In Jerez, 1,200 evangelicals celebrate Christmas together

The Fraternity of Pastors of Jerez de la Frontera (in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia) celebrated the 11th edition of ‘Evangelical Christmas’.

The event sought to bring the Christian message of this popular celebration to the whole city.

Around 1,200 people gathered in the Villamarta Theatre, and many others were left out due to lack of capacity, according to the organisation. In addition to members of the different evangelical churches in the city, the celebration was also attended by political authorities of Jerez.

“Jerez has danced for the Lord”, said the organisers. “We worshipped worshipped, glorified and exalted Jesus’ name”, they remarked.

The programme included a time of musical worship and the preaching of a message about “Our Christmas”, in which several local pastors shared their own perspectives.

Representatives of evangelical entities also took part, such as the president of the Fraternity of Pastors of Jerez de la Frontera, Antonio Bonilla, and the president of the Evangelical Council of Andalusia, José Manuel Marín.

The meeting also served to present the 3rd edition of the “Joseph Vielist Prize”, awarded by the Jerez Pastors’ Fellowship in recognition and gratitude for the work in favour of the evangelical people.

On this occasion, the winner was Paco Echevarría, director and producer of the television programme ‘Pan del Cielo’, an evangelical tv programme which has been broadcast every Sunday morning for 25 years on Andalusia’s public broadcaster Canal Sur TV.