the church website, Facebook and YouTube.
10308 Bailey Road, 980-689-2209
10:30 am Sunday
In-person with social distancing
11020 Bailey Road, 704-237-4853
8:30 10:30 am Sunday In-person with limited capacity
17615 Old Statesville Road, 704-900-3303
In-person and online Sundays at 10 am. The service lasts about 75 minutes and includes live music and teaching
14740 Stumptown Road, Huntersville 704-948-0231
All Holy Week and Easter indoor events can viewed on the Livestream page.
Signups are required for Easter Masses.
Holy Saturday
10 am – 12 pm, Confessions
3:00 pm, Blessing of Easter Baskets
8 pm Easter Vigil (Bilingual), mask recommended
Easter Sunday
7:30 am, mask required
9 am, mask recommended
9:15 am, outdoor on St. Mark School Field
11 am, mask recommended
11:15 am, outdoor on St. Mark School Field
1 pm Spanish, mask recommended
2:30 pm, Communion Service, mask required
217 Brawley School Road, Mooresville, 704-664-3992
Easter Vigil Saturday April 3 at 8 pm
Easter Vigil Sunday April 4: 8 am church, 10 am and noon church and day chapel, 2:30 pm Spanish in the church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
7306 McIlwaine Road, Huntersville, 704-992-0735
In person as well as via Zoom (emailed link). Details: Gastonia North Carolina Stake
The church will rebroadcast Handel’s Messiah (a 2018 performance) featuring world-renowned guest soloists and organists beginning at 9 pm. Tune into Broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, TheTabernacleChoir.org/Messiah, YouTube.com/TheTabernacleChoiratTempleSquare, Facebook.com/TheTabernacleChoir, Facebook.com/ChurchofJesusChrist, Facebook.com/TempleSquare, Facebook.com/KSLtv, SaintsChannel.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, Amazon Alexa (“play The Tabernacle Choir”)
The concert is available by demand on BYUtv.org and BYUtv.app, as well as on Easter Sunday, April 4: BYUtv at 8 am and midnight
BYUradio at 6 pm, BYUradio Classical 89 at 8 pm
April 3-4: Inspiring messages on BYUtv and radio, and livestreamed on broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org at noon, 4 and 8 pm Saturday and at noon and 4 pm on Easter.
Torrence Chapel AME Zion Church
21517 Torrence Chapel Road, 980-231-6389.
Easter: 10 am Sunday
