Every year, the Church of Bangladesh (CoB) hosts spiritual revival meetings in each of its seven deaneries during the months of January and February. Each deanery is assigned a distinct position, with bishops from dioceses serving as keynote speakers at these annual spiritual prayer gatherings. Devotees of Christ, hailing from places as distant as Parish, attend these religious assemblies, often journeying on foot. A particularly notable feature of these meetings is the ‘healing worship’ session. During this time, believers from all faiths converge to offer their vows, express gratitude, and seek divine healing. They fervently beseech God the Father for forgiveness of their transgressions. People hailing from diverse religious backgrounds and communities actively partake in this healing ceremony. Over the years, the spiritual congregation of the Church of Bangladesh has evolved into a universal spiritual assembly. This gathering has become a cherished tradition of the Church of Bangladesh for the past 150 years. It’s worth mentioning that within the seven deaneries, separate religious councils are convened with distinct focuses. Bengali, indigenous Garo, and Santal believers organize Christian religious gatherings following their respective traditions and cultural practices.
As usual February this year was the month of ‘Spiritual Revival’ gatherings in the Church of Bangladesh (COB) and they took place in six deaneries. Every congregation separate selected separate themes and the speaker discussed the theme. A range of 1000-5000 people gathered from different villages and towns assembled and many of them walked a long distance to the venue. They ate simple food and spent the cold winter nights in basic facilities with one aim to attain mercy and blessings from God. At all the congregations the Bishops, Priests and guests conveyed revival messages to attendees.