We are in need of more finance to help us to move forward. We have moved into a new season. WPC is being called to do significantly more in mobilising, informing and inspiring prayer in the nation and other parts of the world.

SOME OF THE CHANGES:
New staff and volunteers in the WPC team to enable us to expand our capacity
Developing the Prayer Hub – the new WPC website, providing accessible, credible and
current global information. It will facilitate more informed prayer by individuals, small
groups and church meetings
Developing new technology, apps and social media to enable us to contact more
people and commission people to pray in large numbers over key issues.
Developing prayer resource and materials: Booklets, DVDs, teaching tools, articles,
and other material to equip the experienced pray-er and those new to prayer.
Events – such as Trumpet Call and other prayer initiatives. We are planning to organise
more regional prayer events working with partners.
Strengthen partnership working – supporting key Christian organisations with prayer,
bringing together children’s prayer leaders, youth prayer and the many others in the
prayer movement. Developing WPC TEAMS, working in communities and with prayer
ministries to pray for blessing and transformation.

YOU CAN HELP MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE:
Please consider how you might support us and enable us at this time.
If you currently support us financially, please consider increasing your giving.
Standing Orders are easy to set up. Ask us and we can send you details.
Would you consider leaving World Prayer Centre legacy?
Send a one-off gift.
Through local fund raising events and sponsorship.
Prayer – please pray for God to release resources – people, finance, wisdom.

The work of WPC is expanding rapidly. We need help!

This is a new season for us. We are seeing a significant increase in prayer in the UK and internationally. We are looking to provide credible and informative resources and prayer information to enable people to respond quickly and pray wisely through our new prayer hub and social media websites. God is calling us to work in unity with a range of ministries and organisations – to strengthen prayer in the prayer movement and the wider church. We believe that there will be a growth in prayer events and meetings.

BEING A VOLUNTEER MEANS SOMEONE WHO:
Can commit to work for 1 – 3 days a week on a regular basis and for an agreed
period of time.
Would be part of the WPC Staff Team.
Has a passion for prayer, who will pray with us and work with us and take on some of the growing workload.

VOLUNTEER ROLES
If you consider that you have some of the skills and experience necessary for any of these roles below, we would like to hear from you.
Prayer Researcher – to find credible information using the internet and other
resources; turn the research into prayer prompts. This role could be both home or
office based.
Data Management – to help update, refresh and expand our data. This is vital work
if we are to keep in contact with a growing number of people who pray
Admin Support – to arrange meetings, help staff the phones and provide
administrative support for the team
Events Support – help plan and organise events, liaising with venues & dealing with bookings

INTERESTED …..?
Contact Laurence Sharman on 0121 633 7393 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. He will talk the roles through with you more fully and send you more details and an application form. In line with our volunteers policy, there would be a short interview to check that the role is suitable for you and identify any areas of development and support you might need, allowing us to make best use of your strengths and experience.
This is an exciting and important time to join us as a volunteer!

We look forward to hearing from you!

HOW DO WE ENGAGE IN AND PRAY FOR THE MAY 7th ELECTIONS……?

One of our key prayer themes in The Mill Statement is a call to wake up. There is a well known painting by William Holman Hunt called The Light of the World – Jesus stands at an overgrown, under used door and knocks – waiting to be invited in. The wake up call starts with us. Jesus is calling us into a deeper relationship with him and so we are more aware of and responsive to what is happening around us. He calls us to be ambassadors for his kingdom. A wake up call is disturbing. We may want to deny we were asleep, we feel shaken up. God wants his church to wake up.

‘It’s not about them. It’s all about you. Not them. You. About you because a general election is one of those rare times when your voice counts as much as anyone else’s voice does. About you because you have the chance to help choose who represents you and your community in Parliament. About you because you can influence who will run the country for the next five years and, therefore, help shape what sort of country you live in. Rarely has there been a choice so wide or one with an impact which could be so dramatic.’ So writes Nick Robinson Political Editor of the BBC.

Firstly, we need to be informed about the issues, the process and the people. There are many excellent resources to help us and we would refer you to the Evangelical Alliance and CARE websites for in depth information http://election2015.eauk.org and www.engage15.org.uk

Secondly, we need to pray : So let’s ask God to wake everyone up to engage with this election campaign – starting with ourselves and our brothers and sisters in Christ. Let’s pray we will awake to God’s invitation to work with Him in prayer for His kingdom to come and His will to be done in and through all that we take place in these coming weeks. We need to enthrone and worship Jesus as Lord; cry out for mercy, grace and favour; declare God’s word and release the blessing of Father, Son and Holy Spirit into the whole process – especially into the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Parliament as well as everything that takes place in Westminster. We can stand guard in prayer over each of the candidates standing for election in our constituencies. We need to ask for God’s protection over our nation at this vulnerable time; that any who are planning destructive acts will be brought into the light; for special protection for the party leaders and their families and for wisdom and guidance for the police and security forces.

CARE has released a 5 week General Election prayer guide starting Sunday 12th April covering your local constituency, political parties and policy issues; the media, party leaders and candidates and after the election. Download it HERE

THE POWER OF HIS PRESENCE CONFERENCE 18-20 March 2015
The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick

230 of us gathered in at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick in mid-March for our three day The Power of His Presence conference. There was a real sense of God mobilising all who stand with us in prayer – not just those in Swanwick.
Our key theme was God’s presence. We were delighted to have Malcolm Duncan, from Goldhill Baptist Church with us – we deeply appreciate his openness, his depth of knowledge, his partnership with us, his love of God and his Northern Irish humour. He took us back to 2 Kings 19:29–31 when God speaks of His provision for Israel. He linked this with the presence of God – He fills us constantly with His spirit – day by day – moment by moment. In Exodus 33 Moses pleads with God –“If your presence will not go with us do not let us go from here.” Jesus gives the great commission in Matt 28 calling us to make disciples – and promising that he will be with us always.

Malcolm talked about King Hezekiah – a Godly King who brought the terrible threats of Sennacherib to God and his prophet Isaiah in prayer. Out of that God gave Hezekiah a three year plan – to eat what grows in the ground in year one – and then in year two to eat what grows from that – moving to year three when Hezekiah’s people will plant seed and vines and reap a harvest. The prayer led to the provision – and God’s promise that the zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this. Hezekiah confronted the dead religious traditions of Israel – he wanted genuine powerful worship. He was a man with a heart for God who – as King – brought his nation and people to God.

Malcolm also talked about the indicators of the presence of God – these include –a deep and sustained move of God and a strong awareness of his presence. There is a strong proclamation of the gospel. He described Acts as full of sermons explaining what God has done – taking miracles and signs of the kingdom as opportunities to speak about Jesus. Other signs include a clear response to the word of God and an authentic and joy filled community.
We also prayed about our nation and the world. Lloyd Cooke (Saltbox, Stoke on Trent) shared that we are called to seek the welfare of the city and reported on a strong growing movement across the UK of unity, action and prayer. Malcolm shared his passion for the nation – to pray for more focus on the gospel, the power of the cross to change lives, and the importance of the Bible as the Word of God. We had input on a move of God in the Middle East and the need for more labourers in this harvest – many Muslims are questioning their faith and seeking the truth about Jesus.
We enjoyed the contribution of our friends from Urban Devotion, Birmingham – these young men and women are dedicating themselves to serving God in a difficult community. 20% of their time is given to prayer and they have built positive relationships with many local schools, local young people, and local government. We also heard about two important new WPC initiatives. The Prayer Hub will enable us to provide accessible, credible prayer information – using new technology to engage people in prayer. We also prayed for the work Colin and Chrissie Greaves will be doing on WPC Teams

Our final morning was a dramatic and moving time as the Holy Spirit moved among us – stirring us up to pray for His presence in the church, in our lives and in this nation.