More than 25,000 people marched in the streets of Paris as part of the March for Jesus in France.
“If we want to make an impact on the world, there is one condition: we must love one another as Christ loved us,” the Rev. Jean-Luc Trachsel said in a message near the Eiffel Tower.
of eventHeld on May 25, attendees gathered for a “unified public witness of their faith in Jesus Christ” and reportedly broke attendance records.
according to CBN NewsThe event was organised by a coalition of ministerial authorities and took place in Paris and four other cities: Lille, Nantes, Metz and Strasbourg.
The organizers are Evangelical Focus The event “enabled Christians of all denominations to glorify the name of Jesus despite their theological differences.”
“Thanks to the participation of several churches such as MLK, Hillsong and the ICC, but also Baptists, Charismatics and more traditional Protestant churches, we have opened up to the whole range of evangelical Protestants. This is my role as coordinator, to maintain unity, to unite around Jesus,” Pastor Gilbert Leonian, who is overseeing the Paris march, told French media. information.
According to the “March for Jesus for France” WebsiteThe first march took place in 1991 and has since been held in other cities.
French authorities said turnout was a record, with more than 25,000 people marching across France and thousands more in four other cities.
“We’re not here because of religion or to promote our church, but because there is someone who has touched us so deeply – Jesus,” Trachsel said.
Leonian told InfoChretienne.com that last year 15,000 devotees gathered in Paris, with about 3,000 in other cities, and he hoped this year’s attendance would reach 20,000.
“We must put Christ at the centre of everything, he is the only one who can unite us, save us and answer the demands of the French people,” he told the outlet a few days before the event.
“I met my Catholic, Pentecostal and Charismatic brothers and sisters. I also saw Baptists and Orthodox!” he said of the various denominations who took part in the march. “So it’s not a ‘religion’ or a ‘church’ that Christians have come to promote, but just one name – the name of Jesus,” Trachsel said.
The Paris march ended with a concert by Hillsong FR and the Catholic group Glorious, and Trachsel said many people were “saved, healed and baptized in the Holy Spirit.”
“If God can do this in France, he can and will do it throughout Europe and the world. It is time for the harvest and the revival has begun.” Trachsel says:“Even in the midst of turmoil, war, opposition and persecution, God’s glory rises when we stand up and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and demonstrate its power.”
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