Each different "location" will represent the next piece of the story of Holy Week. At the end of the journey, Jesus will be buried in the grave. We will celebrate his resurrection on Easter through one of our worship experiences.
This year every "location" represents one of the many mission partners we have at Aldersgate! If you are unfamiliar with our partners, we encourage you to learn more! While you won't be driving from place to place, we have provided a map to show all the different locations across the Hub City!
Each mission partner is tied to a particular piece of the Holy Week story. We have provided the scripture for each section in a version we believe best fits the majority of people. We encourage you to use a form of scripture that best fits your family. This could be your personal Bible or a Children's Story Bible.
What comes to mind when you hear the word SATURATE? sat·u·rate: to cause something to be thoroughly soaked so that no more can be absorbed.
Aldersgate’s vision this year is to SATURATE Lubbock with the gospel of Jesus! To soak the places we live, learn, work, and play with our prayers, presence, and the power of the Holy Spirit! Places like our neighborhoods, schools, work sites, businesses, government offices, sports fields, art houses, media outlets and much more!
Where are you doing some SATURATING? It’s not a matter of if you are called to SATURATE, but where you are called to SATURATE?
We have planned four activities for you to be able to saturate the LBK by partnering with our mission partners. Think through each activity and participate however the Spirit leads you. Bring your contributions to Aldersgate with you on Easter Sunday!
Caleb’s Closet is a nonprofit organization that provides clothing, toys, personal care products, baby items, and other essential items to children in foster care.
Learn more at calebscloset.org
Caleb's Closet collects gently used clothing items and toys for foster kids of all ages, from birth through teens.
We challenge you to go through your house, kid's toys/clothes, and closets and find 5 quality items to donate to Caleb's Closet. Ask yourself, "would I want to receive this as a gift?" If the answer is yes, bring it with you on Easter Sunday!
or go to their amazon or target list and purchase a couple items off their list.
Here at Aldersgate, we partner with three schools: Wolffarth Elementary in LISD, Cooper North Elementary in LCISD, and Willow Bend Elementary in FISD. We provide school supplies, teacher support, and prayer to each school throughout the year!
Help us provide school supplies for 300 kids in the Hub City!
We will be collecting new school supplies, specifically backpacks, pencil bags, and composition notebooks.
Head to the closest Walmart (or wherever you like to shop), grab some new school supplies, and bring it with you on Easter Sunday!
Wolffarth has a food pantry to help food insecure kids with food throughout weekends and holidays
Stock the pantry!
We want to bless the families at Wolffarth Elementary with an abundance of food! Below is a listed of needed items. Decide as a family which items you'd like to donate and head to the grocery store (or your pantry). Be sure to bring your items with you on Easter Sunday!
Needed Items: Easy box dinners like Mac and Cheese, Tuna Helper, and any boxed pasta meal that canned chicken can be added to, granola bars, beef jerky, chips, cereal and shelf-stable milk.
FCA's vision is to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes.
Learn more at fcalubbock.org
Cover all area schools in prayer!
We would love to see all the area schools covered in prayer. Choose a school from the list below or a school your family is personally connected with, and set aside a specific time to pray.
The power of prayer has the ability impact schools in a number of ways. Specifically, we want to pray for wisdom and guidance for the administrators, for patience and endurance for teachers/coaches, and for the Lord to move in mighty ways in each of the students.
Schools to pray over:
Head to the three crosses for a time of prayer and reflection.
We want to saturate the city of Lubbock and surrounding areas with the love of Jesus. We do that by praying for our community, serving in our community, and sharing the Good News of Jesus with everyone around us.
Prayer for our community starts with prayer for you and your family! We know each person who interacts with Aldersgate has their own story and struggles. We want you to know you are covered in the power, presence, and prayer of the Holy Spirit.
To end our journey through the Easter story, we want to give you space to reflect and experience the power of God's forgiveness.
It's been a hard couple years. The enemy is out to destroy BUT we hold the power of prayer to overcome his evil schemes!
Spend time at the foot of the cross, read and reflect over the sacrifice Jesus gave for each of us. Because of Him, we can have a spirit of power and strength. Because of Him, we can walk in freedom.
After taking time to reflect, find the stones located inside the tomb. Taking a stone and a sharpie, write down what you want to leave at the feet of Jesus. Nothing is too big nor too small, Jesus wants it all!
Take your stone, lay it at the base of the cross, and say a prayer. In your prayer, lay your burden down into the hands of Jesus, thank him for all he has done, and end with an amen that declares you are letting go of your burden!
We’d love to have you and your family with us for Easter at Aldersgate Church. You’ll have three in-person services to choose from, including our special sunrise service in the church parking lot.