After two years of restricted church services and programmes during Easter due to Covid restrictions, churches are finding a new gear to celebrate Easter with renewed fervour this weekend.

The easing of restrictions to onsite congregational sizes, singing and onstage worship, as well as churches’ growing aptitude in online options, mean that there are now more ways than ever to celebrate the Easter season.

From music and drama to special Bible studies, traditional church services to livestream celebrations, there is something for everyone, including families with young children, the housebound, and those who would like to invite non-believers.

Here are some choices you have to centre on Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection this Holy Week, through to Good Friday and Easter.

Worship in person: Special services

Hope Singapore

Seasons of struggle may make us think that life is hopeless and bleak.

But what if it’s Not The End?

Discover the story of you and God, and how He is still writing the chapters of your life.

Discover God’s purpose for your life at Hope Singapore, which will be holding physical services at four different locations on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. 

When & Where

Holy Saturday, April 16 

• HOPE @ The Axis: 2pm and 5pm 

Easter Sunday, April 17 

• HOPE @ The Axis: 9.30am and 11.15am 
• HOPE @ New Tech Park: 9.30am and 11.15am 
• HOPE @ The Expo: 9.30am
• HOPE @ Jurong West: 9.30am

Children have their own eggsciting Easter service on April 17, when they follow Mr Shiny and Professor Yu who try to bring ancient dinosaurs back from extinction.

Find out more here.

Redemption Hill Church

Are you looking for a Mandarin service? Redemption Hill Church’s Good Friday Mandarin service answers the question: Jesus said that he came and he died, in order that all might have life – can his words be trusted?

Book your tickets here to the Friday, April 15, Mandarin service at Holiday Inn Atrium from 10 to 11.30am.

Good Friday and Easter Sunday worship services in English will be held at Redemption Hill Church Furama City Centre and its church plants.

Friends and newcomers are also invited to join the church’s inaugural services at One Farrer Hotel (English) and Holiday Inn Atrium (Mandarin). 

When & Where

Good Friday, April 15 

• 10am, Holiday Inn Atrium, Atrium Ballroom, Concorde Shopping Centre level 4, 317 Outram Road, Singapore 169075.
• 11am and 2.30pm, Furama City Centre, 60 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059804. 

Easter Sunday, April 17 

• 10am, One Farrer Hotel, 1 Farrer Park Station Rd, Singapore 217562.
• 9am, 11.30am and 2.30pm, #03-14 Furama City Centre, 60 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059804.

Find out more here and book your tickets for One Farrer Hotel, Holiday Inn Atrium (Mandarin) and Furama City Centre from April 11. 

Trinity Christian Centre

What if you had it all? What if you lost it all overnight? What if it could all be restored?

Trinity Christian Centre’s Easter live presentation (with Mandarin interpretation), Restored, tells of two lives two millenia apart, and the series of events that unfold following a loss in the family. 

The production is scheduled to run over six different time slots, premiering on the evening of Maundy Thursday, through to Holy Saturday.

Book your tickets here.

When: 

• April 14 (Maundy Thursday), 8pm
• April 15 (Good Friday), 10am, 2pm and 5pm
• April 16 (Holy Saturday), 10am and 2pm

Where: 247 Paya Lebar Road, Singapore 409045

Find out more here. 

Eternal Life Assembly

Some called him a Healer. Some revered him as the Saviour. Some said he was a Friend. Others labelled him a Rebel and a Trouble Maker, demanding his death.

Dwayne Lau, playwright and performer with local theatre company WILD RICE, writes this immersive drama. 

There are three different screenings for the production over Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Tickets and a fully-vaccinated status are required for entry to the play.

As seating is free, however, ELA encourages audience members to arrive earlier for better seats.

When:

• 2pm, April 15 (Good Friday) 
• 2pm* & 7pm, April 16 (Holy Saturday) 

*An on-site programme for children is set to be held concurrent with the 2pm screening on Holy Saturday.

Where: 170 Upper Bukit Timah Road (Bukit Timah Conference Centre, Level 5, Auditorium 1), Singapore 588179.

Find out more here.

Church of our Saviour

Beauty for Ashes is this year’s Good Friday experiential reflection programme at Church of Our Saviour. Draw near to God and hear His voice as the service takes you into a time of pondering the depth of God’s love and the measure of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross for us. 

The programme will be held at multiple venues within the church, catering to the vaccinated (auditorium), non-vaccinated (chapel), families with children and those with special needs (chapel).

This year’s programme will not have a separate activity for children 12 and below. Children are encouraged to join their parents for the time of quiet reflection.

When: April 15, 11am and 2pm. No prior registration is required. 

Where: Church of Our Saviour, 130 Margaret Drive, Singapore 149300 

Find out more here. 

Online & onsite: Music, drama & visuals

City Harvest Church

From the creators of “The One” (Easter 2021), this year’s Easter brings a multi-faceted presentation with drama, music, dance and visuals.

Learn the truth of God’s love and redemption in a unique Easter item that presents the story of Jesus and the lives He touched.

The production is set to run both on-site and online over the course of Good Friday to Easter Sunday.

When:

• April 15 (Good Friday), 4pm
• April 16 (Holy Saturday), 5pm
• April 17 (Resurrection Sunday), 10am 

Where: Suntec Convention Centre, Level 6, Halls 603-604

Find out more here. 

Wesley Methodist Church

Encounter. Learn. Remember. This is the intention of the Wesley Methodist Church week-long Holy Week Easter 2022 programme.

Designed to guide you into an encounter of God’s grace as you ponder and reflect on the journey that our Lord Jesus took to the cross, Journey to the Cross is a one-hour self-guided spiritual exercise where you will walk through five prayer stations intended to take you on the path that Jesus walked for the final few days of his life on earth.

From the Last Supper, the agony at Gethsemane, the denial by Peter, the trial and suffering, to his final breath on the cross, reflect on what our Lord has done so we, too, might die to sin and live as His faithful disciples.

Selected services will also be held in Mandarin. 

Onsite:

Register here. Registration Closes 6pm, Thursday, April 14, or when all slots are full.

• April 11-14 : Journey to the Cross, 10am-8pm  
• April 14: Maundy Thursday, 8pm (English and Mandarin) 
• April 15: Good Friday Services, 8.30am and 11am (English and Mandarin) 
• April 16: Tenebrae experiential service, 8pm 
• April 17: Easter Sunday Services, 8.30am and 11am (English and Mandarin) 

Online: 

• April 11-13 : Holy Week Services on Holistic Discipleship, 8pm 
• April 14: Maundy Thursday, 8pm 
• April 15: Good Friday Services, 8.30am and 11am 
• April 17: Easter Sunday Services, 8.30am and 11am 

Where: Wesley Methodist Church, 5 Fort Canning Road, Singapore 179493

Find out more here.

Cornerstone Community Church

 Cornerstone Productions’ presents a short Easter drama entitled Unseen over Holy Saturday and Resurrection Sunday.

The Cornerstone Community Church drama transports you into Jesus’ time, when He meets and ministers to four people – the woman at the well, blind Bartimaeus, the servant girl at the wedding in Cana and the young man who saw the paralytic healed.

Unseen is set to premiere on the afternoon of Holy Saturday and will run over seven time slots across two separate venues.

According to CSCC’s website, ticketing is no longer required to attend in-person services, and certain time slots will be livestreamed to audiences who are unable to attend the production in-person.

When & where:

The Odeon Katong, Level 3, 11 East Coast Road, Singapore 428722:

• April 16 (Holy Saturday), 1.30pm and 5pm*
• April 17 (Resurrection Sunday), 8.30am, 10.15am*, 11.45am

Joyden Hall, Level 7, 201 Victoria Street, Singapore 188067:

• April 17 (Resurrection Sunday), 9.30am, 11am

* Services with livestream.

Find out more here.

St. Andrew’s Cathedral

The Holy Week programme at St Andrew’s Cathedral features various speakers from Joseph Chean to Bishops Rennis Ponniah and Titus Chung.

A service is planned every day from Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday.

Services will be livestreamed on SAC’s YouTube channel for those unable to physically attend services.

When:

• April 11, 12, 13, 14 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Maundy Thursday), 7.30pm
• April 15 (Good Friday), 8am
• April 16 (Holy Saturday), 4pm & 5.3opm
• April 17 (Easter Sunday), 7.30am, 9.30am, 11.30am & 4.30pm

Except for the Holy Saturday services, which are onsite only, all other days include both online and in-person worship services.

Where: 11 St Andrew’s Road, Singapore 178959.

Find out more here.

Calvary Baptist Church

What is the will of God? Why do we pray “Thy Will be done” as Jesus did? How do we find hope in God’s will for us and the world around us?

“Yet Not Mine, But Thy Will Be Done” is the message for the Calvary Baptist Church Good Friday service, while “Thy Will Be Done, On Earth as it is in Heaven” is the Resurrection Sunday service. 

Prepare for the services – either onsite or livestream – using this P.E.G. guide: Pray for yourself and others, Engage pre-believers in meaningful conversations and Gather to hear the good news of the Gospel. 

Onsite:

• April 15, 10am 
• April 17, 8.45am and 11.15am 

Livestream:

• April 15, 10am 
• April 17, 11.15am 

Where: Calvary Baptist Church, 48 Wan Tho Avenue, Singapore 347592. (There is a shuttle service from Potong Pasir MRT Exit A.) 

Find out more here. No registration is required. 

The Presbyterian Church in Singapore

The English Presbytery of the Presbyterian Churches in Singapore brings back its Holy Week Convention both live and online this year.

From Holy Wednesday till Good Friday, The Jesus I Never Knew features a three-part sermon series by Pastor Christopher Chia, Senior Pastor of Adam Road Presbyterian Church (ARPC), sharing messages from Mark 14-16.

The children’s programme, The Promise I Never Knew, is a presentation of songs, stories and art & craft. It will be livestreamed only on the morning of Good Friday.

Registration is required to attend the on-site services at ARPC. All three services will also be livestreamed. 

When: 

• April 13 (Wednesday), 8pm
• April 14 (Maundy Thursday), 8pm
• April 15 (Good Friday), 10am (premiere of online children’s programme)

Where: 25 Adam Road, Singapore 289894.

Find out more here.

Eagles Easter Online Concert 

What is so good about Good Friday when the world is darkened by wars, injustice and natural disasters? 

R A I S E D, a virtual Easter musical by Eagles Communications, is a  declaration of hope with the resurrection of Jesus. It is an abiding hope when all else fails. The presentation features songs and music by Cultural Medallion laureate, Kelly Tang, and Sydney Tan, a well-known music arranger for the Singapore National Day Parade since 2002. In addition there are poems by Kenny Tan and a message by Peter Chao, co-founder of Eagles Communications.

“R A I S E D is a journey from Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem to shouts of spirited hosannas to heartless jeers as He hung on a cross,” said producer Francis Chua. “Thankfully, the Gospel story doesn’t end there as Jesus is R A I S E D on the third day to glorious wonder and soulful amazement!” 

“He is not here; He has risen, just as He said.” (Matthew 28:6)

When: April 15-June 5

Where: Register for free at this link.

Find out more here. 

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