JAMESTOWN, N.C. - Instead of students packing into the Ragsdale High School auditorium, worshipers filled seats, Sunday. Its the first Easter service for the Summit Church in Jamestown after just opening three weeks prior to Easter Sunday.
Brian Marston is the student pastor at the Jamestown campus.
"Two weeks later, Easter which is the Super Bowl for Churches,” explained Marston.
The crowd follows closely with Pastor Johnathan Robbin's message, but Robbins is miles away in Kernersville. The church projects his sermons to the new Jamestown location and Oak Ridge campus.
Christian Webb liked going to Kernersville to hear Robbins preach, but says the Jamestown location was a better fit.
"I think its cool how we can be in different places and have the same message,” said Webb, “Its generated similar momentum."
Marston says its been a long processs to get the church up and running.
"Coming up with what we need to buy. Working for AVL Environments,” explained Marston, “They got us a system in place and we went back and forth a contract with them back in December."
Marston said without using modern technology it would be hard to get people into any new church.
"Sometimes people say that's 30 minutes away to the one in Kernersville, but if I'm in Jamestown or Oak Ridge,” said Marston. “I'll make a 5 or 10 minute trip and I can invite my friends.”
None of this would be possible without the Guilford County School System leasing out the home of the Tigers for the church's needs.