My first exposure to St Andrew’s Church in Abu Dhabi for the Sunday morning service was in May when I attended a consultation in the country.
A Nigerian non-stipendiary minister whose wife worked in the oil and gas industry led the service. We were 13 in all, from the UK, Philippines, North America and South Asia and met over coffee after the service.
Day of worship
The day of worship poses a real question: should Christians in a Muslim state worship on Sunday to celebrate Jesus’s resurrection, or on Friday when people have the day off? Or does the latter allow the majority community to dictate the day of worship for Christians along with other requirements that demonstrate their power over them?
