Thy Kingdom Come Pentecost Event

This service is open to all, you don't have to book a ticket to come along, invite your friends and join us for this very special service. By letting us know you are coming via Eventbrite we will be able to care well for the service and ensure a welcoming environment.

Thy Kingdom Come 2025

Thy Kingdom Come is a global wave of prayer which takes places every year between Ascension Day and Pentecost. Christians around the world are encouraged to pray for people they know to come to faith. It is a movement that unites Christians across traditions, denominations and nations. And this year the theme is MAKING ROOM encouraging all us to make room for the work of Holy Spirit in each one us, and to make room for the Jesus in how we live our lives. It is a theme that honours kingdom principles in how we make room for others, in our churches, in our communities, and in our world today. Keeping in mind the most vulnerable in our thoughts and prayers.

Pentecost Celebration

Exeter Cathedral, Sun 8th June 2025

We are delighted that this year's Thy Kingdom Come 'celebration service will be at Exeter Cathedral on Pentecost Sunday. This is an ecumenical event and we'd love as many churches as possible to bring a group for an inspiring evening of prayer and worship led by Bishop Mike Harrison, with music led by Andy Flannagan and speaker Dr Krish Kandiah OBE

Event Main Speaker: Dr Krish Kandiah OBE

Dr Kandiah OBE is the founder of The Sanctuary Foundation. A charity supporting refugees to find welcome, work and worthwhile housing in the UK.

He is recognised as an expert in refugee resettlement , child welfare reform, educational innovation and civil society mobilisation.

Krish has led the charge on mobilising civil society groups and churches as they have supported recent arrivals from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Sudan.

He is a regular advisor to government. He was appointed by the Secretary of State for Education as the Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (2019-2021) where he brought strategic leadership to the finding of permanent loving families for children in the care system. He has helped to inspire and train thousands to care for vulnerable adults and children.

He is also author of God is Stranger; and Paradoxology.

Other contributors

They're will be a short panel discussion about our bible passages for the service, and the theme. Panel members will include:

Dr Ysanne Marville (Rediscover Church)

Ysanne is a Child, Educational and Community Psychologist and works as a Academic and Professional Tutor for the University of Exeter. Ysanne is part of the team at Rediscover Church.

Hannah Richards (City Community Church)

Hannah is chair of Christians Together across Exeter (CTaX) and part of the leadership team at City Community Church with the responsibility of helping to build community inside and out of the church walls.

Worship Leader: Andy Flanagan

Andy is the Executive Director for ‘Christians in Politics’ and a gifted singer / songwriter. Andy recently led the worship during our full day of prayer at Exeter Cathedral at the start of Advent 2023 and will now lead us again as we unite as Christians for Thy Kingdom Come.

Churches Together in Devon

We will also be joined by representatives of Churches Together in Devon, as well as representatives from different denominations across Devon.

We hope that our worship together will draw you closer to God, and inspire you to pray for God’s kingdom here in Devon.