JOIN US THIS SPRING FOR OUR EASTER CELEBRATION SERVICES AT CHURCH AT THE MILL. WE HAVE THREE SPARTANBURG, SC LOCATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM: MOORE, WOODRUFF, OR WELLFORD.
Central Campus
Six identical Easter worship services:
Kids' programming will be available for 3rd grade and younger at each service time. All-Access (special needs) programming will be available by RSVP during all Saturday services and the 9:45 & 11:30 services on Sunday.
The 11:30 AM service will be interpreted for our deaf community.
Lake Cooley Campus
Four identical Easter worship services:
Kids' programming will be available for 3rd grade and younger at each service time.
Woodruff Campus
Four identical Easter worship services:
Kids' programming will be available for 3rd grade and younger at each service time.
Adult Small Groups will not meet on Easter weekend.
Our East Asian and Español congregations will meet on regular schedule.
Good Friday
Good Friday is the day Christ-followers solemnly remember the death of Jesus as a sacrifice for the sins of the world. It is called “Good” Friday, not because it was good for our Lord, but because of what Jesus did and how good that is for us. There is no resurrection to celebrate on Sunday without Jesus’s death on Friday.
It’s not just about participation; it’s about proclamation. We are declaring what we believe about Jesus’s life, death and resurrection as a reminder to boldly proclaim this daily in our own lives.
Over the years, Church at The Mill has observed this day in a variety of ways. In lieu of an in-person service this year, we’d love for you to pause with us to reflect on and commemorate the work of Jesus in your own timing this Friday, April 18, 2025 as you follow along with Pastor D.J. and his wife Laurel via the video below.
Join us for this Bible reading plan designed to lead you through the Easter season with intentional focus and reflection. We will follow the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus through Scripture, while Fridays will center on the sermon text from our Worthy series in Revelation. Walk with Jesus, behold the Lamb, and rediscover the glory of our risen King Who is seated on the throne! Let this plan prepare your heart to worship the One who is truly worthy.
Easter Sermon Series
This Easter season, join us for Worthy, a sermon series that journeys from the sorrow of the cross to the triumph of the throne room. Through the powerful images of Revelation 4-5, we will reflect on how Jesus endured the cross and was exalted as the risen Lamb. His sacrifice opened the way for our redemption and will echo in our eternal worship.
This Easter, join us at the campus that's most convenient for you as we celebrate our victorious and reigning King, who is worthy of all praise!
Why do we celebrate Easter?
Easter, also known as Resurrection Sunday, is the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead. It is the day that sets Biblical Christianity apart from all other world religions. Though we proclaim the life, death and resurrection of Christ every day, it is a special day set aside each year to focus on and celebrate the divine miracle of Christ's resurrection from the dead and eternal salvation of those who believe upon Him.
Jesus is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. (The Christmas season is when Christ-followers celebrate the miracle of Jesus's birth, as told in Luke 2.)
He perfectly upheld the Law of the Old Testament by His personal obedience. He took on human nature and identified Himself completely with mankind, yet He never sinned even once.
In God's timing, by God's authority, and to fulfill the prophecies in Scripture, Jesus was handed over to the authorities, tried in court and sentenced to death on a cross. (Good Friday is the day Christ-followers solemnly remember the death of Jesus as the sacrifice for our sins.) Matthew 26-28 details the plot to kill Jesus, His arrest, trial, death, burial and resurrection.
Sin separates us from God, but Jesus's death on the cross paid the price for the sins of all mankind, reconciling us to God. Without His sacrifice, we would be separated from God for eternity. Romans 3:23-24 and Romans 6:23 explain this.
On the third day, God raised Jesus from the dead, fulfilling prophecy and ensuring that we have a RISEN, LIVING Savior. This is why we commemorate Easter or Resurrection Sunday!
After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples and hundreds of others and later ascended into heaven, as described in Luke 24. He is now seated at the right hand of God and dwells in all believers as the living and ever-present Savior.