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Sunrise service is a worship specifically on practiced by some denominations, such as the . The sunrise service may take place in the church or outdoors, sometimes in a park, and the attendees are seated on outdoor chairs or benches, or else they stand throughout.

Certain congregations of the , , and United Protestant traditions observe Easter sunrise services, while others may hold an service. In the , , , and churches, this ordinarily takes the form of the Easter Vigil, which can begin in the late evening of or the early morning of Easter Sunday.


History
The first Easter Sunrise Service recorded took place in 1732 in the congregation at in the hills of . The Easter Morning Sunrise Service, This Month in Moravian History, Number 18, 2007-04, Moravian Archives, Bethlehem NC. After an all-night prayer vigil, the Single Brethren—the unmarried men of the community—went to the town graveyard, God's Acre, on the hill above the town to sing hymns of praise to the Risen Saviour. The following year, the whole Congregation joined in the service. Iovino, Joe. "Easter sunrise services: A celebration of resurrection", United Methodist Church, March 18, 2016 Thereafter the "Easter Morning" or "Sunrise Service" spread around the world with the Moravian missionaries. The procession to the graveyard is accompanied by the antiphonal playing of chorales by brass choirs. Easter Sunrise Service of the Moravian Church at God's Acre in Old Salem, Carolina Music Ways, 2003.


In the United States
Many churches in the American South still hold traditional sunrise services in cemeteries as a sign of recognition that Jesus no longer lay in the tomb on Easter morning. The service starts early in the morning and is timed so that the attendants can see the sun rise when the service is going. Services usually loosely follow the format of the church's normal service and can include music ( or ), dramatic scenes and the Easter . After the service, the church may serve a for the attendees. Services celebrate Easter, Wilkes Journal Patriot, 2009-08-10.

A famous Moravian sunrise service in the United States is that of the Salem Congregation in what is now Winston-Salem, NC, held annually since 1772. More than six thousand worshipers gather before dawn in front of the church to proclaim the Resurrection. The worshipers then move in procession to the historic graveyard, or "God's Acre". Brass choirs from twelve congregations, totaling over five hundred members, play hymns antiphonally during the procession. The service concludes with a proclamation of faith and hymns of hope.

In 2012, in Washington D.C., thousands of individuals gathered at the for the 34th “Sunrise Celebration” , a Washington tradition for Christians of all denominations. The tradition goes back for more than three decades.

Another long-running sunrise service dates back to 1944 atop near Atlanta. The park opens extremely early at 4am, and the operates early as well to carry worshipers to the top and back down again.

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