Best of the Fests - thousands join together for summer worship

 AP

Summertime means one thing in the Christian calendar – tents, wellies and tens of thousands of Christians gathered together in worship.

Whether it's for New Wine, New Day, Soul Survivor, Momentum or Greenbelt, Christians all over the country – and even further afield – are braving the British weather, and we've pulled together some of the best tweets, pictures and videos from the summer festivals so far:

 

 

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