Christians from across the Inland Empire celebrated Easter on Sunday, April 17, gathering atop Riverside’s Mount Rubidoux and elsewhere for the inspiring feast.
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit and caused limitations on large group activities, the sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux was held without restrictions as Riverside pastors spoke on the theme “Come to Jesus,” church organizer said. event, Pastor Brenda Wood of Word of Life. International Ministries. Gathering on top of the mountain overlooking downtown Riverside as the sun rises has been a tradition since 1909.
Robert Welch blows the shofar on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the start of the Easter sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Organizers meet early on Easter morning, Sunday, April 17, 2022, before the sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
People sit on rocks before the Easter sunrise service on Mount Rubidoux on Sunday, April 17, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
The crowd sings on Easter Sunday morning, April 17, 2022, during the sunrise service atop Mount Rubidoux. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Pastor Mark Davison of Born Again Christian Church addresses the crowd Sunday, April 17, 2022, during the Easter sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Robert Ledbetter sings Sunday, April 17, 2022 during the Easter sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Pastor Robert Willett of Antioch Church speaks to the crowd Sunday morning, April 17, 2022, during the Easter sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Ralph Ochoa and Mikaela Esparza attend the Easter sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux on Sunday, April 17, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Javon Jones of the Antioch Church performs Sunday, April 17, 2022 during the Easter sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Marcy Bueno and her 11-month-old son, Isaiah, attend the Easter sunrise service at Mount Rubidoux on Sunday, April 17, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
After two years of virtual and outdoor services, Purpose Church in Pomona welcomed people back for Easter worship, this time on its 11-acre campus. Prior to 2020, Purpose Church hosted Easter services for more than 10,000 people at the Fairplex in Pomona.
The Redlands Community Easter Sunday Service drew a crowd of worshipers to the Redlands Bowl. In Corona, Crossroads Christian Church held Easter services and displayed a Stations of the Cross art exhibit, which chronicles the last hours of Jesus’ life. And for the 94th time, a sunrise service was held at the Ramona Bowl Amphitheater near Hemet.
