PR Newswire
LAKE FOREST, Calif., March 31, 2020
LAKE FOREST, Calif., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT:
Online simulcast in 12 languages of an unprecedented digital Global Easter Pastor Prayer Gathering of clergy worldwide, hosted by Pastor Rick and Kay Warren and led by recognized and respected church leaders representing each continent. During the 90-minute event, faith leaders will lead fellow pastors of all Christian denominations—including Evangelicals, Catholics, Pentecostals and Charismatics around the world—in guided prayer for families, churches, communities and their nations at the beginning of Holy Week in preparation for Easter.
More than 30 years ago, Pastor Rick Warren began an annual Pastor's Easter Prayer Breakfast at Saddleback Church for all pastors in Southern California. It has since expanded via simulcast to five other Southern California counties, with plans to include all 58 counties across the state this year, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
WHY:
COVID-19 has significantly changed how churches will experience Easter this year, as for the first time in more than 2,000 years congregations all around the world will be unable to gather in-person to celebrate. Regardless of these unprecedented circumstances, the message of Easter remains the same: Jesus is the hope of the world.
Though the coronavirus pandemic has created a great deal of confusion and chaos, it has not changed the call for pastors to shepherd their congregations and share with their communities the unchanging, unshakable message of Easter. While COVID-19 presents a new challenge for pastors it also represents a new opportunity for them to lead in unity, showing a love for each other and sharing an open door for God's love to a world hurting as never before.
WHO:
WHEN:
Monday, April 6, 2020
Streaming live at 8:00 a.m. PDT/10:00 a.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE:
DETAILS:
Media Contact:
Kristin Cole
615-289-6701
[email protected]
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