Old Lyme — The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme will host an interfaith prayer service 6 p.m. Wednesday in support of the sanctuary work being conducted at the church and across the state by other churches and human rights organizations.

The service will mark the sixth week of life in sanctuary at the church for Malik Naveed bin Rehman and Zahida Altaf, originally from Pakistan, and their daughter Roniya, a U.S. citizen.

“The evening will serve as an opportunity for us to draw together as people of conscience within faith traditions and outside of a specific tradition to show our continued support for Malik, Zahida and Roniya, and by extension, all families who are experiencing the terror of a forced deportation," FCCOL Senior Minister Steve Jungkeit said in a statement. "We call upon all community residents to gather with us to affirm and celebrate the hospitality at the core of our faith traditions and our democracy – and to commit to working together to build the generous, compassionate and embracing world we all wish to inhabit.”

A potluck dinner will follow in the Fellowship Hall of the church.