This is a text-only version of an article first published on Tuesday, 5 April 2016. Information shown on this page may no longer be current.
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 prayer facility
which allows people to book slots easily. " To watch the full video go to https://youtu. be/7vvBpxrrwXY The Thy Kingdom Come contains links to all you need to setup a room, with full details here: http://thykingdom. co. uk/planning-your-prayer-room The Archbishops are delighted to be partnering with 24-7 prayer to offer their online booking and registration resource, without charge, here: http://www. 24-7prayer. com/prayerrooms (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 e-mail address to receive information from the Archbishops about Thy Kingdom Come here: http://thykingdom. co. uk/#sign-up-section