Embrace and Fusion, two new church starts in the Dakotas Conference celebrated Easter with thousands.  The joy of each was highlighted with chicks, Easter egg hunts and the good news of the resurrection.  Embrace has four campuses two in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, one in Tea, South Dakota and an online campus.  Fusion is located on the campus of Dakotas Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota. 

More than 300 kids, 600 plus people total, experienced the annual Fusion Easter Egg event Saturday, April 4.  Over 4,000 eggs were hidden around the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University.

Photo: Fusion Easter egg hunt fun outside the Sherman Center on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University.  Photo courtesy of Rev. Brandon Vetter.

Fusion held a Good Friday service for the first time this year. Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, almost 900 gathered at Fusion to remember Jesus' death and celebrate his resurrection.

Embrace Church held twenty services on Easter Sunday.  After each of the services there was a duck pond game to play, baby chicks to watch and hold, plus an Easter egg hunt. 

Over 4,750 people came to Embrace to celebrate the love of Jesus and hear the story of the resurrection.  Volunteers and staff hid over 16,000 Easter eggs as part of the celebration.

Photo: Embrace Church had a duck pond game, chicks to pet and an Easter egg hunt after each of the 20 services held on Easter Sunday.  Photo courtesy of Embrace Church.