Church celebrates Easter with party, van donation

Bennington — C3 Church Vancouver staff and volunteers treated Columbia Valley Elementary School students and their families to an Easter party on April 15, featuring an egg hunt with more than 10,000 eggs, face painting, cotton candy, photos with the Easter Bunny and a bounce house.

The non-denominational church hosted the celebration at the school, where it has held services for the last year-plus.

The church also gave a veteran’s family a 2012 Toyota Sienna minivan that had been converted for wheelchair access, obtaining the vehicle thanks to donations from congregation members.

The family, which has a child with disabilities, was transporting the child in an inadequate vehicle that had recently broken down and was considered unusable.

“In the past four years, we have had the opportunity to provide a car for a family in need at Easter,” Pastor Darren Elliott said in a release from the church. “It has become a tradition for our church and something we hope to continue to do bigger and better as we grow.”