Memphis area churches celebrate Easter post-lockdown
The outdoor worship service at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Germantown provided an opportunity to show off an Easter bonnet. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells (right) greets arrivals Sunday at St. George’s Episcopal Church’s outdoor Easter service in Germantown. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Dr. Robert Fant plays a French horn with a brass quintet during the St. George’s Episcopal Church outdoor Easter service in Germantown. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Orange squares painted on the grass encourage social distancing at St. George’s Episcopal Church where Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells leads the Easter service. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Congregants stand to pray during the St. George’s Episcopal Church outdoor Easter service in Germantown. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells speaks during the St. George’s Episcopal Church outdoor Easter service in Germantown. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Easter Sunday marked the first time many Memphians dusted off their Sunday best since the pandemic shut down churches last year.
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Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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