NEW YEAR’S PRAYER GATHERINGS
We’ve met at a significant location in the city at the very start of the new year to pray for God’s Kingdom to come in the city since January 2018.
These are special evenings where we start the new year well as a united church in Nottingham.
In 2018 we met at The Council House in Market Square (symbolic of political authority in Nottingham).
In 2019 we met at St Mary’s in the Lace Market (Nottingham’s oldest place of continual Christian worship).
In 2020 we met at The Albert Hall, a building that was formerly the home of the Methodist Mission (symbolic of the spiritual renewal that we seek for Nottingham).
In 2021, rather than meeting in a significant location for an evening of prayer, we started the year with a 24-hour period of non-stop prayer.
In 2022 we met in-person once again at St Mary’s in the Lace Market - our prayers were fuelled by prophetic preaching from Rachel Hickson of Heartcry for Change
In 2023 we met at Trinity Church in the converted auction house on Mansfield Road. We heard of the prophetic words that had been spoken over that building, and the prayers that had been prayed over the auction house - so it was a joy to start the year seeing God’s word fulfilled, with a thriving church on that spot.
NEW YEAR PRAYER GATHERING 2023
On 11th January 2024, we will meet at St Nic’s Church on Maid Marian Way to mark the beginning of a new year.
As we’ve been listening to God’s voice during 2023, and watching what he’s actually already doing in our city, it’s becoming clear that:
there is unity amongst believers (though there’s always room for more);
our churches are more diverse, as we welcome the nations;
worship is springing up in new ways;
there is a greater stirring among young people to pursue Jesus.
On the evening, we’ll start the year with worship; we’ll welcome the King once again; we’ll pray into each of these areas above (and probably more); and we’ll continue to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit who’s leading us.
We’ll also pray for what we do not yet see - there’s a stirring in our hearts to ask for more from God - knowing that He’s calling us to greater intimacy and holiness, and to release a new sound in our city.
Hope you can join us on Jan 11th for this evening gathering.