U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon to Begin 90 Continuous Hours of Bible Reading on Sunday
WASHINGTON, April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- The 20th annual U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon will begin at 6:00 PM on Sunday, May 3, 2009. For 90 continuous hours beginning with the reading of Genesis 1:1, every word of the Bible will be read aloud and without commentary, culminating at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 7, with the reading of the final chapters of Revelation. During those five days, hundreds of Bible believers will gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol to read a portion of the Bible, to listen and to pray.
Event: 20th Annual U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon
When: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 6:00 PM through
Thursday, May 7, 2:00 PM
Where: West Front, U.S. Capitol (Lower West Terrace)
The U. S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon will be webcast around the world at www.faithandaction.org.
Reading times can be reserved through Terry Shaffer Hall,
202-441-6455 or DCBibleMarathon@aol.com.
This is extremely neat in my opinion. If I were in the area, I would love to participate. For more information go to the article on Christian News Wire. This was brought to my attention by the fabulous Tweeters over @ChristianBook on Twitter from ChristianBook.com . The other bit of neat information is that this reading marathon will conclude on May 7th, a National Day of Prayer. National Day of Prayer Task Force
