Villagers have united in prayer for missing Madeleine McCann on the second anniversary of her disappearance.
An inter-denominational service was held at Rothley Parish Church, in the McCanns' home village of Rothley, Leicestershire.
The vicar, Rev Rob Gladstone, said the 14th century church was full, with a congregation numbering more than 150, compared to a normal Sunday night turnout of around 40 people.
An extended time of prayer was set aside for Madeleine and other missing children.
The congregations of all churches in the village were invited to attend the Anglican church, so that all denominations could pray together.
Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate McCann, were not at the service, having spent the weekend away from home, but other relatives living in the village did attend.
Rev Gladstone said: "It was meant to be fairly low key but a lot more people came along than I expected. That was such a huge encouragement to the family, to see so many people still wanting to pray for them."
The hour-long service was led by Curate Linda Shuker and lay reader David Wilson.
This week the McCanns released an age progression image of how their daughter may look now in a bid to keep awareness of the campaign to find her in the forefront of people's minds.
It is two years since the youngster disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007.
