Jesus Christ - The Life of the World from the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver
This service is a shortened version of the Opening Day Celebration of the World Council of Churches Sixth Assembly.
It is Canada's welcome to the World Church.
The Sixth Assembly of the WCC is meeting from 24 July to 10 August in Vancouver - bringing together some 900 delegates from 303 member denominations on behalf of 400 million of the world's Christians.
Worship leader Dr Lois Wilson (former Moderator of the United Church of Canada)
Preacher Jean Vanier
(founder of the L'Arche Homes for the Handicapped)
Choir of 3,000 directed by Sir David Willcocks
A CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION production
Presented for BBC television by RAYMOND SHORT