The congregation spilled out on to the pavement after morning worhsip on Sunday 6 April 2008 to witness the Olympic Flame for the Beijing Games pass by the church.

Surrounded by security marshalls and police, it was difficult to catch a glimpse of the runner carrying the torch who was being protected from protestors raising awareness of human right abuses by China - particularly in Tibet - one of the themes highlighted in the sermon preached by minister, Simon Perry, that morning.

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