Hillsong United debut in ​Bahrain

Manama:  An event to unite churches in Bahrain to pray for the nation will be held next month.  The Christian musical concert titled ‘Bless Bahrain’ will focus on prayer and worship in unity for peace in Bahrain.  Bless Bahrain a concert organized by the National Evangelical Church (NEC) will host a 25-member Australian band  Hillsong United at the Shaikh  Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town on May 1 at  at 7pm. 

"We are joining together to make the best of Christian unity to pray for love peace and to bless Bahrain – a country which is home to people of many cultures, languages, customs, traditions ethnicities and identities” said Reverend Hani Aziz. 

"Bahrain is one of the most liberal countries on the Arabian Peninsula, a home to a considerable number of expat Christians who enjoy the freedom to worship."

"The prayer of all our hearts is to see this beautiful island blessed with peace and prosperity and the message of love and unity to abound.”

"Our vision for that evening is to worship and pray for the Kingdom of Bahrain, its leaders and people, both local and expatriates, in one voice."

The tickets for the concert is priced at BD 25, 20, 15 and 10. Tickets are available online at www.blessbahrain.com and offline at National Evangelical Church Office between 8am and 1 pm.

The Hillsong United band   is a worship band that originated as a part of Hillsong Church. Formed in 1998 as part of Hillsong's youth ministry, the band consists of several rotating worship leaders from the church, including Brooke Fraser, Joel Houston, Reuben Morgan and Marty Sampson. Due to several songs written by the youth ministry, Hillsong worship leader Darlene Zschech recommended that they record an album, which resulted in their debut extended play, One, which was released alongside the Hillsong Worship album Touching Heaven Changing Earth. Since then, the group has released eleven annual live albums, as well as four studio albums. The band composes songs and performs in church services as well as concerts in worldwide tours.