Internal Easter Details

EASTER EXPERIENCE

Series: Encounters with Jesus

Promotion & Advertising
  • Signs around town with web address
  • Invites passed out beginning March 16th
  • Invite cards bundled and distributed to community groups to personally invite
  • Lake working with Brad & Jim G. to ask teachers to encourage class to invite.
  • Social Promo & Ads in Cleveland and Ooltewah and North Etowah
  • Text messages to targeted audiences who have attended in the past 18 months.
  • Website updated for Easter at 3 campuses. All links will point to /Easter - Live by March 16.
  • 3 Promo Videos + Personal invite videos being produced before March 16th.


Campus Decorations:
  • - Matching Cross in all locations.
  • - Photo Booths of Flower Cross and Stained Glass Windows wall. *SETUP BY PALM SUNDAY
  • - Large Cross hanging in Commons
  • - Interactive kids "He is risen tomb" in Cleveland
  • - Large inflatable eggs in the field (clumped together)
  • - 7 Stations of the Cross in the courtyard. * SETUP By PALM SUNDAY
  • - Large "He is Risen" signs for egg hunt.
  • - Egypt Trip, Major event slides on "Commons Tron"
  • - Large Easter signs in Ooltewah and Etowah.

Info Gathering + Follow up:
Dalton King & Brad Bennett - leading effort to collect information by promoting Egypt Trip and text prompt leading to a Touch Point form. Everyone contacted by Sunday evening. These forms will culminate in a followup effort that continues in conversations the week following Easter.

ETeam:
All staff members without service assignments are serving on Team throughout the weekend. Mandatory sign-up.

Cleveland Promo booths in Commons:
- Booth 1 - SUMMER (VBS. Camp Cherokee. Kids Camp, Creative Arts Camp)
- Booth 2 - Connection Center
- Booth 3 - LOCAL MISSIONS

- Unified Hospitality Room (Cleveland Only) - Second Floor location - Room 220+.

GOOD FRIDAY (in Cleveland Only) details 

Parking & Commons / Lobby
- Shuttles = YES
- Police = YES
Service Times: 11:00am & 6:30pm
Rally Time: 10:30am for 11:00am Service. 5:45pm for 6:30 Service.
Service Flows: Matching Services (See Plan)
Offering = YES all services. (Lake Shamblin)
Overflow Plan = CHAPEL. Hosted by Will Owens.
Stream = YES all services.
Preschool Childcare: 6:30pm Only.
Response Tents: YES - COMMONS - Jenny King, Coby Goins. LOBBY - Ally Bennett, Kris Oas.
Social Capture = YES. Photo & Video all services.

11:00 Service - 7 Statements of the Cross.
Kelly Knouse will coordinate 7 statement preaching. Kelly, Lake, Dalton, Justin, Brad, Steve, Jim G.

2024 NOTES:
Open Doors 45 Minutes ahead of start time. Stop Sound Check
Change rally location to Lobby.
1,103 People attended
Service Runtime 1:14:00


12:00pm Lunch
- Menu:
  • Baked Ham
  • Roasted Chicken Breast
  • Mashed Potatoes
  • Green Beans
  • Persian Carrots
  • Dinner Roll
  • Salad Bar
  • Assorted Sweet Treat Desserts
- Cost is $10/person. Family Max of $30.
    - “Fast Passes” available at Lunch & Supper available starting March 16th - April 16th.

2024 Notes:
Don't use the term Fast Passes. Use "Tickets"
~400 people stayed to eat.
Serving Line complete in 28 minutes.

6:30 Good Friday service. 
Baptisms (Schedule & Cards)
- Identical Flow to 11:00am + Extended Baptism. (See Plan)
- BAPTISM FLOW
- Baptisms are all to be scheduled in the Team Site.
- There will be a Baptism Meeting on Monday April 7 at 1pm to discuss stories & process.
- All baptisms should arrive on campus by 6:00pm to get dressed, for tank side assignment and for prayer.
- See Attached Card to be given to each person being baptized as a personal invitation they can use.
- Spontaneous Baptism - Decision Team: Justin Worden, Cody Witucki Coby Goins, Kris Oas, Frank Walker, Rebecca Otey. Move to cameras without specific instructions.
- Baptism videos will be available in the week following Easter and may be used in weekend services.

SATURDAY details

Parking & Commons / Lobby
- Shuttles = YES
- Police = YES
Rally Time: 1:30pm only
Service Times: 2:00pm & 4:00pm
Flows: (See Plan) - Same as Sunday. 2 Baptism slots available each hour.
Offering: Frank by Video on all campuses "All money will be used locally"
Special Element: - Painting by Shane Wilbanks
Overflow Plan:
- #1 CHAPEL (Hosted by: Dalton King )
- #2 LOFT (Hosted by: Frank Walker )
- #3 COMMONS (Hosted by: Jim Gibson)
Preschool Childcare: YES all services
Stream = YES all services.
Social Capture = YES. Photo & Video of all services & egg hunt
Photo Op = 3 locations.

3:30pm Egg Hunt
- Register by texting EGG to 74784
- Start Hunt promptly at 3:30
- Located in the back grass field.
- Instructions given by host (Lake or PJ) from center of fields. Smaller sound system with music and microphone.
- 3 Fields next to each other divided into grade categories. (PreK, K-2nd, 3-5th)
- 25,000 Eggs
- Bags prepared by Hands & Feet group. - includes info about Sunday services & Summer activities.

Response Tents: YES - 2:00 COMMONS - Frank Walker, Ernest Easley. LOBBY - Jim Gibson, Steve Morgan.
   4::00 COMMONS - Dalton King, Evan Holbrook. LOBBY - Jim Gibson, Lake Shamblin.
- 3 tents. 1 located at each building entrance.
- Ernest Easley & Team hosting each tent with response cards & T-Shirt gift.
- Invitation instructions are to visit someone at a tent about Salvation & Baptism.
- Tents also serve as a first-impression and directions as people enter the building.

*** Dalton, Brad, Jim asking specific classes to attend Saturday or specific Sunday hour to make space for guests in the 10:15 & 11:30 services on Sunday.

EASTER SUNDAY details

CLEVELAND
Parking & Commons / Lobby
- Shuttles = YES
- Police = YES

Service Times: 8:00 (Traditional) 9:00, 10:15 - 1person, 11:30-FULL. ***2 Baptism slots available each hour.
Rally Time: 7:30am
Flows: Identical except 8:00 with hymns (See Plans).
Offering: Frank by Video on all campuses "All money will be used locally"
Special Element: - Painting by Shane Wilbanks
Overflow Plan
- #1 CHAPEL with live music (Hosted by: Dalton King & Brad Bennett)
- #2 LOFT (Hosted by: Frank Walker & Will Owens )
- #3 COMMONS (Hosted by: Bart Walker & Stephen Beasley)
Stream: = YES all services
Preschool Childcare: YES all services
Social Capture = YES. Photo & Video all services & egg hunt with drone.
Photo Op = 3 locations.

12:45 pm Egg Hunt
- Register by texting EGG to 74784
- Start Hunt promptly at 12:45
- Located in the back grass field.
- Instructions given by host (Lake or PJ) from center of fields. Smaller sound system with music and microphone.
- 3 Fields next to each other divided into grade categories. (PreK, K-2nd, 3-5th)
- 25,000 Eggs
- Bags include info about Sunday services & Summer activities.

Response Tents: YES - 8:00 COMMONS - Frank Walker. LOBBY - Jim Gibson, Brad Bennett.
   9:00 COMMONS - Brad Bennett. LOBBY - Steve Morgan, Rebecca Otey
  10:15 COMMONS - Lake Shamblin. LOBBY - Coby Goins,
  11:30 COMMONS - Kris Oas. LOBBY Dalton King, Evan Holbrook.
- 3 tents. 1 located at each building entrance.
- Ernest Easley & Team hosting each tent with response cards & T Shirt gift.
- Invitation instructions are to visit someone at a tent about Salvation & Baptism.
- Tents also serve as a first-impression and directions as people enter the building.

OOLTEWAH
Service Times: 9:00am & 11:00am
Flows Identical Services (See Plan)
Offering: Frank by Video on all campuses "All money will be used locally"
Special Element: - Painting by Mary Grace Yeldell

Overflow Plan = 2nd Service.

10:30am Egg Hunt
- Start Hunt promptly at 10:30
- 1 Field located in front of OMS.
- Instructions from PA in field.
- Bags prepared by Hands & Feet group. - includes info about Sunday services & Summer activities.

Social Capture = YES. Photo & Video all services & egg hunt.
Photo Op = 1 booth.


NORTH ETOWAH
Service Times: 9:00am & 11:00am
Flows Identical services (See Plan)
Offering: Frank by Video on all campuses "All money will be used locally"
Special Element: - Painting by Kate Heidbreder

Overflow Plan = 2nd Service.

10:30am Egg Hunt
- Start Hunt promptly at 10:30
- 1 Field located in front of OMS.
- Instructions from PA in field.
- Bags prepared by Hands & Feet group. - includes info about Sunday services & Summer activities.

Social Capture = YES. Photo & Video all services & egg hunt
Photo Op = 1 booth.

Week After EASTER

Monday - Offices Closed

Tuesday Follow up
Dalton King & Brad Bennett coordinating all follow up to online responses. Everyone personally contacted by Sunday evening. Conversations continue through the week. 

Sunday 4/27 "Face to Face with the Devil"