A special church service was held in Mattapan to remember those who died and to offer thanks for those who survived the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

About 50 people — many of whom were in Haiti the day of the disaster — gathered for the service at First Christian Church Source of Grace on Blue Hill Avenue.

Conducted in Haitian Creole, French, and English and infused with ecstatic singing, the service was joyful, but also intertwined with grief.

Marguerite Berthold (left) was in Haiti during the 2010 earthquake and recalled searching for her son, who was injured.

Marie Rosie Constant delivered a prayer.

"Four years ago, if it wasn't for God, a lot of us would not be here," the reverend said during the service.