Pentecost Prayer
Initiative

9th - 19th May 2024

ACTS 1:14
THEY ALL JOINED TOGETHER CONSTANTLY IN PRAYER…

 

 Two thousand years ago, a group of people gathered in a room, and the bible says they prayed constantly for ten days. At the end of that prayer meeting, the Holy Spirit was poured out, and the church was born!

With all the challenges the church faces today, we are invited to humble ourselves, seek God in prayer, and ask Him to pour our His Spirit afresh on the church.

And so we want to invite you to join us as we imitate those early disciples and pray constantly for ten days as we head into the day of Pentecost.

Prayer rooms are a fantastic way to engage your church in prayer. People sign up for a one-hour slot and come to a prayer room that is conducive to prayer and seeking God. We gather not around some personality or event, but we go to a place of prayer to seek Jesus for our communities and our nation.

There are three ways you can engage with this initiative.

1 – Your church can pray for 24 hours, setting up a prayer room and joining in this initiative by participating at any point during the ten days.

2 – Your church may be large enough or passionate enough to cover the ten days of continuous prayer!

3 – Your church can partner with churches in your city and region or within your denomination/movement and cover the ten days of continuous prayer together. This may look like one centralised prayer room in a town or city or multiple prayer rooms across these ten days. Not only are we praying, but we are gathering in unity together to seek God.

We have all the tools you’ll need to promote this and help people sign up for one of the slots. Following us on Facebook and Instagram will also connect you to the stories emerging from this initiative.

We’re in!!! Sign us up for communication around the Pentecost Prayer Initiative

We’ve got a whole stack of resources to help you engage with the Pentecost Prayer Initiative.

PENTECOST PRAYER INITIATIVE PACK

This pack is designed to help you plan your space and your community to pray in it. It’s full of useful guidance and ideas for planning and printouts to use in your prayer room!

Including our:

  • How to Run a 24-7 Prayer Room PDF

  • Six Simple Prayer Station Ideas

  • A 60 Minute Prayer Guide

Resources to Help

Participating Churches

NORTHLAND
Lighthouse Church Tutukaka
AUCKLAND REGION
Northcote, Birkenhead, Birkdale & Beach Haven Churches | Maria Assumpta Beach Haven Parish | Parish of Birkdale/Beach Haven, Anglican Church | Curate Church Auckland | Birkenhead Community Church | LifeChurch Manurewa | Magnify Church Helensville | Southside Vineyard Church | St Margaret's Anglican Church | Whangaparaoa Baptist Church | St George's Epsom | Hope for the Nations | Valley Road Church | Milford Baptist Church | Northcote Baptist | Uplift Church | Shore Grace | Saint Augustine's | Papakura Home Church | Doxa Deo | St John the Baptist, Northcote | Silverdale Church | The Streams Community Church | Life Church | The Upper Room | Coast Vineyard Hibiscus Coast | Mahurangi Vineyard | Birkenhead Baptist | Christ Church, Parish of Ellerslie | St Matthew’s Cooperating Parish Helensville | River Valley Baptist Church | St Joseph’s Church | Urban Vineyard
COROMANDEL
Crossroads Encounter Fellowship
WAIKATO
Harvest City Church | Activate Church Hamilton | Gateway | Abide Church | Te Rautini  
BAY OF PLENTY
7th Day Adventist Tauranga | Church Without Walls Rotorua | The Salvation Army Tauranga | Katikati Christian Centre | Curate Church Mount Maunganui
HAWKES BAY
Bay Vineyard Church | Napier Elim | Engage Church | Waiapu Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist | Knox Presbyterian | Equippers | Napier Elim | Pulse Ministry | Napier Baptist | Grace Church | Napier AOG | St Columbus Presbyterian | Engage Church
MANAWATU/WHANGANUI
St Albans Presbyterian Church | The Salvation Army | Korimako Vineyard Church
WAIRARAPA
Equippers Church Masterton | Masterton Baptist | Soulway Church | Masterton Community Church | The Tribe | Solid Ground Church | Masterton Anglican Church | Reformed Church of Masterton | Masterton AOG
TARANAKI
Te Awa Waitara | Hawera A/G Church | Brooklands Co Op Church New Plymouth
WELINGTON REGION
Gateway Baptist Church, Miramar | The Street Church | Kapiti Baptist | Hosanna Baptist | Miramar Salvation Army | St Thomas Newtown | Capital Vineyard | St Paul's Lutheran Church | Wellington Cathedral | Blueprint | Brooklyn Anglicans | The Free Store | Lyall Bay Community Church
NELSON REGION
Richmond Waimea Minister’s Association | Nelson Presbyterian | Nelson Tasman Salvation Army | Baptist Church | Richmond Catholic Church | Richmond Community Church (AOG) | Grace Church | Hope Community Church | Richmond New Life Church | Enrich Church | Brightwater Anglican Church | Wakefield Anglican Church | Richmond Church of Christ | Holy Trinity Anglican Church | Spring Grove Church of Christ
CANTERBURY
Grace Vineyard Church Beach Campus | The Well | Urban Oasis C3 | Abundant Life Ministries International | Restoration Church | Home Church | Sumner Redcliffs Anglican | Restoration Church Aotearoa | St Christopher's Anglican Church | South West Baptist Church | Christ Church Cathedral & All Saints Burwood | Saint Martins and Saint James Anglican Church | Prayer Collective
OTAGO
Equippers | Mercy Vineyard | Elim Dunedin
NATIONAL
Wesleyan Methodist Churches Aotearoa NZ | AOG Churches NZ | Arise Church