In the run-up to Thy Kingdom Come (the week of prayer called for by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York) an encouraging number of churches are considering hosting 24-7 prayer rooms, many for the first time. Some prayer rooms will be held across a rural benefice or deanery, others in larger churches or with sisters and brothers from other denominations and streams. There’ll even be a dedicated prayer room at the heart of Lambeth Palace, the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
A round the clock prayer room for a week or weekend can sound a daunting prospect, but one Vicar shares the story of when his rural deanery hosted one for the first time, “I was a bit hesitant doing it as an individual church as it’s a lot of hours, but we divided it up and it was amazing. It released all sorts of things in our church and it felt like a spiritual blockage was removed. I shouldn’t be surprised that 24-7 prayer had such an effect, but how it changed our church did surprise me. This year we are doing it as a Deanery and with ecumenical friends. We’ll be using the 24-7 online prayer facility which allows people to book slots easily.”
Thy Kingdom Come website contains links to all you need to setup a room, with full details here. The Archbishops are delighted to be partnering with 24-7 prayer to offer their online booking and registration resource, without charge, which can be accessed here (requires free registration then click on ‘register prayer room’).
If you are planning on hosting a prayer room, please do register on the website so we can all be encouraged. You can also register your email address to receive information from the Archbishops about Thy Kingdom Come by clicking here.