Easter at King Street Church

Maundy Thursday Service

On Thursday, April 17, you are invited to join us for a Maundy Thursday Service at 6:00 pm in the Baker Center (this is a change from previous years). We plan to gather around round tables for a special time of communion.

If you can’t attend in person, this service will be live-streamed at 6 pm from the sanctuary to our website, Facebook and YouTube. If you are worshipping with us online we invite you to prepare your own elements (cracker and juice) at home and participate with us.

The word “maundy” is an abbreviated form of the Latin word “mandatum,” which means command, or mandate.  When Jesus was sharing the Last Supper with His disciples He told them, “A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”  (John 13:34)  We celebrate Maundy Thursday to remember the Last Supper, to reflect on the sacrifice of Jesus, and to meditate on this commandment to love and serve others.

Good Friday “Way to the Cross” Experience

Friday, April 18, is our “Way of the Cross” Contemplative Experience. The purpose of this event is to allow us a window into what Christ suffered on Good Friday through eight unique stations.  The stations are designed to help us better understand the depth of Christ’s sacrifice. Then when we celebrate His resurrection on Sunday, we can be filled, more authentically, with joy and relief that He triumphed over death.

Here are some key details:

• Come anytime from 12-8 pm and plan to stay for at least 45 minutes, but longer if you wish.
• Enter through the Baker Center entrance, and head downstairs.
• We will provide a booklet for you to use at each station.
• The experience is predominantly self-guided, and is geared toward silent reflection and individual encounters.
• Pastor Rob Gunkelman and Lay Leader Jean Ellis will be available during the day to answer questions and to pray with you.
• The event is best suited to teenagers and adults. Children are welcome but we ask that parents travel intentionally through the stations with their kids, helping them to respect the tone and understand what is happening.

Palm Sunday

Begin Holy Week with us as we worship together on Palm Sunday. Both our Adult Choir and Kids Choir will serve with special music, and Pastor Ron Cook will share a message form the Word of God. Worship services are held at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. Nursery and childcare is offered for all ages.

Easter Flowers

Every year we invite our church family to order flowers in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one. On Easter Sunday those flowers will be used to decorate our worship spaces, and donors are welcome to take their flowers after services are over.  On that day we will have a published list of Easter Flower Dedications.  Order flowers here.

Lenten Devotionals

We offer Lenten devotionals to use over the 40 days leading up to Easter. Beginning Sunday, March 2, you can pick up a printed booklet in the church lobbies (just one, please). Beginning Wednesday, March 5, you can receive an email to your inbox.  Learn more about the options here:  Lent Devotionals 2025