Congregations will brave potential thunderstorms by hosting open air church services, in solidarity with persecuted believers around the world.
It forms part of the Great Outdoors Church Service organised by the UK-based charity Release International.
Spokesperson, Andrew Boyd told Premier: “In many cases, the [persecuted] Christians are going out in the streets because they want to maintain their witness.
“They’re meeting in parks come rain or shine – even come snow in some cases; we’ve seen the pictures from China of faithful Christians meeting in the snow.”
The initiative is also raising awareness of Christian communities who feel pressured into meeting secretly or whose churches have been shut down by hostile governments.
Encouraging more churches to get involved, Andrew Boyd said: “We have amazing freedom in this country to do whatever we like really without the risk of persecution.
“It’s ever so easy to take that freedom for granted, so why don’t we just take a very small risk; the really small risk is that it’s probably going to rain but never mind.”
The Great Outdoors Church Service campaign is highlighting countries such as China, where church buildings have been knocked down and tears have been removed.
Participants are being encouraged to consider how they might use their freedom “to the full” in supporting…
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