Celebration of 40 days of ReLENTless Prayer

Wednesday April 6th 2016

A shower at the end of the ‘ReLENTless Prayer’ celebration didn’t stop the praise band singing the closing hymn, ‘This is amazing grace’.

A shower at the end of the ‘ReLENTless Prayer’ celebration didn’t stop the praise band singing the closing hymn, ‘This is amazing grace’.

People from 18 churches gathered in Lisburn City Centre on Easter Sunday to celebrate the 40 days and 40 nights of ‘ReLENTless Prayer’ for the City and its people, held during Lent.

A praise band comprising musicians from some Lisburn churches led the singing of hymns that included, ‘O happy day’ and ‘See what a morning’.

The Rev Paul Dundas (Christ Church Parish) welcomed all who gathered and gave a brief update of the project.  Also taking part were Dean Sam Wright (Lisburn Cathedral) and George Hilary (Lisburn Christian Fellowship).

The Rev Paul Dundas (Christ Church Parish) welcoming all who gathered in Lisburn City Centre on Easter Sunday for a celebration of 40 days of ReLENTless Prayer.

The Rev Paul Dundas (Christ Church Parish) welcoming all who gathered in Lisburn City Centre on Easter Sunday for a celebration of 40 days of ReLENTless Prayer.

Lewis Gibson (Trinity Methodist Church), Tina McCready (St Paul’s Parish) and Kathryn Millar (Lisburn City Church) each gave a brief testimony of the 40 days of prayer.

The eighteen churches taking part were:  First Lisburn, Railway Street, Harmony Hill, Legacurry, Hillhall and Hillsborough Presbyterian Churches; Lisburn Cathedral, Christ Church, St Paul’s and Derryvolgie Parish Churches; Seymour Street and Trinity Methodist Churches; St Patrick’s and St Colman’s Roman Catholic Church; Lisburn Christian Fellowship; Mount Zion Community Church, Lisburn City Church; and Lagan Valley Vineyard.

Dean Sam Wright (Lisburn Cathedral) gives a short address at the celebration of 40 days of ReLENTless Prayer.

Dean Sam Wright (Lisburn Cathedral) gives a short address at the celebration of 40 days of ReLENTless Prayer.

Report and pictures by John Kelly

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