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Tens of thousands to gather February 18 to sing Amazing Grace
Tens of thousands to gather February 18
to sing Amazing Grace
Celebration of Historic Hymn Commemorates 200th Anniversary of End of Slave Trade in England, Rallies Organizations to End Modern-day Slavery
| WHAT: | Amazing Grace Sunday is a worldwide event bringing together more than 2,500 churches and tens of thousands of individuals to commemorate the abolition of slavery in England and to take a stand against modern-day slavery. Individuals from throughout the world will cross racial and denominational divides to pray for freedom and sing the historic song, Amazing Grace. The event was inspired by Bristol Bay Production’s newest film, Amazing Grace, which chronicles the lives of anti-slavery pioneer William Wilberforce and John Newton, who wrote the lyrics for the hymn, Amazing Grace. Wilberforce, Newtown and a group of loyal friends effectively navigated the world of 18th Century politics to abolish the slave trade in England. The movie stars Ioan Gruffudd as Wilberforce and Albert Finney as Newton and is directed by Michael Apted (The World is Not Enough, Coal Miner’s Daughter), with an original screenplay written by Academy Award® nominee Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things). Amazing Grace will be released February 23 in theaters nationwide by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Roadside Attractions. |
| WHO: | Church congregations from all 50 states and from scores of countries around the globe, including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Dubai, Albania, Malaysia, Romania, Panama, India, Spain, West Indies and Nigeria. Congregations range in size from 20 people at God’s Little Brown Church in Alburg, VT to 6,000 people at Community Church of Joy in Glendale, Arizona to Robert Schuller’s televised “Hour of Power” service that reaches 3 million people in the U.S. |
| WHERE: | At churches and other places of worship in communities across the U.S. and throughout the world. Churches can register on the website created for the event, where lyrics, music and information about the song are also available. For additional information, visit www.AmazingGraceSunday.com |
| WHEN: | Sunday, February 18, 2007 |
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