Saturday to feature Easter egg hunts in FC
Area churches and groups will be celebrating Easter this weekend with egg hunts and other activities for children.
Three Easter egg hunts are planned in Forrest City on Saturday, with churches holding their traditional Easter services Sunday morning.
Oak Hill Church of God and Connect Point Church will begin their activities at 11 a.m., Saturday. Events at Ridgewood Baptist Church will begin at 1 p.m.
The Oak Hill egg hunt will be held at the church’s property located just north of the EACC Transportation and Technology Center on North Washington, with activities continuing until 1 p.m.
"In case it rains, it will be moved to the gymnasium at our church location on Barrow Hill Road," said Bro. Mitch Huffaker, with Oak Hill.
Huffaker said the church’s events will include prizes, food, live animals and a story time.
"We are hoping to kick off the egg hunt at 11:30 a.m.," said Huffaker.
According to Huffaker, the egg hunts will be separated by age groups. "That way, parents with multiple children will have a chance to watch all of their children hunt for eggs," he said.
Oak Hill’s resurrection worship service will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday at the church’s home on Barrow Hill Road.
"Please come out and celebrate with us at Oak Hill Church," said Huffaker.
During the egg hunt at
Connect Point Church, participants will have an opportunity to win one of three scooters to be given away in three age groups, and adults could win one of two family packs donated by Delta Q.
Allen Calvert, with Connect Point, said the egg hunt would begin around noon, although events begin at 11 a.m.
"We have around $300 to $400 dollars in prize eggs," said
Calvert. "We aren't doing food due to Covid, but we are doing games where they can win prepackaged cakes."
On Saturday afternoon, Ridgewood Baptist Church will join in the fun with its community Easter Egg hunt from 1 to 3 p.m.
"We'll begin everything at 1," said Jim Whaley, with Ridgewood.
According to Whaley, the church will have food, games and fun activities for all ages.
"There is going to be a bounce house, too," said Whaley. "It really is your staple Easter Egg hunt. There are tons of eggs and tons of candy. Everybody is welcome.
"It will be a massive, free-forall, but it will be a fun free-forall," Whaley continued, adding, "Come one, come all and get ready to have a ton of fun."
Whaley said the church’s Easter morning service will begin at 10:30 a.m., Sunday.
For more information, Whaley encourages people to visit the church's website at https://lovemyrbc.com/
Members of the Junior Auxiliary of St. Francis County are also helping people celebrate Easter through a fundraiser benefitting the organization’s programs.
The group sponsored an “egg my yard” promotion in which local residents could buy eggs filled with candy to either have hidden in their yards Saturday night by JA members or dropped off at their homes.
“People had the option of taking them where they are going the next day for Easter or letting us scatter them in the yard,” said JASFC member Maggie Hoskins.