Urban Saints

Will you pray with us?

Being an 'Urban Saint' means prayer is essential and we seek to pray together regularly asking God to bless our Groups, volunteers and young people as well as the ministries of other youth organisations around the UK. We are passionate about inviting God into everything we do and we don’t want to achieve anything without God getting the glory. We can reach a generation of young people, thanks to your prayers, so please join in.

What's your 'one thing' for young people?

We'd love you to join us in praying for young people right now. Create or find a picture that sums up the word - write the word on a bit of paper or card, draw or paint something, take a photo or find a GIF or meme. Share it on your social media pages using the hashtag #prayonething, and/or email it to media@urbansaints.org.

Here are some examples that others have shared:

Prayer Requests

We have put together some key requests for prayer and would encourage you to join with us in praying for the young people across the United Kingdom and Ireland and for our ongoing ministry.

Urban Saints is pursuing fresh plans and beginning to implement new ways of supporting and growing its existing ministries and we ask for prayer for:

- Smooth changes that allow for greater impact.
- Discernment to see areas that need further investigation, support, or work.
- Clarity in complicated processes.
- Opportunities for celebration in seeing God at work through the Urban Saints community.
Give thanks for our leadership and trustees, and pray for God's guidance in moving the organisation into a future in which the millions of young people across the UK will benefit from knowing more about Jesus and accepting Him as their Saviour.
Give thanks for how God has worked and continues to work through Crusaders/Urban Saints, especially through equipping dedicated volunteers and leaders.
Please pray for the work that Urban Saints is doing to set up fresh ways to equip, support and guide volunteers leaders so that they feel encouraged to connect with the children and young people in their localities, enabling them to show God‘s love and care.
Pray for new connections to be made so we can identify new volunteers to join our movement. Pray, too, for stamina for long-serving leaders and volunteers. Pray for wisdom as they lead children and young people in physical as well as online groups.
Urban Saints is about people of all ages and all stages of life, so let us pray for the safety of everyone who is a part of the Urban Saints movement.
Praise God for fruitful camps during the past year and over the summer, and the different events being arranged for young people. Give thanks for our incredible volunteers who are continuing to serve faithfully despite different challenges and changes.
Give thanks for the appointment of a new Team Leader at Westbrook, and pray for a busy period of work that needs to be carried out on the premises. And please also pray for wisdom and discernment for all those involved in thinking about what Westbrook’s future could look like.
Pray for the Additional Needs Ministry during a busy season of online and in-building training and events. Give thanks for the publications that we have the opportunity to write for, sharing the message of accessibility, inclusion and belonging for children and young people with additional needs everywhere.
Pray for the resources team as they adjust to the new team structure. Please pray for Energize subscribers, that they would continue to feel supported during this time of transition. Pray also that Energize content would continue to equip and encourage leaders as they meet with young people.

If, when you are praying, you feel God is speaking to you, please encourage us by letting us know. Email cburns@urbansaints.org

Praying every day

Pray For Change is the Urban Saints prayer diary, with daily prayer topics from across the network. This is available as a handy A5 booklet, delivered straight to your door twice a year, ready for you to play your part.

Pray For Change is also available to download

PDF download (October 2024)

Monthly prayer updates

The Urban Saints Support Centre sends out a monthly prayer email featuring the latest prayer needs, praise items and requests. By signing up to this, you'll become one of our most vital team members - responding to the immediate needs of the team and the wider organisation. We also send out urgent prayer requests when needed this way too. Sign up and select 'Pray With US' from the list provided.

Local prayer networks

We now have a prayer network up and running across the UK and Ireland, with Regional Prayer Coordinators (RPCs) in place in ten of our twelve nations/regions. The RPCs collect together prayer news from Urban Saints Groups to pass on to the prayer supporters. If you would like to join one of these local networks, you can sign up and select the region or nation you are most interested in from the list provided.

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