Easter Sunday sunrise service

La-Aja Wiggins, 28, of Pasadena, center, celebrates Easter during services at the Hollywood Bowl.  (Christina House / For The Times)

An a cappella group sings “He Livesâ€� during Easter services at the Hollywood Bowl.   (Christina House / For The Times)

Melinda King, 9, wearing rabbit ears, with Rebecca, 13, and John King, center, gather at the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Amphitheater for ALIVE! 2013, an Easter Sunday sunrise service hosted by several churches in the community.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Caroline Menendez and her children A.J., 4, and Lilan, 2, attend Surf City Alive, an Easter sunrise service at Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Amphitheater. Hundreds of people turned out for the service, hosted by several churches in the community.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

People gather at the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Amphitheater for an Easter Sunday sunrise service.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

A crowd blankets the lawn at the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Amphitheater, where the Surf City Alive Easter sunrise service was held.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Jakobe Sanford cradles his mother, Terri, at the Surf City Alive Easter service at the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Amphitheater.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Addison Hazelton, 8 months, reaches out to her grandfather Jim Thomas while in the arms of her mother, Rebecca Hazelton. They were at the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Amphitheater for the Surf City Alive Easter sunrise service.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Pastor Jerrod Wagner of Alive Foursquare Church delivers a sermon at the Surf City Alive Easter sunrise service at Huntington Beach Pier Plaza Amphitheater. Hundreds of people turned out for the service, which featured a live band.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)