A church service will be held later for Alan Henning after he was kidnapped in Syria and killed by Islamic State.
A video appearing to show the beheading of the British taxi driver was posted online by the militant group on Friday.
The Rt Rev David Walker, the Bishop of Manchester, said the service in Mr Henning's home town of Eccles would "mark Alan's life" and the good he did.
Mr Henning, whose family said they were "numb with grief", was delivering aid when he was kidnapped in December 2013.
Speaking about the service to be held at Eccles Parish Church, Bishop Walker said: "Anybody of any faith or none is welcome to be there, simply to mark the day, to mark that Alan's life has been brought so tragically to an end."
He said the service would mark the "good that he did" and bring people together to support Mr Henning's family.
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In a statement after Mr Henning's death, his widow Barbara and their two children said: "Alan was a decent, caring human being.
"His interest was in the welfare of others.
"He will be remembered for this and we as a family are extremely proud of him and what he achieved and the people he helped."
Mrs Henning's brother, Colin Livesey, described the killers as "scum" and said the family had lost a "great person".
He also said the British government could have done more for Mr Henning in the months since he was kidnapped.
Volunteer Mr Henning, 47, was on his fourth aid mission to Syria when he was taken hostage minutes after arriving in the country.
Islamic State (IS) has previously released videos showing the apparent beheading of two US journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and British aid worker Mr Haines.
Prime Minister David Cameron described the murder as "completely unforgivable" and has vowed the UK would do all it could to find those responsible.
He described Mr Henning as a "kind, gentle, compassionate and caring man".
Senior military figures have said the UK government must put pressure on Gulf states not to fund terrorist groups.
Former head of the British Army Lord Dannatt told the Sunday Telegraph those regimes had to put a stop to fundraising terror networks before they could invest in further UK projects.
He said: "It is completely unacceptable that some individuals in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere see advantage in channelling large sums of money to the so-called Islamic State."
Former defence secretary Liam Fox told the newspaper: "Isil is well funded. Money has been flowing from rich individuals in the Gulf states, if not their governments, to finance them and their Sunni allies in their battle against the Assad regime."
RAF strikesThe video released on Friday is yet to be verified, but it appears to show Mr Henning kneeling beside a militant dressed in black, in a desert setting.
The footage ends with an IS fighter threatening a man they identify as American Peter Kassig, an aid worker.
Mr Kassig's family, who said he had converted to Islam and referred to him as Abdul Rahman Kassig, appealed to IS to "show mercy" and release him.
As in previous IS videos, the one of Mr Henning features a jihadist who, from his accent, appears to be from Britain.
RAF Tornados first hit IS targets on Tuesday, four days after Parliament authorised UK involvement in an international military campaign.
IS has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria and declared what it describes as a caliphate in the areas it has taken.
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