Altadenans Will Embrace Easter at Sunrise Service on Sunday

Altadenans will gather at Mountain View Cemetery on Sunday morning for an Easter sunrise service to celebrate their faith in Jesus Christ’s resurrection.

The service was scheduled to run from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at 2400 North Fair Oaks Avenue, according to the organizer, the Pasadena International House of Prayer (PIHOP).

“Let’s celebrate the resurrection of Jesus together, there will be live worship music as we watch the sunrise,” officials from PIHOP said in a statement. “We have been through a lot as a community this year; this will be a time of renewed Hope for everyone.”

The event was planned to feature worship music against the backdrop of early morning light on a day forecast by the National Weather Service to be bright and sunny.

Organizers describe the service as an opportunity for spiritual reflection and community gathering during the intensely meaningful religious holiday.

As Christians worldwide reflect on resurrection and renewal, Altadenans are living that hope in real time. Each new development on the road to the town’s recovery seems to reflect the same impulse that Easter represents: emerging from darkness into light, turning loss into possibility, and affirming that, even after the fiercest fire, life can—and will—begin again.

Altadena’s Easter sunrise traditions trace back to the historic “Easter Rock” along the Mount Lowe Railway, where the first documented service was held in 1916. Worshippers reached the site via Pacific Electric Red Cars, which departed Los Angeles as early as 2:30 a.m.

This tradition of mountainside sunrise celebrations predates the later Farnsworth Park services and establishes Altadena’s century-long connection to outdoor Easter worship.

Today, attendees can park inside the cemetery gates, where staff will direct vehicles to appropriate areas, organizers said.

PIHOP encouraged participants to bring family and friends to the service.