LOS ANGELES, CA  [Tuesday Feb.6.2007]  /WMQT.com/ -- U2 songs will be replacing religious hymns at the Church of England in the hopes of upping attendance.

A band will cover hits like "Beautiful Day" and
"Mysterious Ways" as part of a "U2 charist" service at St Swithins' church in Lincoln in May. A similar service was initiated in the U.S. back in 2005.

In addition to U2's music being heard, the service will also serve as a platform for Bono's Millennium Development Goals, a plan the singer is promoting to fight world poverty.

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