(November 30, 2009) Sixteen leaders of Christian Churches in the United Kingdom will
be attending an ecumenical service in London on Saturday, to urge political leaders
meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on climate change to ‘Act Now To Stop Climate Change’.
Among them will be Anglican head, Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury and Catholic
Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster. At least 3,000 Christians are expected
to join them, carrying an array of colourful banners and dressed in blue. They will
be travelling from their parishes around the country in special trains and coaches.
After the service some church leaders and the congregation will join tens of thousands
of people marching to form a blue wave around the Houses of Parliament. Churches
on the march will be a key part of the growing movement for action on climate change.
It is expected to be the UK’s biggest ever demonstration in support of action on
climate change, ahead of the crucial UN climate talks in Copenhagen.