"We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and, most importantly, we will be protected by God." Donald J Trump, Inauguration, Jan 20 2017

8.00pm

The full text of the Inauguration prayer by Paula White, pastor of the New Destiny Christian Centre:

We come to you, heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus with grateful hearts, thanking you for this great country that you have decreed to your people. We acknowledge we are a blessed nation with a rich history of faith and fortitude, with a future that is filled with promise and purpose.

We recognize that every good and every perfect gift comes from you and the United States of America is your gift, for which we proclaim our gratitude.

As a nation, we now pray for our president, Donald John Trump, vice president, Michael Richard Pence, and their families. We ask that you would bestow upon our president the wisdom necessary to lead this great nation, the grace to unify us, and the strength to stand for what is honorable and right in your sight.

In Proverbs 21:1, you instruct us that our leader's heart is in your hands. Gracious God, reveal unto our president the ability to know the will, your will, the confidence to lead us in justice and righteousness, and the compassion to yield to our better angels.

While we know there are many challenges before us, in every generation you have provided the strength and power to become that blessed nation. Guide us in discernment, Lord, and give us that strength to persevere and thrive.

Now bind and heal our wounds and divisions, and join our nation to your purpose. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, the psalmists declared.

Let your favor be upon this one nation under God. Let these United States of America be that beacon of hope to all people and nations under your dominion, a true hope for humankind.

Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

7.12pm

President Trump delivers his first tweet from @POTUS. Barack Obama hasn't lost his 13.9 million followers. He and they can still be read, along with his tweets from his time as President, @POTUS44.

6.45pm

Senate Chaplain Barry Black delivers the invocation at the Inaugural lunch at National Statuary Hall in Washington.

"Eternal Lord God, our refuge and strength, we praise you that we have nothing to fear. We can stand fearlessly during this season of peaceful transition, because we know your providence will prevail."

6.00pm

@realDonaldTrump returns to Twitter, via Facebook:

5.50pm

The full text of President Donald J Trump's inauguration speech:

Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you.

We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people.

Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come.

We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done.

Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent.

Today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning. Because today we are not merely transferring power from one Administration to another, or from one party to another – but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People.

For too long, a small group in our nation's Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.

Washington flourished – but the people did not share in its wealth.

Politicians prospered – but the jobs left, and the factories closed.

The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.

Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our nation's Capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.

That all changes – starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you.

It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America.

This is your day. This is your celebration.

And this, the United States of America, is your country.

What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.

January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.

The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.

Everyone is listening to you now.

You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the likes of which the world has never seen before.

At the centre of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens.

Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighbourhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves.

These are the just and reasonable demands of a righteous public.

But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of knowledge; and the crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealised potential.

This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

We are one nation – and their pain is our pain. Their dreams are our dreams; and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny.

The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.

For many decades, we've enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry;

Subsidised the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military;

We've defended other nation's borders while refusing to defend our own;

And spent trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.

We've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has disappeared over the horizon.

One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions upon millions of American workers left behind.

The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed across the entire world.

But that is the past. And now we are looking only to the future.

We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power.

From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land.

From this moment on, it's going to be America First.

Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families.

We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength.

I will fight for you with every breath in my body – and I will never, ever let you down.

America will start winning again, winning like never before.

We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.

We will build new roads, and highways, and bridges, and airports, and tunnels, and railways all across our wonderful nation.

We will get our people off of welfare and back to work – rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor.

We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and Hire American.

We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world – but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.

We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example for everyone to follow.

We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones – and unite the civilised world against Radical Islamic Terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.

At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other.

When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.

The Bible tells us, "how good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity."

We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.

When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.

There should be no fear – we are protected, and we will always be protected.

We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and, most importantly, we are protected by God.

Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger.

In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving.

We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action – constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.

The time for empty talk is over.

Now arrives the hour of action.

Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America.

We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.

We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow.

A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions.

It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.

And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator.

So to all Americans, in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, and from ocean to ocean, hear these words:

You will never be ignored again.

Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams, will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.

Together, We Will Make America Strong Again.

We Will Make America Wealthy Again.

We Will Make America Proud Again.

We Will Make America Safe Again.

And, Yes, Together, We Will Make America Great Again. Thank you, God Bless You, And God Bless America. 

5.45pm

Barack and Michelle Obama leave Washington DC. 

5.25pm

"In the bible, rain is the sign of a blessing. And it started to rain Mr President when you came to the platform." 

Franklin Graham, of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, prays: "There is one God and one mediator between God and man - and that is Christ Jesus."

"It's my prayer that God will bless you, your family, your administration, and may He bless America." 

5.20pm

Rabbi Marvin Hier, Dean and Founder of the Simon Wisenthal Centre prays that justice will be dispensed to the needy and the orphan. 

5.05pm

"One heart, one home, one glorious destiny."

Donald Trump, President, delivers a powerful inaugural address.

His adminstration "will eradicate completely" radical Islamic terrorism "from the face of the Earth".

"We the citizens of America are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together we will determine the course of America and all of the world for many many years to come," he said.

"The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now."

He pledged:

"We will be protected by the military and law enforcement - and most importantly, we will be protected by God."

American TV personality Larry Elder sums up the speech in two words: "God is back!"

Nigel Farage tweets that he means every word:

5.00pm

Donald Trump places his hands on two Bibles -  his family Bible and Lincoln's Bible - and is sworn in:

"I Donald J Trump do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States, so help me God."

Meanwhile, evangelist Franklin Graham asks people to pray for former President George Bush and his family after he was rushed to the hospital due to an acute respiratory problem, and has had to miss the inauguration.

4.50pm

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings America The Beautiful after Mike Pence is sworn in as Vice President 

4.35pm

A reading from Matthew 3, after which Donald Trump's spiritual adviser Paula White prays. She begins "in Jesus name" and ends with "in the name of Jesus Christ." She references "this one nation under God."

4.30pm

How should we feel about the inauguration of the new President? Krish Kandiah has some thoughts in his latest commennt for Christian Today.

Earlier today, Krish led BBC Radio 4's daily Act of Worship and reflected on the new President:

He said:

"With a ceremony and an oath and many festivities the baton of responsibility for governing the United States will confer to seventy-year-old billionaire Donald John Trump. The oldest and richest American imcoming President in history

"The result of last year's election has been marked with controversy. When Time Magazine proclaimed Donald Trump to be their man of the year they described him as president of the Divided States of America. But he is by no means the first controversial leader the world has ever seen. The Bible records the history of community leaders from prophets and priests to judges and kings, all sorts of unlikely people who were placed in a position of power. Some brought peace, some brought division.

"Some ruled wisely, others selfishly. King David, one of Israel's most celebrated leaders, abused his position committing adultery and murder with a royal cover-up that we would probably call Bathsheba-gate today. While the worst leaders such as the despotic Pharaoh of Moses' time committed atrocities that would have led to genocide, had God not stepped in to intervene.

"Throughout the rocky history of the Old Testament, the hope is maintained that one day a leader would arise who would rule with honour, dignity and grace, who would not abuse his position of power, but would bring global peace.

"The hope of the promised Messiah became particularly poignant to those Jews living in Israel in the first century under the harsh occupying rule of the Roman invaders. But when Jesus begins his ministry and his disciples begin to recognise that he could be the one they had been waiting for, two of them at least try to take advantage of the situation."

He went on:

"While James and John jockeyed for Vice-Presidential status, Jesus explains to those who claim to be his followers that leadership in God's kingdom has very different values to those they are used to. A position of power is not for personal benefit. It is about serving others, even at great cost. This could not have been made clearer in Jesus' own inauguration. There was no pomp and ceremony as Jesus laid down his life for the sake of his people. There was no glitz and glamour as he ushered in his kingdom, bleeding and suffocating to death on a Roman cross. There were no military bands, no balls, and no celebrity performers. Jesus renounced all his privileges in order to make global freedom and peace possible, so that all who believed in him could be forgiven and reconciled to God.

"As my children put it, quoting a Spiderman film: "With great power comes great responsibility." Jesus models the ultimate expression of this marvellous axiom as he goes on to fulfil his mission: "The son of man did not come to be served but to give his life as a ransom for many."

4.20pm

Donald Trump arrives and greets the Obamas

4.25pm

Gateway People's Robert Morris tweets a photo of Family Talk radio host James Dobson praying over new Vice President Mike Pence, a devout evangelical Christian.

4.20pm

South Baptist Russell Moore, who has been a strong critic of the new President,  calls on Christians to pray for Donald Trump. 

4.10pm

Donald Trump has not tweeted for four whole hours! 

Wheaton College prof Ed Stetzer is among those hoping this might be a new start - or should that be a new ending.

4.05pm

New figures just published showing large falls in abortion and abortion facilities. One issue expected to surface in Trump's administration is Roe v Wade, the anniversary of which on Sunday coincides with some of the inauguration celebrations.

3.45pm

Former president Jimmy Carter, raised a Baptist and the first man in the White House to describe himself as "born again", arrives at the inauguration.

About a million people have turned out, fewer than for Barack Obama. The day is also being marred by violence and protests. 

3.40pm

The forecast for the celebrations is gloomy, with showers today then rain on Sunday and Monday. This did not trouble Trump, who said:

"It may rain, it may not rain. I don't care.

It doesn't matter. If it really pours, that's ok.

Because people will realise it's my real hair."

3.35pm

As the inauguration proceeds, some Christians will be in mosques in a stand against Donald Trump and some of his statements about Muslims. They are encouraging others of similar persuasion to join them and at least seven Christiaan groups are taking part. Progressive Christians Uniting of Los Angeles began the initiative, calling on Christians to stand in solidarity with their Muslim neighbours in their newsletter this month. 

3.30pm

David Landrum, who has an American wife and has just been in New York, visiting Tim Keller's Redeemer Church in Manhattan and worshipping with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, comments for Christian Today: "President Trump. How did that happen? I still can't quite get my head around it. And why did the key evangelical vote so decisively swing behind him? He hardly  represents family values and moral formation." The advocacy director of the Evangelical Alliance says there are no signs of a ceasefire in America's "culture wars". Many evangelicals are not optimistic, he reports: "Notwithstanding concerns about foreign policy and trade, these trepidations relate largely to Trump's character flaws and his egoism. His faith – or lack thereof – is related to a warmth for Christianity and the Bible, with a rejection of any need to repent." 

3.20pm

Monster or Messiah - how should the Church respond to Donald Trump? A reflection from Christian Today writer Joseph Hartropp.

3.15pm

This morning, our reporter Harry Farley reports that a Muslim call to prayer will be heard at the interfaith inauguration service in Washington National Cathedral tomorrow. Imam Mohamed Magid of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center, also known as the ADAMS Center, in Virginia, will issue the call and is one of 26 people to offer prayers or readings at the National Prayer Service after the swearing-in ceremony. Read it all here.

2.30pm

The sun rises over the Capitol on Inauguration day.

2.15pm

What do we know about the faith of the new President of the United States?