As first light touches land and sea at dawn on Easter Sunday, thousands of Presbyterians across Ireland will come together at different outdoor locations to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Most of the earliest services begin at 6am, with other services following at 6.15am, 6.30am and 7am. Depending on the weather, each service will vary in length and involve praise, prayer, scripture reading and a short address. With the sun rise and venue adding to the celebration of the resurrection, some even offer a tasty breakfast afterwards.

Looking forward to Easter, Presbyterian Moderator, Rt Rev Dr Charles McMullen said, “These special services have become increasingly popular over the years, with many rising well before the sun to gather together for worship and fellowship, celebrating the most important of dates in the Christian calendar – Christ's resurrection.

“Gathering together in a variety of venues in many of Ireland’s iconic scenic settings, from sea shores to lough shores, lake sides to forest parks and the hills and mountains of the north - all are very welcome,” Dr McMullen said.

Grouped together by presbytery, from the list below you will find nearly 40 different venues to proclaim ‘He is risen!’

In a specially commissioned video, former global mission worker, Pamela McCullagh can be seen climbing to Cloughmore Stone in near Rostrevor, Co Down, one of this year's venues. Making the pre-Easter trek with her minister-husband, Annalong Presbyterian’s Rev David McCullagh, she sets the scene for the coming dawn services on Sunday 21 April.

Listed below in their Presbytery areas are some of the services taking place this year:

Ards	6.30am	Scrabo Tower, Newtownards
	6.00am	Donaghadee seafront
	6.30am	Ballyholme beach car park
	6.00am	Ballyholme Yacht Club car park
	6.30am	Conlig Presbyterian Church
	6.00am	Millisle Community Gardens, Ballywalter Road
	7.00am	Cloughey beach car park
Armagh	10.30am	Craigavon Presbyterian Church, Drumgor Road, Craigavon
	7.00 am	Killylea Village
Ballymena	6.30am	Slemish carpark
	6.30am	Portglenone Forest
North Belfast	6.30am	Whitehouse Presbyterian Church - meet in Hazelbank Park, followed by cooked breakfast
	8.00am	Carnmoney Presbyterian Church - meet in church car park followed by a short prayer service on Carmoney Hill, followed by cooked breakfast
East Belfast	10.00am	Knocknagoney Community Centre, Garden, Linear Park
South Belfast	7.00am	Dunmurry – United service for all denominations on the village Green, followed by breakfast in the Non-Subscribing Church
Carrickfergus	6.00am	Bankheads, Town Park (pedestrian access through Town Park or by car via Bankheads which is just past Drumalis House, off Glenarm Road and opposite Victoria Road)
	7.00am	Ballygally at the slipway (from Larne follow the Coast Road towards the North Coast)
	6.30am	Whitehead at Blackhead car park, followed by breakfast at Whitehead Presbyterian Church
Derry & Donegal	6.30am	Magheramason, Dunalong Road - pass the service station in Magheramason, turn right on to Dunlong and proceed for approx. 1 mile. Turn at crossroads down to the riverside
Down	6.30am	16 Killnakin Road, Killinchy, beside private residence
	6.15am	Murlough House, Keel Point, Dundrum
	6.30am	Ballynahinch Rugby Club
	6.30am	Trinity Boardmills Presbyterian Church
	6.00am	Island Hill carpark Ringcreevy Road, Comber
	6.15am	Nendrum monastic site, Mahee Island, Comber
Dromore	6.30am	Bandstand, Wallace Park, Lisburn, followed by cooked breakfast in Railway Street Presbyterian Church halls
	7.00am	Moira Demense, Moira Presbyterian Church
Dublin & Munster	6.005am	Sandymount Strand, south of the Martello tower
Iveagh	6.00am	Spelga Dam car park, Mountains of Mourne with breakfast after in Clonduff Presbyterian Church
Monaghan	7.00am	Wetlands Centre, Ballybay, Co Monaghan
	7.00am	Drum Lake, Drum, Co Monaghan
	7.00am	Lissadell beach Co Sligo
Newry	6.00am	Cloughmore Stone, Kilbroney Forest Park, Rostrevor
Omagh	6.30am	Knockmany at Old Bridge Road (off the A5 north of Newtownstewart)
	6.00am	Bolaght Mountain, Castlederg
	7.00am	Pigeon Top car park
Route	6.00am	Ballycastle sea front
Templepatrick	6.30am	Second Donegore Presbyterian Church (Dunamuggy)
Tyrone	6.30am	Dungannon Park
	6.00am	Car park on Slieve Gallion, Moneymore

The list has been supplied by individual presbyteries and is accurate at the time of publication. If you know of a dawn service organised by a Presbyterian congregation that you would like added to the list, please email web@presbyterianireland.org .