Page 4 - CUFI Update - Summer 2025

What we learned from
the Big Church Festival
“The young people had an openness to
Israel like we have never seen before”
CUFI would like to thank everyone who visited our
stand at the Big Church Festival. Over 35,000 people
attended Britain’s largest Christian festival over the
Bank Holiday weekend at the Wiston Estate, West
Sussex, and CUFI was there to fly the flag of Christian
support for Israel and share our love for the Jewish
people.
We were overwhelmed by the number of Christians
who visited the stand to express their support for
Israel and their encouragement at seeing CUFI at
the festival. It was a blessing to connect with many
existing supporters and to introduce CUFI to many
others for the first time.
One of our goals was to reach as many Christians
as possible with the truth about Israel and the
Jewish people. It cannot be overstated how much
replacement theology and anti-Israel propaganda have
severely impacted parts of the UK church. In some
robust conversations with those holding opposing
views, it became very clear how closely these two
issues are linked. Yet we were there to offer a different
perspective. Our booklet, Why Christians Should Stand
with Israel, was distributed to hundreds, providing
visitors with a Biblical foundation for standing with
Israel and the Jewish people.
Our biggest encouragement came from the number
of young people who visited the stand. We were
awestruck by their openness to the message of CUFI.
Many listened intently as we explained what the
Bible says about Israel and the Jewish people, and
it was received with an ease and softness that we
have rarely seen before. Even those who expressed
misunderstandings about Israel demonstrated a
willingness to listen to the truth; some as if hearing it
for the first time. There were also many young people
who were already articulate in their support of Israel,
and were keen to tell us that their pastor and church
stand with Israel.
Something is stirring in the UK. The next generation is
demonstrating an openness to the Word of God and
a spiritual hunger for the unadulterated truth. CUFI is
praying that this will also lead to a deeper revelation
of God’s love for Israel and the Jewish people. At the
same time, there is a battle for the hearts and minds of
our young people. Their world is inundated with anti-
Israel propaganda and, in many cases, a lack of Biblical
teaching on Israel.
It seems that we are at a crossroads in our nation.
Yet many young people are beginning to see through
the pro-Palestinian lies. Many are searching to know
the truth about Israel, and all of us must be ready to
respond.
For the sake of the next generation, Britain must
return to standing with Israel. Perhaps it will even be
this next generation that leads the way.
CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL - UK
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