STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For decades, several churches and the faithful in Monroe County have come together to ‘Walk for Christ’ in observance of Good Friday.
Crowds of people cross the street in Stroudsburg, all with the same goal in mind to walk the stations of the cross.
In observance of Good Friday, this "Cross Walk" has taken place in the borough for more than thirty years.
Beginning at St. John's Lutheran Church on North Ninth Street, hundreds make their way to six area churches, hearing scriptures read at each stop explaining events that happened in Jesus’ life.
“Whether you have been in church for the last 60 years or you don’t know anything about church at all, this is an opportunity for you to walk, literally, with some of your neighbors and explore what faith might be,” says Rev. Monica Guepet.
A new cross guides the group, something that Pastor Liz Koerner says is a good reminder.
“Even as many things around us change, we can still come together, and the people may change, but the idea of community is always going to stay together.”
The togetherness shines through the crowd of the faithful coming from all denominations.
“We do have a similar faith. We have a commonality, and the passion, death, and resurrection is that commonality,” says Father Gowe.
“It’s just a piece of us, a part of the bigger whole in Stroudsburg here, and being able to celebrate together at all these different churches, it just means so much to us,” says Erica Quintero.