{"id":962,"date":"2016-08-16T21:50:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T21:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=962"},"modified":"2019-10-25T13:59:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T18:59:14","slug":"iphc-joins-unity-prayer-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2016\/08\/16\/iphc-joins-unity-prayer-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"The IPHC Joins in Unity Prayer Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, August 15, 2016, members of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church joined with a diverse group of Christians from across Oklahoma City in a unified prayer walk for their city, state and nation. The prayer group gathered in response to a satanic black mass which was being held nearby at the Civic Center Music Hall.<\/p>\n

\"2016<\/a>This time of prayer was significant to Dr. Lou Shirey, director of the IPHC WIN Prayer Ministry, because \u201cWe are in a battle of light and darkness.\u00a0Jesus is the light of the world. We choose as a city and as a people to let His light shine everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coordinated by the Family Policy Institute of Oklahoma<\/a> (FPIO), the Unity Prayer Walk brought Christians together as a sign of unity and peace to declare their faith in the one true God. Led by Dr. Timothy Tardibono, the FPIO believes, \u201cAs people search for answers, now is the time for the body of Christ in Oklahoma to come together in unity across denominational lines in a call to prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crowd gathered at the Jesus Wept statue on the grounds of St. Joseph\u2019s Catholic Church, \"Weeping<\/a>opposite the Oklahoma City National Memorial. In his welcome, Father William Novak of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City stated, \u201cWe are all brothers and sisters unified in peace and in prayer.\u201d He called everyone to stand together against evil and to ask God to dispel the darkness in our nation and world.<\/p>\n

As the prayer walk began, IPHC General Superintendent Doug Beacham locked arms\u00a0with leaders from the Southern Baptist, Catholic, United Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopal and Presbyterian churches to lead the procession. The streets of downtown Oklahoma City were filled with Christians praying and singing praises to God.<\/p>\n

The short walk concluded at the United Methodist Church where over 1,000 people joined together for an interfaith prayer service covering various topics. Presiding Bishop Doug Beacham led in prayer for the faith community and church, followed by prayers from other Christian leaders for family, the state of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City, government, education, business, arts and media, military and law enforcement, and racial reconciliation.<\/p>\n

\"2016<\/a>Prayers were intertwined with Scripture readings and hymns declaring praise and worship to God. In an act of honor and respect, the crowd gave Oklahoma City Police Staff Sergeant Anthony Carter a standing ovation when he stood to lead in prayer for the military and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Beacham expressed his appreciation for those who joined in this special time of prayer, \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the IPHC participation in this important statement for the Oklahoma City community. The service was deeply moving as over a thousand Christians from across the city prayed with joyful enthusiasm and hope for the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

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El grupo de oraci\u00f3n se reuni\u00f3 en respuesta a una misa negra sat\u00e1nica que se celebraba cerca en el Civic Center Music Hall. \"2016<\/a> Este tiempo de oraci\u00f3n fue significativo para el Dr. Lou Shirey, director del Ministerio de Oraci\u00f3n IPHC WIN, porque \u201cEstamos en una batalla de luz y oscuridad. Jes\u00fas es la luz del mundo. Elegimos como ciudad y como pueblo dejar que su luz brille en todas partes \u201d. Coordinada por el Instituto de Pol\u00edtica Familiar de Oklahoma<\/a> (FPIO), la Caminata de oraci\u00f3n de unidad reuni\u00f3 a los cristianos como un signo de unidad y paz para declarar su fe en el \u00fanico. Dios verdadero Dirigido por el Dr. Timothy Tardibono, el FPIO cree: "Mientras las personas buscan respuestas, ahora es el momento para que el cuerpo de Cristo en Oklahoma se una en unidad a trav\u00e9s de l\u00edneas denominacionales en un llamado a la oraci\u00f3n". La multitud se reuni\u00f3 en el Jes\u00fas Llor\u00f3 estatua en los terrenos de la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica de San Jos\u00e9, \"Jes\u00fas<\/a> enfrente del Oklahoma City National Memorial. En su bienvenida, el Padre William Novak de la Arquidi\u00f3cesis de Oklahoma City declar\u00f3: "Todos somos hermanos y hermanas unificados en paz y en oraci\u00f3n". Llam\u00f3 a todos a unirse contra el mal y pedirle a Dios que disipe la oscuridad en nuestra naci\u00f3n y mundo. Cuando comenz\u00f3 la caminata de oraci\u00f3n, el Superintendente General de IPHC, Doug Beacham, se uni\u00f3 a los l\u00edderes de las iglesias Bautista del Sur, Cat\u00f3lica, Metodista Unida, Luterana, Episcopal y Presbiteriana para dirigir la procesi\u00f3n. Las calles del centro de la ciudad de Oklahoma estaban llenas de cristianos rezando y cantando alabanzas a Dios. La breve caminata concluy\u00f3 en la Iglesia Metodista Unida, donde m\u00e1s de 1,000 personas se unieron para un servicio de oraci\u00f3n interreligioso que abarca varios temas. El obispo presidente Doug Beacham dirigi\u00f3 la oraci\u00f3n por la comunidad de fe y la iglesia, seguida de las oraciones de otros l\u00edderes cristianos por la familia, el estado de Oklahoma y la ciudad de Oklahoma, el gobierno, la educaci\u00f3n, los negocios, las artes y los medios de comunicaci\u00f3n, el ej\u00e9rcito y la polic\u00eda, y la reconciliaci\u00f3n racial. . \"2016<\/a> Las oraciones estaban entrelazadas con las lecturas de las Escrituras y los himnos que declaraban alabanza y adoraci\u00f3n a Dios. En un acto de honor y respeto, la multitud le dio una gran ovaci\u00f3n al sargento del personal de polic\u00eda de la ciudad de Oklahoma, Anthony Carter, cuando se puso de pie para dirigir la oraci\u00f3n por el ej\u00e9rcito y la polic\u00eda. Beacham expres\u00f3 su agradecimiento por aquellos que se unieron en este momento especial de oraci\u00f3n: \u201cEstoy agradecido por la participaci\u00f3n de IPHC en esta importante declaraci\u00f3n para la comunidad de Oklahoma City. 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