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Surf before you worship at this church in Portugal. Their motto: 'We love waves, we love Jesus.'
https://apnews.com/article/religion-surfing-church-portugal-beaches-waves-430638bf18320dc0068253c9973c42f1(video, many photos, more, at link)
Surf before you worship at this church in Portugal. Their motto: ‘We love waves, we love Jesus.’
BY LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Updated 12:36 AM EDT, August 29, 2024
PORTO, Portugal (AP) —
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It’s also home to a different kind of church — located on its beachfront suburbs along the Atlantic coast near a fishing town known for some of the world’s largest waves. Parishioners attend in boardshorts, T-shirts, flip flops — even barefoot.
They surf before they worship.
Surf Church was established by a Brazilian-born Portuguese surfer and ordained Baptist pastor to spread the Gospel in a once-devoutly Catholic country — and top surfing destination — where about half of young people today say they have no religion.
In less than a decade, it has grown from a few families to dozens of parishioners representing more than a dozen nationalities from across the world. Their motto: “ We love waves. We love Jesus.”
[...]
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Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
BY LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Updated 12:36 AM EDT, August 29, 2024
PORTO, Portugal (AP) —
[...]
It’s also home to a different kind of church — located on its beachfront suburbs along the Atlantic coast near a fishing town known for some of the world’s largest waves. Parishioners attend in boardshorts, T-shirts, flip flops — even barefoot.
They surf before they worship.
Surf Church was established by a Brazilian-born Portuguese surfer and ordained Baptist pastor to spread the Gospel in a once-devoutly Catholic country — and top surfing destination — where about half of young people today say they have no religion.
In less than a decade, it has grown from a few families to dozens of parishioners representing more than a dozen nationalities from across the world. Their motto: “ We love waves. We love Jesus.”
[...]
___
Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
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