In a tradition centuries old, thousands of Christians across North Carolina will wake up early Sunday to take part in a sunrise service to observe the Easter holiday.
Spectrum News has compiled a list of some of the places holding sunrise services in the Tar Heel State:
CENTRAL NC
- United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Chapel Hill at 7 a.m.
- University United Methodist Church, 150 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill at 6:30 a.m.
- University Baptist Church, 100 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill at 6:30 a.m.
- Church of Reconciliation, 110 N. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill at 7 a.m.
- Hillsong Church, 201 Culbreth Road, Chapel Hill at 6:30 a.m.
- Duke Gardens, South Lawn, Durham at 6:30 a.m.
- First Presbyterian Church, Cross Creek Park, Fayetteville at 6:30 a.m.
- Trinity Baptist Church, 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh at 7 a.m.
- Vintage Church, 118 S. Person Street, Raleigh at 6:30 a.m.
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 100 E. Peace Street, Raleigh at 7 a.m.
- Falls of Neuse Pentecostal Holiness Church, 9501 Fonville Road, Wake Forest at 7 a.m.
- Friendship Baptist Church, 5510 Falls of Neuse Baptist Church, Raleigh at 7:30 a.m.
- Church of the Nativity, 8849 Ray Road, Raleigh at 6:30 a.m.
- Bright Hope Divine Holy Church of God, 16 Levister Court, Raleigh at 6 a.m.
CHARLOTTE
- Boone United Methodist Church, 471 New Market Boulevard, Boone at 6:30 a.m.
- Citywide Sunrise Service, Romare Bearden Park, Charlotte at 7 a.m.
- Chimney Rock Easter Sunrise Service, Chimney Rock at 6:30 a.m.
- Rocky Ridge United Methodist Church, 1428 Old Charlotte Road SW, Concord @ 7 a.m.
- First Presbyterian Church, 70 Union Street, Concord at 7 a.m.
- Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 3106 Union Road, Gastonia at 7 a.m.
- Matthews United Methodist Church, 801 S. Trade Street, Matthews at 6:45 a.m.
- Tuckaseege Baptist Church, 511 Tuckaseege Road, Mount Holly at 7 a.m.
- Community East Sunrise Service, Milford Hills Baptist Church, 1238 E. Colonial Drive, Salisbury at 7 a.m.
- Southbrook Community Church, Dogwood Park, Weddington at 7 a.m.
COASTAL
- Carolina Coast Vineyard Church, Carolina Beach Boardwalk at 6:30 a.m.
- The River Church, Carolina Beach Fishing Pier (Northend) at 6:45 a.m.
- NC Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell, 100 Caswell Beach Road, Caswell Beach at 6:30 a.m.
- Corolla Chapel, Corolla Light Oceanfront Pool at 6:30 a.m.
- Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church, 820 Old Okisko Road, Elizabeth City at 6:00 a.m.
- First Presbyterian Church, 1400 S. Elm Street, Greenville at 6:30 a.m.
- Trinity United Methodist Church, 301 Marine Boulevard, Jacksonville at 7 a.m.
- Kure Beach, Ocean Front Park at 5:30 a.m.
- Sunrise Service At The Pond, 250 Vision Drive, Wilmington at 6:45 a.m.
- Pine Valley UMC, 3788 Shipyeard Boulevard, Wilmington at 6:30 a.m.
- St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 612 S. College Road, Wilmington at 6:30 a.m.
- Wrightsboro United Methodist Church, 3300 N. Kerr Avenue, Wilmington at 6:30 a.m.
- Wrightsville Beach, Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church, 601 Causeway Drive at 6:30 a.m.
TRIAD
- Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro at 6:45 a.m.
- Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 5721 Methodist Road, Greensboro at 7 a.m.
- St. James Baptist Church, 536 W. Florida Street, Greensboro at 6 a.m.
- Lakeview Memorial Park, 3600 N. Ohenry Boulevard, Greensboro at 7 a.m.
- Deep River Friends Meeting Church, 5300 W. Wendover Avenue, High Point at 6:45 a.m.
- Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Church Street, Winston-Salem at 6:15 a.m.
- Reynolda Presbyterian, 2200 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem at 6:30 a.m.