The Houses of Parliament, Lambeth Palace, Westminster Cathedral and nine cathedrals around the country will all be floodlit red to show solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world.
People wanting to show support for Aid to the church in Need (ACN) and Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s #RedWednesday campaign also joined in by wearing red.
A red double-decker bus visited iconic landmarks and places of worship across London as part of the campaign.
Mervyn Thomas, Chief Executive of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) told Premier why the charity decided to back the campaign.
He said: “We immediately recognised that this was a very simple idea but actually could have great impact to raise awareness for the problem there is around the world, which sadly, the media and general public know very little about.”
The campaign follows ACN’s recent study called ‘Persecuted and Forgotten’ which revealed that Christianity is on the brink of being wiped out in certain countries.
John Pontifex, who co-authored the Christian study, told Premier aboard the bus why the colour red is so significant.
He explained: “In church services, red is associated with the blood of those who suffer for their faith.
“So we think of those people who’ve given their lives … being executed, or being stoned to death.
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