SCORES of people braved pouring rain to take part in the yearly “Walk of Witness” through Crediton on Good Friday, April 18.
Worshipping inside St Boniface Roman Catholic Church (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
Volunteer carrying cross down Dean St (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
Organised by Christians Together in Crediton, volunteers carrying a large wooden cross led a procession through the town, stopping at each of the town’s churches to worship and hear excerpts from Luke’s Gospel about Jesus’ death.
Procession on Dean St in heavy rain (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
Procession arriving at Crediton Parish Church (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
The event began at St Boniface Roman Catholic Church with a hymn and a reading about how Judas betrayed Jesus.
Listening to a Bible reading at Crediton Parish Church (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
Procession arriving at Crediton Methodist Church (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
Participants then heard at Crediton Parish Church how Jesus was mocked and put on trial, before singing a hymn at Crediton Methodist Church.
Singing a hymn at Crediton Methodist Church (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
Volunteers carrying cross down North St to the Town Square (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
At the Town Square, people heard how Jesus was crucified, and then at Crediton Congregational Church how he was buried.
Worshipping at Crediton Town Square (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
It is believed the tradition began in 1977.
Worshipping inside Crediton Congregational Church (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
Participants enjoyed hot cross buns and hot drinks afterwards at Crediton Congregational Church (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
