More than 3,000 people attend the pre-dawn service as the Rev. Ed Moss of CrossPointe Fellowship delivers the benediction March 27 for the 52nd annual Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island Easter sunrise service at the Manatee Public Beach, 2500 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Photos: Kristin Swain
Mathew Nowicki, left, and the Revs. Rosemary Backer, Dr. Bob O’Keefe, Matthew Grunfeld, Stephen King and Ed Moss join vocalist Morgan Lawson and accompanist Mary Teco in “Lord I Lift Your Name on High,” to close the Easter sunrise service.
The Rev. Dr. Bob O’Keef of Roser Memorial Community Church delivers the sermon, “It’s All About Easter,” as the sun rises over the people gathered on the beach to celebrate Easter in Holmes Beach. The Kiwanis Club collection at the service earned $8,612, the largest to date, to be shared among the six island churches.