Above: an example of the user map. The map will help you have a vision for the nearby area and the opportunity to get in touch with Christians who live near to you via a contact form. Click here to become a member of streetprayer; you will then be able to view the map, find users who live near to you, and email them.

Life on your street!

Once a year in the city of Oxford over 40 churches move their Sunday morning service to hold an an open air meeting together to pray for our city and "proclaim the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvellous light." The event is called "Love Oxford". Streetprayer aims to take the message of Love Oxford to our neighbourhoods throughout the year.

Our dream is to see on our streets the wonderful joy experienced when the Church was first born,
as expressed in Acts 2: "All the believers were together.....They broke bread in their homes and ate
together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favour of all the people. And the
Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. "

How it started

Imagine visiting each household on your street and inviting all the residents to a prayer breakfast!
That is how streetprayer began on September 15th 2007 on Edgeway Road, Oxford, UK.

There are about 100 houses on the street. A simple letter was produced and with the support of local churches, teams of two people visited every house. Two years on, there are over 25 people meeting every month for breakfast, prayer and praise! We are deeply grateful to God for what has happened. It's hugely strengthened our faith to see God's love and goodness spreading to every household in the road. We also hold weekly prayer meetings.

Neighbouring streets

For our first anniversary we gave letters to about 500 households on the neighbouring streets, inviting them to a prayer breakfast in a local Scout Hall. About 40 people came, including two local councillors and the community policeman! As a result, two further streets, Ferry Road and William Street, are now joining in. As new people move in, we welcome them into the area. Please see the testimonials page for more comments

Big breakfast Day 2010

On January 30th 2010 over twenty groups met across the city in different streets of Oxford and surrounding villages.

Plant a seed and watch it grow

We're all busy, so even if you are not sure about committing yourself to regular meetings, just to find out who lives on your street and meet other Christians living locally is a great blessing. Picture being able to say hello and exchange prayer requests each day. This alone is a huge step forward.

You'll find that just meeting once will mean that you get to know many Christians in your area. It will be like planting "a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches."

Getting started

If you would like to join us, please read the "registration" page and fill in the form.

Our vision:

"To pray for each household on the street"
"To see God's praises sung on every street"
"To support and care for one another in love"
"To care for people on the street in practical ways, that they would experience the love of God and join together with us"

On Saturday January 30th 2010 church leaders and registered users accross the city and county will be organising a prayer breakfast for neighbours who live in their areas. If you'd like to join in or help, please register and let us know.

This song came during a city prayer meeting for Oxford. It sums up our vision for a future where the whole Oxford area is bursting with praise to Jesus:

May this city be set on fire for You,
Send your fire Lord Jesus
May our hearts Lord, burn with passion now.
May our streets sing Your praise,
O Ancient of Days
Make the rough places smooth
And the crooked paths straight

A highway for our God
A highway for our God
A highway for our God
A highway for our God

DONATIONS:
All streetprayer workers are voluntary, but publicity costs are considerable. If you'd like to help with the costs of streetprayer, it would be greatly appreciated and help the initiative to grow. Please visit the donate page.

 

Please start praying for the street and area where you live to catch fire! God bless you! the streetprayer team.