Bangor’s 85th remembers ‘the Lord reigns’

Taking as its 2021 theme ‘The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad’, Bangor (NI) Worldwide Missionary Convention celebrated its 85th anniversary this summer. Events were held at Hamilton Road Presbyterian Church; Bangor Baptist Church and further afield at Belfast, Dublin, Drumreagh, Lurgan and Magherafelt.

To mark the anniversary, Bangor Worldwide Chairman Tom Clarke walked 850 miles, his daughter Joy ran 850 miles and grandson Jed completed 850 laps of their garden to raise support for the Convention.

The worldwide persecuted church was a major focus of the event. Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, former Bishop of Raiwindi in Pakistan and Bishop of Rochester from 1994 until 2009, gave attendees an insight into the realities of the persecution of Christians around the world. Fiona Bruce MP and Jim Shannon MP spoke about their work in Parliament supporting people of faith across the globe.