From Utah-Contemporary Sudanese music blared from speakers in the sanctuary of the All Saints Episcopal Church Sunday, as live singers welcomed visitors and regular congregants to Easter services.
Outside the sanctuary, a sign read: "Prior to the service you are invited to the sanctuary for prayer and quiet reflection."
The congregation of around 70 to 80 people expanded to more than twice its size during Sunday's service as members of 10 different tribes of the Sudanese community gathered.
Members of the congregation spoke Dinka, Arabic and Ethiopian, but the service was conducted in English. Despite their differences, Bishop Scott Hayashi reminded those in in the congregation that they all speak a unifying language.
"We're one people — a new people whose language is the language of life. It is the language of God."
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