Garden to Grave ~ Live Stations of the Cross

The event “Garden to Grave” Live Stations of the Cross will be on March 28, 29, 30 with showings at 5:00pm, 6:30pm, and 8:00pm, hosted by the Christian Center Church. The event is free but donations are welcome and proceeds go to the church’s building fund. You can learn more about the church HERE.

If you are unfamiliar with the Live Stations of the Cross here is some additional information:

The history of the Stations of the Cross dates back to the 4^th century when Christians were allowed to legally practice their faith in the Roman Empire after 250 years of persecution. In 335 AD, Emperor Constantine built the Church of the Holy Sepulcher at what is believed to be Jesus’ burial site. Soon after, worshippers began taking pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to the church on Good Fridays to retrace the final journey of Jesus.

Pilgrims developed stops along the way to Calvary to note specific events that took place (Jesus falls the first time; Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem, etc.) Pilgrims could only guess where some of the incidents took place because Jerusalem had been almost completely destroyed by Roman armies in 70 AD.

The Stations of the Cross are typically practiced on Fridays during the Lenten season, but can be performed any time of year at home.