Faith and Welcome in Lisburn

Claire McCollum visits Lisburn in her native Northern Ireland to meet Christians creating welcoming communities and to introduce uplifting hymns. The programme features music led by Lisburn-born Keith Getty and his wife Kristyn.

Claire meets with a local Christian artist who works with linen – a fabric that is woven into the history and soul of the city. Together, they reflect on Lisburn’s once-booming linen trade and how it brought settlers to the city from near and far.

Prayer meets pedal power with a Christian cycling club. We hear how the simple idea of meeting up to ride the roads of Lisburn has grown into a community open to all, where people can build friendships and explore faith.

Claire then goes to a local Vineyard church to lend a hand with their monthly ‘meal for all nations’. It’s an initiative that welcomes people who have come to Lisburn from other countries and invites them to share food from their homelands and create a feast for all.

With hymns from Northern Ireland and beyond, including uplifting modern hymns specially recorded in the city’s cathedral, led by Lisburn-born Keith Getty and his wife Kristyn.

1. Come, Christians, Join to Sing - Lisburn Cathedral
2. The Lord’s My Shepherd - Inverness Cathedral
3. Who You Say I Am - Message Prayer Hut, Wythenshawe
4. The Church's One Foundation - Fisherwick Presbyterian Church, Belfast
5. Doxology - Pete Crockett in The Steeple Church, Dundee
6. Christ Our Hope in Life and Death - Lisburn Cathedral