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Church of England caps off Thy Kingdom Come with seven worship events

by Aaron James

Thy Kingdom Come has been happening from May 8-15th in the run-up to Pentecost.

The aim of the week has been to bring both Christians and non-Christians closer to God and to equip believers to share the Good News of Jesus with other people.

This weekend marks the end of Thy Kingdom Come and seven 'Beacon' events are taking place at St Paul's, Coventry, Exeter, Canterbury, Durham and Winchester cathedrals.

It's thought more than 10,000 people could attend the seven Beacon events.

The Bishop of Basingstoke, Rt Revd David Williams (below), is leading the Beacon event at Winchester Cathedral and told Premier: "Over three thousand people have already booked to attend, never mind who turns up on the day.

"There's obviously a parallel: 3000 people get saved on the first day of Pentecost and we've got 3000 people gathering tomorrow night to pray.

"I'm hoping this [Thy Kingdom Come] is going to become an annual event. I think to recapture the sense that we're going to call churches across the land intentionally to pray is absolutely vital - never needed it more.

"There is so much curiosity about spiritual things in England, but we need almost a fresh Pentecost where the Holy Spirit allows people to see Jesus.

"I can't tell you how excited I am, actually."

Listen to Premier's Aaron James speaking to Rt Revd David Williams:

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