Holiday Services
Holiday services at HUMC are highly anticipated and attended. We invite you to celebrate your next holiday with us.
Holy Week at Hickory: Walking the Story of Jesus
Holy Week is the most sacred journey of the Christian year. It is the week when we slow down and walk step by step through the final days of Jesus’ life—his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the last supper with his disciples, the cross, and finally the empty tomb.
At Hickory, we invite you to experience the full story of Holy Week. Each service helps us see a different part of God’s love revealed through Christ.
Palm Sunday (March 29) – Easter Cantata | 10:00 AM
Holy Week begins with celebration as we remember Jesus entering Jerusalem. Our choir will lead us in a special Easter Cantata during the 10 AM service as we begin the journey toward the cross.
Maundy Thursday (April 2) | 7:00 PM at Oak Grove UMC
On Thursday evening we will gather with our friends at Oak Grove, Messiah, and Great Bridge UMC to remember the night Jesus shared the Last Supper with his disciples. This service invites us to reflect on Christ’s command to love one another and the gift of communion, using the servcice designed by “The Chosen”
Good Friday Tenebrae Service (April 3) | 7:00 PM @ Hickory
Good Friday is a solemn and powerful service as we remember the crucifixion of Jesus. Through scripture, prayer, and the gradual dimming of light, the Tenebrae service invites us to sit with the depth of Christ’s sacrifice and love for the world.
Easter Sunday (April 5)
• Sunrise Service – 6:45 AM at the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum
We will greet the dawn together with our community and celebrate the good news that Christ is risen.
• 10:00 AM – Hickory Sanctuary
Our traditional Easter celebration as we gather with the full church family.
Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn will be held directly after this service!
• 5:00 PM – NW River Annex Base Chapel
Our evening worship service celebrating the resurrection with an Easter Meal to follow!
Holy Week reminds us that the story of Jesus is not just something we remember—it is the story we are invited to live. Through the cross and the empty tomb, we see again that God’s love is stronger than sin, stronger than fear, and even stronger than death.
We hope you will join us as we walk this journey together.
Christmas Eve
An evening service is held every Christmas Eve and includes Christmas carols, the story of Christ's birth and ends with a touching candlelight song.
