A thousand children reached through church cinema project
More than a thousand schoolchildren in Staffordshire have heard the Gospel through a creative church-led cinema project organised by local congregations in Uttoxeter. Churches worked together to 'sponsor a seat’, enabling children from local schools to attend free screenings of the animated film The King of Kings. The 2025 production, featuring the voice of Kenneth Branagh, presents the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as a story told by Charles Dickens to his son, inspired by Dickens’ book The Life of Our Lord. For many of the children it was their first experience of visiting a cinema. Jordan Lambert, a Christian schools worker serving through Churches Together, organised the event after pupils had repeatedly asked him why Jesus had to die. He said Christians often focus outreach around Christmas but can overlook Easter, even though the resurrection is central to the Christian faith. Teachers and volunteers reported that children were deeply moved by the story. Churches also distributed Easter booklets and chocolate eggs, hoping the message of Christ would stay with every child who attended.
- Praise: God for powerful Christian films and media. Give thanks for children hearing the Easter message, and for churches creatively sharing Jesus with young hearts. (Matthew 19:14)
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