Easter at Compass

Easter was great this year. It's always a busy and exciting time at any church because you know there will be more people there than on the average Sunday. This year we saw a lot of people contribute in some unique ways to make the services unique. On Good Friday we set up a somber and dark atmosphere where we remembered the suffering and death of Jesus. It was a captivating experience visually, musically, and emotionally.

I was really excited about the musical direction that we went. One of the worship team members produces electronica and we used his skills to create backbeats that we play acoustic instruments over the top of. We had acoustic guitars, a mandolin, and a violin. It was a great combination and a really cool vibe.

Another really cool contribution to Easter was the cross the someone made. It was by far the best cross I've seen any volunteer make. Here's a picture that I took with my phone. It doesn't do it justice, but you get the idea.The base is going be painted like a rock. It didn't quite get finished for this year, but I'm excited to see what it looks like when it's done.

We had a couple on our staff do some dramatic scripture readings that were really powerful, and helped people really connect with the depth of sin that caused Christ to go through this suffering and pain on our behalf.

To end to the Good Friday service we sent people to the back of the room to take communion and quietly leave. It was a very powerful night for everyone there.

Easter Sunday was a great time of celebration. We saw over 400 people in our three services! Micah gave a great talk and the gospel was preached in a powerful and engaging way. We invited our community with this postcard that was mailed to 15,000 people.
This art was created by one of they guys on our leadership team here at Compass. He's an incredibly talented tattoo artist and had given us a couple of amazing pieces to work with for special services this year.

It's great to be a part of a church that's growing and having an impact on the community. Please continue to pray for more opportunities to connect with the people of Downtown Vancouver and reach them with the truth and grace of Jesus.