These N.J. churches are offering Easter Sunday worship services via live streaming – NJ.com

While traditional Easter egg hunts and Easter Sunday masses are being canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak, hundreds of churches throughout New Jersey are still open for worship — even if their doors remain closed.

Churches across the state will be streaming virtual services this weekend to coincide with both Good Friday and Easter Sunday, two of the holiest days of the year for those of the Christian faith.

Worship this weekend

Christians across New Jersey will have plenty of options to watch Easter Sunday services online and on mobile devices this weekend. Pictured is a popular worship hymn.

Here is a county-by-county breakdown of churches offering live stream services and other online worship experiences on Easter weekend:

Atlantic County

Bergen County

Coronavirus related signs around Jackson

A sign along Spring Arbor Road tells people that services and activities at Arbor Grove Congregational Church in Jackson are suspended as seen on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. J. Scott Park | MLive.com

Burlington County

Camden County

  • Audubon United Methodist Church is providing online Sunday services at 10:30 a.m.
  • The Connect Church is offering 11 a.m. Sunday services on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Throughout the week the church is also continuing to host its small groups virtually, as well as provide a children’s service that streams live at noon on Sundays. Moreover, next week, the church is offering communion on Thursday evening at 6 p.m., a Good Friday service at 6 p.m., and Instagram Live chats with its senior pastor and current or former Philadelphia NFL players about Holy Week on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. and Monday at 12 p.m.
  • Mount Olivet Seventh-day Adventist Church in Camden is streaming services via Facebook and YouTube.
  • World Harvest Christian Center in Pennsauken is offering services on Facebook at 10 a.m. on Sundays.

Cape May County

Cumberland County

  • Bethany Grace Community Church in Bridgeton is offering a Sunday worship service that streams at 11 a.m. The church is also offering a Bible Study every Monday at 6 p.m., and will be hosting a Maundy Thursday service on April 9 at 7 p.m. and Good Friday service on April 10 at 12 p.m. These services are all accessible via Zoom or at the church’s YouTube page.
  • Higher Places Ministries in Vineland is live streaming Sunday services at 10 a.m. as well as Bible Study at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Gen-X Youth Ministry at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Kingdom Kids is also being streamed at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.
  • New Life World Outreach in Millville live streams its Sunday morning services at 11 o’clock.

Saint James A.M.E. Church in Newark will be empty on Easter Sunday, but parishioners will be able to watch a Mass online.NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Essex County

Gloucester County

  • First Presbyterian Church of Clayton live streams on Sundays at 11 a.m. Additionally, the church offers virtual posts every weekday: Mental Health Monday, Truth Tuesday, Worship Wednesday, Thankful Thursday and Funny Friday.
  • The First Presbyterian Church in Pitman is live streaming Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. and hosting an evening prayer meditation via Zoom each weeknight at 8 p.m. The church is also offering activities for “take home” Sunday School and conducting “two minute Bible Studies.” Moreover, Pastor Drew is providing videos for worshippers of the church, including a children’s book reading.
  • Gloucester County Community Church, an inter-denominational Christian congregation in Sewell, is streaming services live on Sundays at 9:15 and 11:15 am on its Facebook page.
  • Living Hope Worship Center in Logan Township streams its services at 8 a.m. each weekday, plus 7 a.m. on Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. on Sundays on its Facebook page.
  • Mercy Hill Presbyterian Church in Sewell is offering a live stream on its website of its Sunday services at 10 a.m.
  • RockLife Church in Swedesboro is streaming Sunday Worship services at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.

Hudson County

  • All Saints Episcopal Parish in Hoboken has two services of Sunday morning worship, including one at 9 a.m. for children and families that is followed by a traditional service of Morning Prayer at 10 a.m.
  • The Church of St. Paul and Incarnation in Jersey City will be live streaming the following services this week: Maundy Thursday (April 9) at 7 p.m.; Good Friday (April 10) at noon; Holy Saturday (April 11) at 9 a.m.; Easter Day (April 12) at 10 a.m.
  • Cityline Church in Jersey City hosts online services on Sunday mornings at 9:20 a.m. in Spanish and 11 a.m. in English. Online prayer service in English and Spanish is offered on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Youth online meetings and young adult meetings are on Fridays at 8:05 p.m.
  • Hoboken Grace is streaming weekly services at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. every Sunday.
  • The Hub Church in Jersey City is live streaming on Facebook and Youtube every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The church is also providing online groups for men, women, and youth every Tuesday using Zoom, links to which are provided on the church’s social media pages. Prayer is available by emailing pray@jchubchurch.org.
  • Mount Pisgah AME Church in Jersey City is streaming on Sundays at 10 a.m.
  • The Purpose Church in Jersey City streams a Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. in addition to a number of virtual events throughout the week, including workout sessions, comedy shows, craft lessons, and cooking classes.
  • Redeemer in Jersey City is offering a live stream of its services every Sunday on its YouTube page at 10:30 a.m. as well as virtual small prayer groups throughout the week.
  • Saint Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church in Kearny is streaming the following services: Palm Sunday at 9:30 a.m., Holy Thursday (April 9) at 7 p.m., Good Friday (April 10) at 3 p.m., Holy Saturday (April 11) at 8:15 p.m., and Easter Sunday (April 12) at 9:30 a.m.
  • Tapestry Church in Jersey City is providing online worship services on Sundays at 10 a.m. and noon.

Hunterdon County

Mercer County

Middlesex County

Monmouth County

Morris County

  • The Community Church of Mountain Lakes, a member congregation of the United Church of Christ, is offering services on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on YouTube.
  • Grace Church on the Mount in Netcong and Randolph is streaming services on Facebook as a Watch Party that people can join at 8:30, 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. and at 6 p.m. Sermons are available after 8:30 p.m. online and on the church’s app.
  • Notre Dame of Mount Carmel in Cedar Knolls offers daily Mass online at 12 p.m., and a Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. The church also live streams the Rosary every evening at 7 p.m., and Adoration and Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 3 p.m.
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Boonton live streams its daily 8 a.m. Mass services.
  • St. Margaret Roman Catholic Church in Morristown offers Mass services at 10 a.m. in English and 12 p.m. in Spanish on their Facebook page. The Holy Hour will also be streamed at 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
  • St. Cecilia Church in Rockaway is streaming services at various times on Sundays.
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dover offers a live streaming of Mass at 10 a.m. on Sundays. Evening prayer and other prayer services are also available on the church’s Facebook page.
  • St. Luke Parish in Long Valley will live stream Mass at 10 a.m. daily.
  • Trinity Baptist Church in Montville offers a live stream of three services every Sunday — a Bible Class at 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship at 11 a.m., and Evening Worship at 5:30 p.m. Multiple streams and a call-in-by-phone option are available to accommodate different connection speeds.
  • United Presbyterian Church in Flanders is streaming services at 7:30 p.m. on Maundy Thursday and at 9:50 a.m. on Easter Sunday.
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Like other churches in the Archdiocese of Newark, Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken, seen in a file photo, has suspended all Masses.EJA

Ocean County

  • Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Jackson is offering virtual worship services on Sundays at 10 a.m. on its Facebook page.
  • Episcopal Church of The Holy Innocents in Beach Haven is offering a variety of services and other events via live stream, including Sunday Masses at 9:30 a.m.
  • New Beginnings Church, with locations in Brick and Bayville and a third opening soon in Wall Township, offers live-streamed services on Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
  • The Presbyterian Church of Toms River is live streaming Contemporary Worship services on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m., as well as Traditional Worship services on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. The church is also hosting an online Bible study for Lent in a Facebook group.
  • St. Mary’s Parish in Barnegat is broadcasting Mass on its Facebook page and on YouTube at 1 p.m. on Sundays.
  • St. Luke in Toms River will live stream its Sunday mass at 11 a.m.
  • Wellspring Church in Toms River is offering a live stream of its worship on its YouTube channel and Facebook page on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. as well as its Monday session at 7 p.m.

Passaic County

Salem County

  • Calvary Baptist Church in Carneys Point offers streaming services on its YouTube page at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays.
  • New Hope United Methodist Church in Penns Grove offers a live stream worship service on Sundays at 11 a.m. The church also offers Wednesday and Friday morning prayer at 9 a.m. and evening prayer at 6 p.m.
  • Sharptown Church in Pilesgrove Township is streaming Sunday worship services at 8:30 and 11:15 a.m. In addition, Sharptown is hosting daily messages from the staff live at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Somerset County

Sussex County

Union County

  • The Agape Family Worship in Rahway streams its services on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m.
  • Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit is live streaming its Sunday service at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on its Facebook page and YouTube channel.
  • Bethel AME Church in Vauxhall is offering a virtual Wednesday morning meditation and prayer at 6:01 a.m. and a Sunday worship experience at 10:01 a.m. Dial 515-606-5181 and use access code 351519#.
  • Calvary Assembly in Springfield is hosting online sermons on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. and on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The church is also providing daily inspirational mini-sermons on its Facebook page.
  • Calvary Chapel in Elizabeth is pre-recording its Sunday morning services.
  • Calvary Tabernacle in Cranford is offering online services on Sundays at 10 a.m. The church is also offering a Good Friday service on April 10 at 8 p.m.
  • Comunidad Cristiana in Elizabeth streams its services on Facebook, including Mass services at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays.
  • Christ Church in Summit holds services online at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays.
  • Evangel Church in Scotch Plains is streaming Sunday services at 9 and 11 a.m. and 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. The church is also streaming services for the Deaf Community on its website.
  • Faith Lutheran Church in New Providence is live-streaming services at 10 a.m.
  • First Baptist Church of Linden is offering Sunday worship services led by Reverend Dr. Derrick R. Dumas. on its Facebook page at 10:30 a.m. Beginning April 1, worshippers can also stream Prayer meeting and Bible study at 7 p.m.
  • First United Methodist Church Westfield is live streaming worship services on Facebook and YouTube every Sunday at 10 a.m.
  • Hermanos Unidos En Cristo in Cranford is streaming services on its YouTube page.
  • Living Word Church in Union offers an online service at 10:45 on Sunday mornings.
  • New Providence Presbyterian Church is live streaming its Sunday services at 9:30 and 11 a.m.
  • The Parish Community of St. Helen in Westfield is live streaming its daily and Sunday masses on its YouTube channel. Daily Mass is at 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday Mass is at 9:30 a.m. The church is also streaming a prayer with its priests at 7 p.m. on Mondays and Worship Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
  • The Presbyterian Church in Westfield offers a live service at 10 a.m. each Sunday on Facebook. This week, the church is streaming an afternoon reflection from Monday to Friday at 1 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. services on Maundy Thursday, a 7:30 p.m. service on Good Friday, and an Easter Sunday service at 10 a.m. The church also offers full pre-taped services with a scripture reading, sermon, music and a children’s message on its website.
  • Renaissance Church in Summit is offering services on Sundays at 8:30, 10 and 11:30 am. Prayer meetings are taking place online on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, and groups are also meeting online, as well as the GriefShare (for those facing difficult times after the death of a loved one), DivorceCare (for those navigating life after a divorce or separation), and Rays of Hope (for families of loved ones struggling with substance abuse) Support Groups.
  • Saint Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Scotch Plains is live streaming its Weekday Mass services at 9 a.m. and its Sunday Masses at 10 a.m.
  • St. John’s Baptist Church in Scotch Plains offers a few ways to tune in. Its Sunday services are available to watch on Youtube and also AM radio on station 1070. The radio broadcast starts at 8 a.m. followed by the live stream at 10. St. John’s also offers a weekly prayer call every Wednesday and Sunday at 7 a.m. Worshippers can dial (425) 436-6308, with the access code 312522 to join.
  • Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church in Elizabeth streams a Sunday Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m., Lenten Services on Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 p.m., and Vespers on Saturdays at 6 p.m.
  • Saint Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Church in Rahway is live streaming Liturgy at 9 a.m. on Sundays. The church is also offering informational and inspirational messages as well as video lessons for Lent.
  • Townley Presbyterian Church in Union is streaming services on Sundays at 10 a.m.
  • The United Methodist Church of Summit is live streaming worship at 10:30 on Sunday mornings through Facebook.
  • Zion Lutheran Church in Rahway offers daily Morning Prayer at 7:15 a.m. and Sunday worship at 10 a.m., as well as weekly Bible studies on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., all via Zoom.

Warren County

Other church services

A number of other places of worship with no or multiple locations — or at a location between multiple counties — throughout the state are also streaming Easter Sunday services, including:

  • Archdiocese of Newark, which includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex, is live streaming Mass with Cardinal Tobin on Sunday at noon and offering a guide to find streaming services for parishes in its area.
  • Allentown Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Monmouth and Mercer counties, is live on Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
  • Bethany Church, with locations in Wyckoff, Washington, Wanaque, Parsippany, and Union, streams online services on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., as well as online teaching services on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
  • Cathedral International, with locations in Perth Amboy, Asbury Park, and Plainfield, is offering full virtual worship experiences on Sundays at 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. and noon.
  • The Chapel, which has locations in Lincoln Park, Wayne, and Montclair, is offering a Sunday classic service at 8:45 a.m. and two Sunday Modern services at 10 and 11:15 a.m., with live worship and a message from senior pastor Dave Gustavsen. In addition to that, children and adults can visit the church’s website for Sunday morning online classes, as well as for online groups that meet during the week.
  • Christ Church has locations in both Montclair and Rockaway and streams four services on the weekend: Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The church is also offering a children’s (ages 5-11) and teens (ages 12-17) devotional on Mondays at 7:15 p.m. and a college and young adults prayer service on Tuesday evenings. Moreover, Christ Church is streaming “The 20/20 Experience,” which encompasses “20 Minutes of Hope” on Wednesdays and “20 Minutes of Prayer” on Fridays, both at 7:15 pm.
  • Diocese of Trenton, the ecclesiastic territory of which includes the counties of Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean and Mercer, is celebrating the fifth Sunday of Lent, with Bishop David M. O’Connell leading Mass at 11 a.m. on its website. Worshippers can also find a streaming guide for parishes in its area.
  • Emergence Church, which similarly has sites in numerous areas throughout New Jersey, is offering its own virtual set of Sunday services at 9, 10:15 and 11:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., as well as online Daily Devotions on weekdays. The church is also holding two live Good Friday services in which it will take communion remotely as well as have a mix of prerecorded and live worship music at 5 and 7 p.m. on Facebook Live and YouTube.
  • The Episcopal churches of New Jersey are offering an assortment of online worship resources.
  • The Eternal Word Television Network broadcasts its live Mass every day at 8 a.m., which is rebroadcasted several times throughout the day.
  • Evangel Chapel is streaming on 10:30 a.m. services on Sundays in Spanish and for its Bridgewater and Clinton locations.
  • The Life Christian Church, which has locations in both West Orange and Paramus. In addition to live-streaming services at 9 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays, the church has created new services to serve the community during this time, including virtual small groups, live-streamed prayer times, and a Prayer Line and a Help Line monitored by the Pastoral Team. The church has also recently launched TLCCTV, which streams daily programs including children’s programming, live acoustic music shows, interactive Bible reading time and broadcast of popular sermon messages.
  • Liquid Church, a non-denominational Christian church with several locations across the state, has long featured an online service that streams at 6 and 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 9 and 11 a.m. and 1, 6 and 8 p.m. on Sundays.
  • Word on Fire airs a live Mass conducted by Bishop Robert Baron every morning at 8:15.
  • United Methodists of Greater New Jersey are offering an assortment of online worship resources available within counties across the state. Worshippers can find a full breakdown of the services available in their county here.

If your church offers live streaming services or another innovative, hands-off method of worship in response to the coronavirus shutdowns, send an email to: community@njtimes.com.

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