More Than 6,000 Participate in Hoboken Grace Egg Hunts

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The largest Easter egg hunt in Hudson County got bigger this year and exceeded expectations! For the third year in a row, Hoboken Grace featured 2 Hunts at its annual event. Both of which, completely sold out two months before the event. More than 6,000 people participated in the festivities with over 400 volunteers.

Families across Hoboken and the surrounding communities took part in completely free activities including the Easter egg hunt, a variety of games, pictures with the Easter bunny, face painting, arts and crafts and more.

“This event gets bigger and bigger each year. This year, we added 6,000 more Easter eggs and two more Easter bunnies to ensure each family had an opportunity for a photo.” said Chris High, Pastor of Hoboken Grace. “We’re thrilled to be able to serve and love our community here in Hoboken in such a big way each year. We look forward to it all year.” With partnerships and support from the city, we hope to be able to include even more participants next year.

What’s truly incredible is that the event is completely run by volunteers. At the corner of Fourth and Jackson, more than 400 volunteers from Hoboken Grace, the community, and local businesses all came together to volunteer and create this fun environment for local families. We would like to thank everyone who came out to help make this a successful event!

Pictures with the Easter Bunny are posted at www.hobokengrace.com/bunny.

Easter at Hoboken Grace!

Celebrate this Easter with Hoboken Grace at one of five special Easter Services! Find a service that works for you, invite your family and friends, and join us for an incredible experience!

Do you ever wonder how someone could believe that Christ died for us, was buried, rose from the dead, and was seen, how someone could actually believe in Easter? Is it a story that arose over generations, or is there actually more to it?

It’s the weekend in history that changed everything forever, and this Easter we take a closer look at why they believed then and why we can believe today.

4/19 - Good Friday Service *5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

4/20 - Easter Celebration Saturday Service *5:00 pm

4/21 - Easter Celebration Sunday Service *8:30 a.m., *10:00 a.m., *11:30 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.

*"Grace Kids" provided.

Hoboken Grace is a contemporary, non-denominational Christian Church in Hoboken, NJ. The mission of the church is to help people find their way back to God. Hoboken Grace offers three services on Sundays, 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at 301 Garden Street. To learn more about Hoboken Grace visit hobokengrace.com.

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