First United Methodist Church, Independence, Iowa -- Prayer

Matters affecting you and your family are important to us. First Methodist has an active prayer team to pray for your needs and concerns. You can send us your prayer request via email.

Prayer Team

Mission Statement:

To encourage and support believers to confidently and joyfully pray.

Objectives:

To raise believers' awareness of the need to pray.

To develope some exciting, practical programs for believers to get involved in prayer.

To get believers to pray more, much more.

Mary Ellen Earles

The team prays for the members, church, staff, services, etc. We have had training in prayer and have planned church-wide activities to accomplish our objectives. We have a prayer room which is located just off of the sanctuary.

The prayer team meets monthly. If you would like more information about our team or how to join, contact Mary Ellen Earles at 334-2864. Also, be sure to read Mary's articles on the Events page of our web site.

Some of the activities that have been developed include:

prayer chain

24-hour prayer vigils

grief class

prayer workshop

weekly prayer at the church

weekly prayer small group for nursing home residents

prayer partners for new members, confirmation students, high school seniors

Safety Net prayer for farmers

prayer room

articles for the church newsletter

Prayer Room and Church Sanctuary open every Wednesday from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. for prayer

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The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses, As we also have forgiven those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:9-13