Experience Easter - a hit with schools

Experience Easter - a hit with schools


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Published: 08 April 2011

Aidan Greenwood, Evangelist with the Wythenshawe Team, reports on the success of running Experience Easter in primary schools during Lent.

We invited five of the Wythenshawe primary schools to come and take part in Experience Easter at the William Temple Church over a two-week period.

Over 250 Year 5 and 6 children were led through the most tumultuous and adventure-filled week of Jesus’ earthly life, from the events of Palm Sunday, through washing the disciples’ feet, the Last Supper, being alone in the Garden of Gethsemane, and leading up to Good Friday and the Resurrection.

Over 25 people from all the team churches helped over the fortnight; some who had never worked with children or done anything ‘up front’ in church before!

All ‘mucked in’ and helped with the preparation, and most got involved on the days, helping lead the different stations.

It was really breathtaking to see so many people coming out of themselves and offering so much to the children. Some of the children were visibly moved by the whole experience.

One school reported that some Year 5 boys who had been causing problems at school began to talk to the teachers about how they were feeling when they got back to school. This was a direct result of them opening up in their groups at Experience Easter!

We all feel Experience Easter has been extremely worthwhile, and one Team Vicar even said it was ‘by far the best piece of team ministry' she had been involved with to date.

We aim to build on the positive relationships made with all the schools through this mission initiative in the near future, and maybe even try something similar, like Experience Harvest or Pentecost!

For all of us, this has re-energised our experience of Lent, Holy Week and Easter and, more to the point, renewed our zeal for the Gospel. For many, it has
deepened their personal walk with the Lord.


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