50 days of prayer 2023
From Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday churches across the Connexion are invited to be part of 50 Days of Prayer.
We continue to come before God in prayer, seek God’s vision, and invite the Holy Spirit to awaken us for the challenge of “Living wholeheartedly as followers of Jesus for the transformation of the world.”
Organise your congregation to pray for a specific length of time. It could be for 24hrs, a weekend, a week or the entire 50 days!
Organise a rota to cover every hour of the day for people to pray at home.
Organise a rota to cover every hour in your prayer room.
Arrange to meet on Zoom every day.
Open the church at the same time every day for prayer.
Organise a weekly prayer meeting.
Resources & Downloads
The following resources are provided to help your church pray.
Prayer Room Resources
Setting up a Prayer Room during the 50 Days of Prayer.
Why not gather a team and plan a prayer room for a weekend, a week or even the whole 50 days?
Register your Prayer Room with 24-7 Prayer here. This will give you access to tools such as a sign up sheet and more.
Read some helpful information on how to run a Prayer Room here.
If you are not able to set up a Prayer Room, you could use the prayer stations during Sunday worship.
Get your children and young people involved!
N.B. - Please operate your prayer room in accordance with Child Protection and Health and Safety Policies.
PRAYER ROOM DOWNLOADS
Catch Your Breath: Creating a Prayer Space – PDF
Prayer Stations Guide – PDF (2022)
Prayer Stations Guide for Children – PDF (2022)
Irish Methodist World Mission Partnership and World Development and Relief have provided prayer cards to help us prayer for our partners around the world.
Video Resources
Watch two clips from our recent Connexional Resource Evening on Zoom.
Ruth Alderdice: Why Rhythms of Prayer?
Ruth Alderdice talks about why rhythms are important for us as churches.
Grace McGurk: How to Set Up a Prayer Space
Grace McGurk talks about the process of setting up a prayer space during the 50 Days of prayer.
Prayer Stations for Children
Download a Prayer Room Guide and view all the stations from the Soul Mates 2023 Prayer Room below.
Gallery
A selection of photographs from the prayer room at Edgehill House, Belfast.
Connexional Prayer
Meeting
MONDAY 15TH may 2023, 8pm
Join our Connexional Prayer meeting on Zoom on Monday 15th May 2023 at 8pm
Register below to receive the Zoom meeting details.
Download a PowerPoint slide for announcing during worship services.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please get in touch below.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
All-age Prayer Trail Guide (2022) - (IMYC)
Prayer Trail Activity Sheet - (2022 with B&W option) - (IMYC)
Running a virtual prayer room – (24-7 Prayer)
Soul Mates Prayer Walk (2022) – (IMYC)
Prayer walk resources – (Hope for Every Home)