PHOTO GALLERY: Good Friday service brings Columbia-area churches together

April 6, 2012 | 4:08 p.m. CDT

More than 15 local churches and about 80 attendees participated in an ecumenical Good Friday service at First Presbyterian Church. The service consisted of seven mini-sermons, each about one of Jesus' final words.

Gordon Brown attends a Good Friday service at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. Pastors and church members from several local Presbyterian churches led the celebration. | Leah Beane

The Rev. Kathie Jackson speaks to attendees after a Good Friday celebration at First Presbyterian Church. The service featured several pastors from local churches and was sponsored by the Columbia Interfaith Council. | Leah Beane

About 80 attendees follow along on the program during a Good Friday service at First Presbyterian Church. The celebration consisted of readings, seven min-sermons from local pastors to represent the last seven words of Jesus and worship songs. | Leah Beane

Participants from 15 Columbia-area churches attend an ecumenical Good Friday service at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. Local pastors spoke about the significance of Good Friday, Jesus' last words and Easter. | Leah Beane