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Christians from all around world close Edinburgh 2010 conference

Christians from all around the world closed a mission conference in Edinburgh commemorating a similar meeting 100 years earlier with reminders from world church leaders that their faith is essentially about giving and sharing, reports Ecumenical News International.

More than 1000 people gathered for the Edinburgh 2010 world mission conference at the Mound, near Edinburgh Castle, on 6 June in a colourful service attended by all shades of Christianity including Anglicans, Evangelicals, Orthodox, Pentecostals, Protestants, Roman Catholics as well as members of independent and uniting churches.

There was drum beating and singing by Africans living in Edinburgh, there was Indian dancing and there was a sermon by the Anglican archbishop of York, John Sentamu, who referred to "the crucial importance of Christian witness". Referring to the biblical account of St Peter's denial of Christ before his crucifixion, Ugandan-born Sentamu noted, "Not every Christian is an Evangelist: some are Evangelists. But every Christian is a witness."

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[06/08/2010]

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