Jamie Dubose raises her hands with the crowd as Pastor Kathy Escobar gives a sermon at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colo. Thousands gathered for the 79th annual Easter sunrise service put on by Colorado Council of Churches. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
The crowd listens as Pastor Kathy Escobar gives the sermon during Easter sunrise service at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colo. Thousands gathered for the 79th annual event put on by Colorado Council of Churches. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
Cherokee Trail High School Singers perform during Easter sunrise service at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colo. Thousands gathered for the 79th annual event put on by Colorado Council of Churches. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
Heather and Isabel Parente listen as Pastor Kathy Escobar gives the sermon during Easter sunrise service at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colo. Thousands gathered for the 79th annual event put on by Colorado Council of Churches. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
Reverend Fernando Rodriguez reads the Easter gospel to the crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colo. Thousands gathered for the 79th annual Easter sunrise service put on by Colorado Council of Churches. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
The crowd listens to the Cherokee Trail High School Singers perform for Easter sunrise service at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colo. Thousands gathered for the 79th annual event put on by Colorado Council of Churches. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
The crowd rises for the doxology during Easter sunrise service at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colo. Thousands gathered for the 79th annual event put on by Colorado Council of Churches. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
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Jamie Dubose raises her hands with the crowd as Pastor Kathy Escobar gives a sermon at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colo. Thousands gathered for the 79th annual Easter sunrise service put on by Colorado Council of Churches. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
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The 79th annual Easter sunrise service was held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday morning, April 5, 2026, in Morrison, Colorado. Thousands gathered for the service put on by the Colorado Council of Churches.
Photos by Rebecca Slezak, Special to The Denver Post
