8 Reasons to Join Us for Easter // M-Note 4.3.2026

Easter weekend is here! The Gathering will have TWO worship services - at 9 and 10:45am - this Sunday at The Factory, along with one worship service at 10am at our Metro East Site. All the details can be found here.  

If your Easter plans are still undecided, or if you need help convincing family or friends to join you, here are 8 reasons why you won’t want to miss EasterSTL this year:

1. Plenty of room! With two services at The Factory, and one in Illinois, we’ll have more than enough seats for you and all of your family and friends. Invite them now! It could be the single biggest difference you make in someone’s life. 
2. Incredible live music, including the return of The Easter Choir! Worship will be led by a superband of familiar faces from all our sites, including Brando Hall, Aly Chisum, Sarah Turner, Claire Krober, and more!
3. Kids Ministry! We will have an awesome experience for kids ages birth through 5 years old at the Reverie right next to The Factory and at our Metro East service. Pro tip: arrive at least 15 minutes early to take a family pic, check in the kids, and head over to worship. Kids Director, Elizabeth Hogan, shows you just how close it actually is in this video!
4. Parking is EASY! There is plenty of parking right in front of both venues. If you’re dropping off kids at The Factory, there will be signs to show you the best place to park to make it even easier.
5. Worship online! The Easter message will be online on demand starting at midnight on Easter morning. I hope you’re able to join us in person, but if not, this is a great option and another way to invite people!
6. A chance to make a difference! 100% of our offering will go towards local missions including public schools in St. Louis through our Literacy Partnership as well as literacy efforts in the Metro East. You can give in person or online anytime this weekend and throughout next week.
7. A place for those with disabilities. We will have an ASL interpreter at The Factory during both worship services for those with hearing impairments. If you need accessible seating, we will have it saved for you. Drop offs can be done right in front of the building, and then someone in a Gathering shirt will guide you to accessible seating.
8. You’ll hear the Good News! We’ve designed a worship service that will leave you inspired, hope-filled and re-energized. We’ll be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus and encouraging you to choose hope, even in a world that makes it tough. Who doesn’t need that?

Easter is the culmination of our story of faith, and it is a time for great celebration for our church. All the details for the day are right here. I hope that you will take a moment right now to share the invitation on social media, and make sure to invite a friend this weekend to join you.
 
I cannot wait to see you there!
 
Peace,

Matt
 
P.S. Tonight, we will celebrate Good Friday at 7pm at our McCausland site to commemorate Jesus’ death on the cross. It is a powerful and moving service of readings and music, and the best way to prepare yourself for the joy of Easter. If you have never tried it, please come. You will be glad you did.