Pictured from left were Neville Phillips, Kathryn Anderson, Trevor Skilton, Julie Mansell, Miriam Deuschles, Julia Phillips, Glenys George (piano) and Jim Rogers.
The song “The Scarlet Purple Robe” was performed by a choral group from Ōtorohanga Baptist during a combine Easter service in Ōtorohanga last Friday. Pictured from left were Neville Phillips, Kathryn Anderson, Trevor Skilton, Julie Mansell, Miriam Deuschles, Julia Phillips, Glenys George (piano) and Jim Rogers. Ōtorohanga Baptist, St David’s Presbyterian and Harvest Church members combined to create a near capacity audience at the Baptist church on Good Friday morning. “It is usual to have a Good Friday service every Easter to commemorate the death of Jesus on a cross more than 2000 years ago,” Baptist elder Ken Phillips said. “But they are not usually in the format we had. Other churches often have Stations of the Cross but we choose to have an interactive service with people reading and singing about the story of Jesus’ betrayal, trial, crucifixion and ultimate death on the cross.”
