Hiroshima church revives 1947 Christmas service

Hiroshima church revives 1947 Christmas service

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Some 50 people aged 19 to 85 sing during a Christmas service at the Hiroshima Nagarekawa church on Dec. 13, 2014, in Hiroshima using the same program including prayers and bible readings as the service held at the church on Dec. 24, 1947, two years after the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city in World War II. The original church was located some 800 meters from the hypocenter.

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