(CNN) In South Carolina, a drive-in movie theater played the role of a church's pulpit and pews on Easter Sunday.
At churches across the country, congregants flooded the parking lots -- only to stay in their cars and listen to preachers on loudspeakers.
Pastor Cliff Lea preaches during a drive-in service at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg, Florida.
This is the first Easter in the age of Covid-19, and many churches got creative in their celebrations.
Drive-in Easter services pop up
The Cross Community Church in South Carolina held its Easter services at the Highway 21 Drive-In movie theater.
Easter around the world
A man sits alone while attending an Easter service at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas.
People sing hymns in their cars in a parking lot at the Aalborg Airport in Denmark.
Pastor Cliff Lea preaches over a parking lot filled with cars during a drive-in service at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg, Florida.
Priest Xavier Lemble holds an Easter mass with photos of parishioners in the pews in Bethune, France, on April 12.
A family prays together at home as they follow the live broadcast of an Easter Sunday service on television from the All Saints' Cathedral in Nairobi, Kenya.
People gather at the Mount Davidson cross in San Francisco.
Breanna Archuletta wipes away tears as she sits in her car during a drive-in service organized by the Delta Ministries in Delta, Colorado.
A woman worships during a service at Friendship Baptist Church in Baltimore.
People stand far apart while participating in a service at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul.
New York City Police officers patrol outside the St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The Rev. Kelly Wadsworth sits alone in a parlor adjacent to the empty sanctuary at the Alki United Church of Christ in Seattle as she livestreams a sunrise service.
Members of an Orthodox Palestinian Christian family watch a live broadcast of a church service near Jenin, West Bank.
Nuns attend mass, which is broadcasted live on social media, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A woman prays from her home during a special Easter service led by a pastor in a Christian neighborhood of Islamabad, Pakistan.
Monsignor Aurelio Pesoa leads Easter mass at the San Francisco Basilica in La Paz, Bolivia.
Pastor Bill Bailey, left, prays with some of his congregation during a service at the Happy Gospel Center Church in Bradenton, Florida.
Priest Ivan Matic carries a cross and blesses believers while walking the streets of Zagreb, Croatia.
Lone Start Cowboy Church Pastor Randy Weaver conducts a livestream Easter service in Montgomery, Texas.
Parishioners attend a drive-in service at First Baptist Church in Plaistow, New Hampshire.
Police officers stand guard in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as Pope Francis holds his Easter Sunday mass with no public audience.
The head of the Hungarian Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Peter Erdo, leads mass at the empty Saint Stephane Basilica in Budapest.
Pastor Brian Hill leads a drive-in Easter service in the parking lot of First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pastor Christoph Knoll greets parishioners prior to a service in a parking lot in Erfurt, Germany.
Vicar Pat Allerton performs an open-air Easter service on Portobello Road in London.
A member of the Sri Lankan army walks inside the empty St. Anthony's Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sunday marked the first anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in that city.
A monk walks near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre before the start of an Easter Sunday service in Jerusalem.
The Vicar of Brenchley, Reverend Campbell Paget, conducts an Easter service to a single member of his congregation at dawn in the churchyard of All Saints' Church in Brenchley, England.
Congregants tuned to a radio station to hear Pastor Taylor Burgess, who preached from the top of a flatbed trailer.
"We wish we could see everyone and give all of you hugs and handshakes, but right now loving our neighbor means loving them from a distance," the church said. "Please remain in your cars."
Similar scenes played out across the country.
Pastor Aaron Goodro preached and played music from the roof of First Baptist Church In Plaistow, New Hampshire, as worshippers stayed in their cars.
Parishioners at First Baptist Church in Plaistow, New Hampshire, attend a drive-in service.
In Michigan, musicians braved the chilly rain to perform for drive-in congregants outside LIfe Church in Saginaw.
"You all need to make some noise for the band!" Pastor Jonathan Herron said from atop a large step stool.
A chorus of car horns responded in appreciation.
Virtual church services abound
Lone Star Cowboy Church Pastor Randy Weaver, right, conducts a livestreamed service in Montgomery, Texas.
Across the United States, many churches broadcast services online to help congregants protect themselves and others.
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow delivered an Easter message during a livestream by Passion City Church in Atlanta.
In New York, the biggest hotspot for coronavirus in the United States, Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke to worshippers online from an almost empty St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Even President Donald Trump livestreamed an Easter service from a Dallas megachurch.
Last month, Trump said he hoped churches could be packed on Easter Sunday. But on Easter, Trump stayed at the White House and livestreamed the service by his friend, Robert Jeffress.
Those who ignore distancing rules could face consequences
Most states have enacted shelter-in-place orders, though some allow exemptions for religious services.
In Kentucky, authorities will punish those who gather and violate the state order, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
Authorities will record the license plates of those who show up to any gatherings and will give that information to local health departments.
Health officials will then order those violators to quarantine for 14 days, Beshear said.
Friday, the governor said about seven churches across Kentucky were still "thinking about" having in-person services this weekend.
"Folks, we shouldn't have to do this," Beshear said. "I think it's not a test of faith whether you're going to an in-person service -- it's a test of faith that you're willing to sacrifice to protect your fellow man, your fellow woman, your fellow Kentuckian and your fellow American."
CNN's Kelly Christ and Rebekah Riess contributed to this report