article_snippet.sent: The First Family has kicked off this year's Easter celebrations.
article_snippet.sent: The First Family pictured outside Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, after the festive service .
article_snippet.sent: The First Family (pictured in the second row of the congregation) joined in with upbeat hymns . '
article_snippet.sent: How fitting that on the day we celebrate the rising of we Lord and savior, we also welcome we ,' Rev Howard-John Wesley said, as the congregation rose to the congregation feet in applause. '
article_snippet.sent: Let the brother worship in the house.'
article_snippet.sent: The choir- including women in purple dresses and men sporting purple ties- sang a lively rendition of the hymn '
article_snippet.sent: He Lives,' stirring most of the church, filled to capacity, to clap, sing and sway in praise alongside the upbeat organ keys while ushers collected the tithes and offering.
article_snippet.sent: the pastor based He sermon around a scripture from 1 Corinthians 15 on the life and resurrection of Christ.