Are you someone who doesn’t attend church every Sunday, but like to attend on the major Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter? With Easter coming up, you might want to start looking now for a church to attend, so you’re not scrambling at the last minute to figure out when the church you want to attend is holding services.
Some churches in Temecula, California hold their Easter services at their regularly scheduled times and in the same locations they have services on typical Sundays, but this isn’t the case with all of them.
Easter Sunday tends to be one of the days during the year that churches see the highest number of visitors. Regular attenders bring their friends and relatives who don’t normally attend church on Sundays. In addition, people with religious backgrounds tend to make it a priority to attend an Easter service, even if they don’t attend church at other times of the year. As a result, churches in Temecula, California can get quite full on Easter Sunday. Some churches will add additional services times, or may even change locations to facilities that can accommodate more people.
At most churches, the most popular service times tend to be held in the mid-morning—from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. If you’re someone who doesn’t love crowds, attending an earlier or later service might be a better choice for you. If you’re an early riser, there are also some churches that hold outside Easter sunrise services first thing in the morning, as the sun comes up. Just be sure to bundle up!
If you’re feeling a little bit of trepidation about going back to church, or attending a church in Temecula for the first time, rest assured that most churches in Temecula are excited to have visitors on Easter Sunday (and on any Sunday, really)! They will be glad that you are there, and because there are typically so many visitors on Easter, you probably won’t stand out much, if at all. However, if you want to get to know more about the church there will likely be opportunities for you to do so. But maybe don’t expect to have a one-one-one conversation with the lead pastor on Easter Sunday—it’s a busy day for them!
Throughout the Temecula Valley, there are large churches, small churches, and in-between sized churches. There are churches that are solemn and traditional, as well as those that are more upbeat and contemporary. It can be hard to tell from a church’s website how big the congregation is or exactly how the service will go, so ask around town if you have specific requirements for a church. No matter which church you choose, you will hopefully be presented with a message of hope and an opportunity to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ!
