Christian’s Of Many Denominations Unite To Pray In Israel

Yesterday began the “Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity” in Jerusalem. This prayer week was started with a group effort between the Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Protestant churches and has grown to include many Christian denominations and non-denominational Christian churches.

The past has brought much hostility and argument about doctrine, proper Christian practices, and worship style. However, things are changing in the Christian community and believers are uniting to pray for and focus on unification and truly becoming one body in Christ.

Prayer Unites Believers

The “Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity” event meets at a different church or venue daily to pray for unification. This group decided to focus on Jerusalem as the location of this unity prayer week because this is the place Jesus initially prayed for unification of believers over 2000 years ago.

The Prayer Schedule

5pm – Monday – January 23, 2012 ~ Armenian Cathedral of St. James in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City

5pm – Tuesday – January 24, 2012 ~ Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem’s Old City (near Holy Sepulcher)

5pm – Wednesday – January 25, 2012 ~ Latin Patriarchate’s Church near Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City

4pm – Thursday – January 26, 2012 ~ Upper Room, Cenacle on Mount Zion

5pm – Friday – January 27, 2012 ~ Ethiopian Orthodox Church on Prophet’s Street in West Jerusalem

5pm – Saturday – January 28, 2012 ~ St. Anthony’s Church (Coptic Orthodox) in Jerusalem’s Old City (near Holy Sepulcher)

5pm – Sunday – January 29, 2012 ~ Greek Catholic Church of Annunciation in Jerusalem’s Old City (near Jaffa Gate)

Join The Unification and Pray

If you are currently in or around Jerusalem and would like to join in on the prayer, the schedule is listed above. If you are not in Jerusalem, remember this is Christian Unification Week. Remember to pray for unification and unite in fellowship with other believers this week to pray for one body of Christ!