A vicar has given out almost 3,000 Bibles in a year, following his evangelistic TikTok videos.
Revd David Sims, known as the ‘TikTok Vicar’, has posted dancing videos with an offer to send out Bibles for free.
The vicar of St Thomas Church, Aldridge, in Walsall, has been thrilled at the number of requests and he now has a team of volunteers to post the Bibles with a booklet explaining the gospel.
‘Jumping for joy’
Revd Sims explained: “Visitors are turning up to church after seeing a couple of videos on TikTok.
“Imagine how excited you would be if someone came up to you at church and said ‘I’m interested in faith – do you have a Bible I could have?’ I’d be jumping for joy, and rushing to get them one.
“And here I am, with piles of Bibles in the hallway ready to go to the post office. All because some people saw a silly dancing vicar on TikTok, and God’s Spirit started to work in their hearts. Praise God!”
Cultural shift
This comes alongside reports of surging Bible sales, with Christian publisher SPCK reporting a 27.7 per cent increase last year – the biggest on record – and a 106 per cent rise since 2019.
Sam Richardson, CEO of SPCK Group, said that the increase in Bible sales is “evidence of a significant cultural shift regarding matters of faith and religion in this country”.
He explained: “The significant and sustained upward trend in Bible sales suggests that more and more people are investigating the Christian faith themselves and seeking to draw their own conclusions about its truth.”
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