It's that year again - the World Cup. Scheduled every 4 years this year it is in Qatar, Qatar is very hot so it will take place in November instead of the Northern Hemisphere summer as previously. This gives me nice time to head round the 32 qualifying countries and this time I want to pick out one church in each one. I am not going to choose only churches that are to my liking. This is a exploration not a recommendation! To see all in the series select the label World Cup Churches.
Ecuador has an amazing Christian story as well as other amazing stories.
For this blog, though, let us visit Iglesia evangelica apostolica del nombre Jesus.
This Church is (one of many) on the Galapagos Islands, remotely off the coast in the Pacific Ocean. To Westerners the Galapagos Islands are famous as the turning point in Darwin's theorising about evolution.
Whether Darwin was right he was never sure, but in any English Primary School you will today discover that he was. And in any respected UK higher academic institution you will discover that he wasn't. Not of course that the institution will point you to the Bible instead.
I like the thought - as a Darwinian evolution sceptic - that here in the islands famed for him there are churches vigorously pointing people to Jesus, the Maker of the Universe and Redeemer of the World.
At the time of writing this you can reference one of their worship services on the Facebook link below. Though you should know that this lasts more than four hours! The woman leading worship demonstrates more energy in this video than I have done in decades of ministry. I feel a need - too late - to evolve quickly . . .
https://www.facebook.com/ieanjesusgalapagos/videos/536920604817458/
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