News by email Donate

Suggestions

Top Stories

Most Read

Popular Videos

Glastonbury-Festival-main_article_image.jpg
CC
UK News

Glastonbury Festival church tent set up

by Antony Bushfield

A group of more than 70 volunteers from nearby Somerset churches will man the church tent so it's open 24 hours a day.

Almost 177,000 people are expect to camp at the music spectacular and the Church hopes some of them may be tempted to spend time praying.

Glastonbury runs until Sunday and acts include Florence and the Machine, Motorhead, Mark Ronson and Scottish pop star LuLu.

OurChurchofEngland ‏@OurCofE

Revd Chris North a in the Diocese of Bath and Wells, is leading the volunteers.

He said the tent, located opposite the main Pyramid Stage, would provide a warm welcome and shelter.

There's space for 120 campers to sleep, if they are unable to find their tent.

Revd North said: "Over a year of planning goes into organising the Church Tent, so it's great to get on site and get set up.

"We're here round the clock during the festival, offering welcome, welfare and shelter to anyone who needs it."

A Monthly Gift Of $11 Makes A World Of Difference

In a world of fake news there’s never been a greater need for quality Christian journalism. Premier’s mission is to provide the Church with the most up to date and relevant news, told from a Christian perspective. But we can’t do it without you.

Unlike many websites we haven't put up a paywall — we want to keep our journalism free at the point of need and as open as we can. Premier’s news output takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. No one in the USA is sharing news like we are across radio, magazines and online so please help us to continue that today.

For a monthly gift of $11 or more we’d also be able to send you a free copy of the brand new Premier Bible, a wonderful Anglicised version of the NLT packed with exclusive bonus content, reading plan and resources to help you get the most out of scripture.

Your monthly support will make a world of difference. Thank you.

Support Us
Continue the conversation on our Facebook page

Related Articles

Sign up to our newsletter to stay informed with news from a Christian perspective.

News by email

Connect

Donate

Donate