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Street Pastors Needed for Jesus March 2026 — Sign Up Before March 27

Ascension Trust is partnering with Jesus March 2026 to deploy around 100 Street Pastors for the event on May 23. Applications close March 27.

Street Pastors in blue uniforms engaging with young people on a UK high street at night

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Street Pastors are being called to play a key role in one of the UK's most visible public expressions of Christian witness this year. Ascension Trust — the organisation behind the Street Pastors movement — is partnering with Jesus March 2026 to recruit approximately 100 Street Pastors to serve at the event on Saturday, 23 May 2026.

Jesus March is an annual gathering that brings Christians from across denominations onto the streets of UK cities to walk, pray, and proclaim the good news publicly. Street Pastors, known for their distinctive blue uniforms and their presence in town centres on Friday and Saturday nights, bring a particular kind of credibility to the event — they are people the public already knows and trusts.

The call to Street Pastors is simple: if you want to be part of this, get in touch before Friday, 27 March 2026. Interested volunteers should email their name, email address, and mobile number to Ascension Trust to register their interest.

This is a practical opportunity to be part of something larger than any single church or town — a moment when the body of Christ steps out together, visibly and joyfully, into public space.

Street Pastors operate in over 300 locations across the UK, Republic of Ireland, and beyond. Their presence at Jesus March 2026 is a reminder that Christian witness on the streets is not just for crisis moments — it is a sustained, relational commitment to the communities where we live.