Michael Yaeger plays Jesus in this Passover scene at Temple Baptist Church’s production of “Two Crowns.” Church pastor Bret Yaeger is at left and Adam Tank- ersley, minister of youth and education, is on his right.If You Go
“Messiah in the Passover Experience” * Where: First Baptist Church of Fort Oglethorpe, 2645 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. * When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday. * Admission: $5 for the meal, love offering will also be collected. * The program: Reginald Lisemby of Christian Ministry to Israel will lead guests in a Passover meal, teaching what the food symbolizes. Guests will be served a chicken dinner along with samples of Hebrew foods. * Reservations: Required by 5 p.m. Monday. * Information/reservations: 706-866-0232. “SonRise” * Where: Begins at Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists and loops campus of Southern Adventist University, 4829 College Drive East, Collegedale, Tenn. * When: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4. * Admission: Sold out; 9,700 free tickets have been distributed. * The program: Walk-through tour of six stations depicting Jesus’s triumphal entry to Jerusalem, the Last Supper, Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, the judgment of Jesus, Crucifixion and Resurrection. Presented by students of SAU, Collegedale SDA and some community residents; includes 500 cast members, about 500 volunteers managing parking and other logistics. * Information: collegedalechurch.com. “Two Crowns” * Where: Temple Baptist Church, 2310 S. Dixie Highway, Dalton, Ga. * When: 7 p.m. tonight, Sunday and April 3. Admission: Free. * The Program: Cast of 60 presents passion play with music, which begins with the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and finishes with the Resurrection. * Information: 706-226-6785. Other Holy Week Programs * What: “Colors of Grace” presented by The Roueche Chorale. * Where: Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road. * When: 7 p.m. Tuesday. * Admission: Free. * The program: Scripture from Gospel of Matthew interspersed with anthems describing lessons to be learned from the example of Christ. Lessons are visually represented by colored cloths and appropriate symbols. * Information: therouechechorale.org. * What: “The Story” * Where: North Cleveland Church of God, 335 11th St. NE, Cleveland, Tenn. * When: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 3-4; 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday, April 5. * Admission: Free. * The program: Presents God’s plan for his people from Genesis to Revelation, based on the best-selling book by Max Lucado. Musical with video presentations. * Information: nccog.org. *What: Stations of the Cross *Where: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 968 Haig Mill Lake Road, Dalton, Ga. *When: Noon Friday (English); 2 p.m. Friday (Bilingual). *Admission: Free. *The program: Live, two-hour journey through the 14 Stations of the Cross — where Jesus was condemned, where he met his mother, where his face was wiped by Veronica and where he was nailed to the cross, among others. *Information: sjccdalton.com
For 364 days of each year, Jesse Rademacher is a professor of character animation at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale.
On the remaining day he’s called Jesus.
For 10 years, Rademacher has taken up his cross to portray the emotional last days of Jesus Christ in “SonRise,” the huge outdoor drama presented by Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists and Southern Adventist University. The event is designed to celebrate the resurrection of Christ with believers while reaching non-Christians with the story of God’s love for mankind.
More than 10,000 visitors came to the Holy Week drama last year; the same amount is expected on Saturday, April 4.