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5 Minute Prayer Group

The aim of the 5 Minute Prayer Group is to encourage people to commit to spending five minutes a day in prayer about a specific issue. This is in the knowledge that there are others engaged in the same prayer who, whilst not in the same place at the same time, are nonetheless “gathered together” within the spirit of our Lord’s promise, “Where two or three are gathered together in my name” (Matthew 18:20). The idea arose out of the Contemplative Prayer Group which meets once a fortnight (see ‘Worship With Us’) and is open to all.

Basic Purpose of the Group.

The group takes 5 minutes each day from Monday to Friday to pray about the same specific topic, with a new topic starting each Monday. This is the only commitment needed to become a member. With the topic, there is a short linked Bible verse, so that those praying have a sense of unity with each other, even though they may not be physically together.

Each member can also decide how to relate with the others in the group. Although the co-ordinator maintains a record of all the members, so that they may, if they so wish, meet together, each individual can remain entirely anonymous to the others. There will still be an awareness of being engaged upon a common good purpose with others of like mind. Alternatively, those who wish, can allow their Christian name to be given to the others, so that prayer can include the individual members of the group by name.

Kenneth Edwards, the co-ordinator, keeps the members informed of events as they unfold and acts as liaison between members as required.

If you would like to join the group and receive updates by email, please complete and submit
the application below.

Application Form

Further Information

You will find details of the current month’s prayer topics and further information if you click HERE.

For any other queries, please contact
Kenneth Edwards on (
( 01323 489766).


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