The Day Everything Went Dark
By Ellis White, Senior Pastor
Jesus is under arrest. The crowd has turned. His friends have scattered. The night has given way to a morning filled with accusation, injustice, and fear. And if you were there, you would be asking one question: where is this day going? Will he fight back? Will God intervene? Will this somehow turn around—or is this the end?
Good Friday forces us to sit in that question, because this is the day everything seems lost. The innocent is condemned. Hope feels fragile. God feels silent. And yet—this is the day at the center of our faith.
Join Us in the Story Today
We don’t rush past Good Friday. We walk through it. Throughout today, we’re creating space to pause, reflect, and remember the cross through a series of guided prayer moments released on our YouTube Channel:
6:00 am · 9:00 am · Noon · 3:00 pm · 6:00 pm
Each video is three to four minutes long, but very intentional—a chance to slow down in the middle of your day, to sit in the weight of what Jesus has done, and to bring your own questions, grief, and need before God. You can join from anywhere: at home, at work, in between everything else.
But This Isn’t the End of the Story
Good Friday is real. The suffering is real, the loss is real, the silence is real. But it is not the final word.
Easter Is Coming
Sunday is coming—and everything changes. What feels like defeat will become victory. What feels like silence will give way to song. What feels like the end will become a beginning. Join us this Easter at Chapel Hill as we celebrate the resurrection and the hope that is still changing lives today.
Sunday — 8:30 am · 10:00 am · 11:30 am
Invite Someone
This weekend matters. There are people in your life carrying questions, pain, or quiet desperation—and they may be more open than you think. A simple invitation could be the step that changes everything for them. Don’t overthink it. Just invite them. You never know what God might do with a simple invite.
See you Sunday. Hope is coming.
Pastor Ellis