We are on the cusp of Holy Week. While many students choose to go home for the four-day Easter weekend, there are some who stay on campus, whether by choice, out of obligation or due to an inability to make it home for the holiday.
For any students who are in one of those three situations, I’ve compiled a list of local churches and what events they’re holding for Holy Weekend.
Great Commission Fellowship
300 N Lexington Ave.
Wilmore
- April 19, 7:30-8:30 p.m. — Tenebrae Good Friday gathering
- April 21, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. — Easter services
Mt. Freedom Baptist Church
100 S Lexington Ave.
Wilmore
- April 19, 7 p.m. — Good Friday service
- April 21, 10:45 a.m. — Easter Sunday service
- April 21, 12:30 p.m. — Easter egg hunt
Wilmore United Methodist Church
209 E Main St.
Wilmore
- April 18, 6:30 p.m. — Maundy Thursday service
- April 19, 12 p.m. — Good Friday service
- April 21, 6:45 a.m. — Community sunrise service at the Wilmore water tower with Wilmore Free Methodist Church and Mt. Freedom Baptist Church
- April 21, 11 a.m. — Easter service
Wilmore Anglican Church
McKenna Chapel
210 June Ryan Circle
Wilmore
- April 19, 12 p.m. — Good Friday service
- April 21, 10:30 a.m. — Easter service
Nicholasville United Methodist Church
303 W Maple St.
Nicholasville
- April 18, 12 p.m. — Holy Week service (Luncheon at 12:30 p.m.)
- April 18, 6:30 p.m. — Maundy Thursday service
- April 19, 12 p.m. — Holy Week service (Luncheon at 12:30 p.m.)
- April 21, 7 a.m. — Sunrise service
- April 21, 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. — Easter services
All Nations United Methodist Church
1075 Ashgrove Rd.
Nicholasville
- April 19, 7 p.m. — Good Friday service
- April 21, 11 a.m. — Multicultural service followed by a fellowship lunch
Edgewood Baptist Church
717 S Main St.
Nicholasville
- April 18, 6:30 p.m. — Maundy Thursday service
- April 19, 6:30 p.m. — Good Friday service
- April 20, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. — Easter egg hunt, free breakfast and kite flying
- April 21, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. — Easter services
Catalyst Christian Church
101 N 1st St.
Nicholasville
- April 21, 10:30 a.m. — Easter service
Jessamine Christian Church
130 Courchelle Dr.
Nicholasville
- April 21, 8 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. — Easter services
St. Luke Catholic Church
304 S Main St.
Nicholasville
- April 18, 9 a.m. — Morning prayer
- April 18, 7:30 p.m. — Main service (including Mass, Washing of the Feet, Stripping of the Altar and closing of the chapel)
- April 19, 9 a.m. — Morning prayer
- April 19, 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. — “Tre Ore”: Stations of the Cross and the “Last Words of Jesus”
- April 19, 2:30 p.m. — Main service (including Veneration of the Cross, reading of the Passion, and Communion)
- April 20, 9 a.m. — Morning prayer
- April 20, 8:45 p.m. — Main service/Easter vigil (including Blessing of the Fire and Water, the Singing of the Exsultet, readings from the Old Testament and reception of two candidates into the church)
- April 21, 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. — Easter Mass
- April 21, 8:30-9:30 a.m. — Easter egg hunt
Cornerstone Baptist Church
1465 Keene Rd.
Nicholasville
- April 19, 6-7 p.m. — Good Friday service
- April 21, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. — “Rise Up With Jesus” Easter event for families
Generations Community Church
44 Club Rd.
Nicholasville
- April 21, 10 a.m. — Easter service
Faith United Community Church
3080 E Brannon Rd.
Nicholasville
- April 21, 10:45 a.m. — Easter service
St. Aidan’s Anglican Church
926 S Main St.
Nicholasville
- April 18, 6:30 p.m. — Maundy Thursday service (including Washing of the Feet, Communion, and Stripping of the Sanctuary)
- April 19, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. — Good Friday retreat — Church open all day for “private retreat and reflection.” Prayer services will be held at the following times:
- 7 a.m. — Matins, followed by Litany
- 9 a.m. — Terce, followed by Lamentations
- 12 p.m. — Sext, followed by Tenebrae
- 3 p.m. — None, followed by Stations of the Cross
- 5 p.m. — Vespers
- April 19, 6 p.m. — Good Friday liturgy
- April 20, 10:30 a.m. — Holy Saturday prayer
- April 20, 8 p.m. — Easter vigil
- April 21, 11 a.m. — Easter service, followed by a potluck
Grace Community Church of the Nazarene
705 Shun Pike
Nicholasville
- April 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. — Easter service
Providence Christian Church
101 Providence Way
Nicholasville
- April 21, 10:45 a.m. — Easter service
Bethel Christian Church
1991 Bethel Rd.
Nicholasville
- April 19, 7 p.m. — Good Friday service
- April 21, 8 a.m. — Sunrise service
Nicholasville Apostolic Church
413 W Maple St.
Nicholasville
- April 21, 11 a.m. — Easter service
Resolution Church
109 E Edgewood Dr.
Nicholasville
- April 21, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Easter service
