BIRMINGHAM CANOPY OF PRAYER
“We prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves.” Nehemiah 4:9
In 2021, during one of our team prayer times we felt a prompting of the Holy Spirit to raise a canopy of prayer over Birmingham that would also be relevant over any village, town or city anywhere in the world. This canopy of prayer would work towards unceasing prayer for our city.
A canopy in the bible provides a covering or protective defence. As we minister to the Lord though our day and night prayer and worship, we are making a “mish-kawn” – a dwelling place for the Lord Almighty, and he will cover us with his glory which will both serve as guidance and protection for us and for the communities under the canopy.
We believe that Birmingham is key to the outworking of God’s plan for our nation. Birmingham is the heart of our nation, both spiritually and in location. What is formed in the heart flows out of it.
Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK and it has a rich, cultural and innovative history. It has the youngest population in Europe and the most culturally diverse city in the UK.
We have felt there is an urgent need to cover our city and nation in prayer. There is already so much prayer happening by Christian individuals, churches, small groups and organisations across Birmingham. God is wanting to unite our prayers to release His blessings into our city.
We want to continue to raise a canopy of prayer over our city, working towards unceasing prayer cover. In order to do this, we want to find out what is already happening in prayer across the city and then we can spot the gaps that need to be filled. WPC is happy to facilitate this Canopy of Prayer for our city, but we need you!
We want to join with young and old people, churches, ministries, prayer groups and intercessors with a passion to pray for Birmingham – the heart of the nation.