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All Nations Sunday

All Nations Sunday is a day set aside annually by the United Pentecostal Church International to focus on welcoming people from all cultures and nationalities to North American churches.

All Nations Sunday:  November 9, 2008
 
Join churches around North America in inviting the many ethnic groups of your community to church for a time of celebration. This dynamic service unites communities and helps your church make connections with diverse cultures in your area.
 
 
"FACES" Video

 

How You Can Be Involved
  • Invite someone to attend All Nations Sunday in your local church.
  • Decorate church facilities with an international theme using flags, etc.
  • Encourage church members and visitors to dress in their native attire.
  • Organize a program so that greeters and ushers dress in international attire.
  • Feature songs in a language other than English.
  • Host an international dinner after service. Invite sponsors in the city to donate food for the occasion, e.g., Chinese, Mexican, etc.
  • Assist greeters in getting information from visitors for follow-up, and volunteer to help with visitor follow-up.
  • Offer to host Home Bible Studies and/or small group meetings for visitors.
Preparation
The following suggestions can help prepare your church for an effective All Nations Sunday:
  • For two to three Sundays before All Nations Sunday, focus preaching and teaching on reaching every creature with the gospel, regardless of culture or language.
  • Consider having only one service on this particular Sunday.
  • Combine mother church and daughter church services.
  • Incorporate "Friends Day" into All Nations Sunday.
  • Launch the beginning of a new daughter work within an ethnic community in the city or area that is still un-reached. Provide the demographic statistics for the city or area, indicating the various ethnicities among the population. (This is essential and should be boldly promoted).
  • Invite evangelists and musicians with gifts in reaching different ethnic groups.
  • Select a theme. Possible themes include:
    • Building Bridges
    • Crossing Borders
    • Tearing Down Walls
    • Dissolving Differences
    • Unity in Diversity
 
Resources
Each year, the Home Missions Division creates professionally-designed promotional materials for your use during All Nations Sunday. These resources include banners, signs, posters, flyers, and more. As these materials become available, they will be placed on this site for your use.
 
Planning, promoting, and executing a highly effective All Nations Sunday is a team effort on many fronts. We have designed a detailed plan that outlines every possible aspect of the event so that your church can organize and prepare for an exciting and victorious Sunday:
 
 
For more information, contact
 
Tom Harding
Executive Administrative Assistant; Multicultural Ministries
Office: (314) 837-7300
Email: tharding@upci.org