The Rev. Bill Hiss, right, and the Rev. John Williams, second from right, officiate at the Easter sunrise service Sunday at the Buker Family Farm in Minot. The West Auburn Congregational Church has held an Easter sunrise service at the farm for more than 40 years. “It has been a tradition here for a very long time,” Williams says. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The Rev. Bill Hiss, left, and the Rev. John Williams officiate at the Easter sunrise service Sunday at the Buker Family Farm in Minot. The West Auburn Congregational Church has held an Easter sunrise service at the farm for more than 40 years. “It has been a tradition here for a very long time,” Williams says. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The Rev. Bill Hiss, back left, and the Rev. John Williams officiate at the Easter sunrise service Sunday at the Buker Family Farm in Minot. The West Auburn Congregational Church has held an Easter sunrise service at the farm for more than 40 years. “It has been a tradition here for a very long time,” Williams says. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The sun shines on Margaret Jay during the Easter sunrise service Sunday at the Buker Family Farm in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Olivia Gilpatric, who is 7 months old, is the youngest attendee Sunday during the Easter sunrise service at the Buker Family Farm in Minot. Olivia’s parents are Sydney Gilpatric and Kyle Lawrence. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Wendy Williams is bundled up on a sunny, chilly Sunday morning during the Easter sunrise service at the Buker Family Farm in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

George Buker chats Sunday morning following the Easter sunrise service at his farm in Minot. The West Auburn Congregational Church has held an Easter sunrise service on the Buker Family Farm for more than 40 years. Buker’s father, George, started a dairy farm on the hill in 1937. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Attendees arrive Sunday morning for Easter sunrise service at the Buker Family Farm in Minot. The West Auburn Congregational Church has held an Easter sunrise service at the farm for more than 40 years. “It has been a tradition here for a very long time,” the Rev. John Williams says. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal


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