NORTH CAROLINA -- 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 6:15 a.m.
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 100 E. Peace Street, Raleigh at 6:30 a.m.
• Church of the Nativity, 8849 Ray Road, Raleigh at 6:30 a.m.

CHARLOTTE REGION & MOUNTAINS

• Citywide Sunrise Service, Romare Bearden Park, Charlotte at 7 a.m.
• St. Paul Baptist Church - 1401 Allen Street, Charlotte at 7:30 a.m.
• Sardis Baptist Church - 5811 Sardis Road, Charlotte at 6:30 a.m.
• Boone United Methodist Church, 471 New Market Boulevard, Boone at 6:30 a.m.
• Chimney Rock Easter Sunrise Service, Chimney Rock at 6:30 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 6:30 a.m.
• Tuckaseege Baptist Church, 511 Tuckaseege Road, Mount Holly at 7 a.m.
• Southbrook Community Church, Dogwood Park, Weddington at 7 a.m.

COASTAL NC

• The River Church, Carolina Beach Fishing Pier (Northend) at 6:30 a.m.
• NC Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell, 100 Caswell Beach Road, Caswell Beach at 6:30 a.m.
• Kure Beach, 6:15 at Kure Beach Oceanfront Pavilion
• Corolla Chapel, Corolla Light Oceanfront Pool at 6:30 a.m.
• Trinity United Methodist Church, 301 Marine Boulevard, Jacksonville at 7 a.m.
• St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 612 S. College Road, Wilmington at 6:30 a.m..
• Wrightsville Beach, Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church, 601 Causeway Drive at 6:30 a.m.

TRIAD

• Southeast Community Easter Sunrise Service - 5721 Methodist Road, Greensboro at 7 a.m.
• Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro at 6:45 a.m.
• Northside Baptist Church - 1100 E. Cornwallis Drive, Greensboro at 6:30 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.
• West Market Church - 302 W. Market St., Greensboro at 6:45 a.m.
• New Horizon Church of the Nazarene - 4221 Randleman Road, Greensboro at 6:45 a.m.
• Deep River Friends Meeting Church, 5300 W. Wendover Avenue, High Point at 6:45 a.m.
• Home Moravian Church - 247th Annual Easter Sunrise Service, 529 S. Church Street, Winston-Salem at 6 a.m.
• St. Jude Church - 2873 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem at 7 a.m.
• Oak Forest United Methodist Church - 11461 Old US-52, Winston-Salem at 6:15 a.m.