Easter with Reality LA
Some people call Los Angeles “godless.” We disagree. We believe Jesus loves Los Angeles. He loves the dreamers and the doubters, the successful and the struggling, the housed and the unhoused. He sees the beauty of this city. He grieves its brokenness. And he has not given up on its redemption. Join us this Easter as we celebrate the risen Jesus and boldly declare: Jesus loves Los Angeles… and that includes you.
Baptisms
We will hold baptisms at all three Easter gatherings.
Baptism is a picture of God’s grace and a profession of our faith. Being lowered into and raised from the water is a picture of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-8; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21). It is a public testimony where we proclaim with our mouths and our hearts that Jesus is Lord.
If you’ve trusted in Christ but have never been baptized, then we invite you to join us for baptism as we celebrate together and worship Christ. You can learn more and register here:
Changing rooms, towels, and even a change of clothes, if needed, will be provided.
Service Times and locations
Our Easter gatherings will be 9AM and 12PM at Helen Bernstein High School and 5PM at the Hope Center. Click the links below for specific location and parking details:
We believe it’s important and beautiful to gather together in person as a family, but we of course realize that we live in a world where it’s not always possible. Joining us in spirit is no less precious to us—we will be live-streaming the 9AM gathering at sundaysonline.realityla.com so our entire family can celebrate Jesus’ resurrection together!
ASL
ASL interpretation will be available during preaching and worship at our 9AM gathering. Seating is in right side of the auditorium at the front.
Kids, Preteen, and Youth
We look forward to celebrating the resurrection with the children of our church! But there will be a few changes to our typical Sunday rhythms on Easter Sunday:
Kids Ministry will only be available for nursery through 1st grade at the 9AM and 12PM gatherings. Check in will be at the usual Kids Ministry Welcome Area and these younger kids will have a typical day of programming as any other Sunday. Kids Ministry will not be available at the 5PM gathering, but we will continue to have a Moms’ and Female Caregivers’ Room for anyone who needs it.
2nd through 4th-grade children will join their families in the main gathering. Easter is a wonderful time to integrate our older children into the rhythms of the church, as the sermon is shorter and designed to reach people from a wide variety of experiences and understandings. We will have sheets available for your older kids to grab before heading into the sermon on which they can take notes, draw, and complete a couple other fun activities like crosswords or word searches.
All Preteen and Youth students will join us in our Sunday gathering as well, and we’ll resume all customary Preteen and Youth gatherings the following week.
Please feel free to reach out to our Kids or Preteen and Youth teams with any questions ahead of time. We’re looking forward to seeing your family on Easter Sunday!
Serve on Easter
Easter is a great day to press into this year’s vision of everyone being on mission for Jesus!
We have an additional gathering, additional baptisms, and additional visitors—all these additions require additional support. If you have been curious and interested in joining the mission to follow Jesus, love one another and serve Los Angeles, this is your time to shine. Whether you are new to serving, can only serve this one time a year, or have been thinking about getting back to it, the need is so big on Easter that everyone is welcome and encouraged to jump in.
Join the Easter Serving Rally on March 22 at 12PM in the Helen Bernstein library to prepare and pray for all the Lord will do in and through our church on Easter Sunday.
Good Friday
This year’s Good Friday gatherings will take place in the Hope Center Chapel on April 3 at 6:30 and 8:30PM.
