Irish Church’s Video Takes Off for All the Right Reasons

A video posted by a church in the city of Lisburn, Northern Ireland, has gone viral in a small way on Facebook. St. Paul’s Lisburn is an Anglican church whose members filmed a video of themselves doing various activities to the song “My Lighthouse” by the band Rend Collective. The Christian band is based out of Bangor in Northern Ireland.

The church’s video is both cheesy and endearing. It starts with the church doors opening to a minister singing and welcoming viewers in as the song begins. We then see the church members engaged in various activities, singing and sometimes dancing to the song. St. Paul’s has a variety of groups that meet for different purposes. Some are specifically related to the church, such as the praise team, choir and ministry team. Other groups are recreational. For example, there are the Knitwits (apparently a knitting club) and the Ramblers (a group of people who meet to go on walks throughout the countryside). The video also shows church members ministering to people in different ways, such as by washing cars or serving community lunch. Read More

Go Directly to the Video (When I first watched the video, I discovered that the sound was on mute.)

When I watched this video for the first time, it really brightened up my day. I have watched the video several times since then and it still has the same effect on me. Among the things that it shows is that Christians (and Anglicans at that) can have fun.

Image: St. Paul's Anglican Church,Lisburn, Northern Ireland