1,000 Christians are said to have gathered at Westminster Chapel, London on 3rd June, to mark Pentecost as part of the Global Day of Prayer.
Speakers from across the world gathered, revealing the diversity of the prayer movement. Speakers from countries including Iran, Korea, Ghana, Spain, the Philippines, Columbia, Brazil, Italy, Nigeria, the Caribbean and the UK, all gathered in central London for the event.
The theme given to the evening was ‘Prayer; for our nations, unity of the Church and transformation’.
The prayer evening was hosted by Joel Edwards, General Director of the Evangelical Alliance, and Pastor Jonathan Oloyede, Associate Pastor of Glory House Church.
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