Local church members reenact last steps of Christ

On Good Friday, Chris Hudson, church chairman, carries a cross in commemoration of Jesus' crucifixion. For the past six years, this ceremony has been part of the Saint Matthew Community Baptist Church Good Friday service. Photo by Lindsay Brown

Members of Saint Matthew Community Baptist Church and residents of the Grove gathered at Coconut Grove Cemetery on Good Friday to walk behind the cross. The event, now in its sixth year, is a recreation of Jesus’ last steps.
“It’s to let people know that we feel we have our cross to bear too,” said Lottie Person, a former member of the Coconut Grove Village Council and the creator of the Good Friday walk.