A Guide To Intercessory Prayer
by Rev. Richard W. LaFountain

"A Prayer Gazebo"
One Church's Prayer Strategy

In the vision statement for our church we specifically say "...with reliance on prayer, we will have a global impact..." Prayer is a "key value" in our church. After we purchased our church property to construct a church building, we first built a "Prayer Gazebo". It is the only thing that has sat on our property for the past 3 years. We regularly hold some of the following prayer meetings at the prayer gazebo:

  1. Church-wide prayer meeting every Monday evening

  2. On the first Monday of the month, the church-wide prayer meeting is divided into a men's prayer night and a ladies' prayer night.

  3. A daily (Mon-Fri) morning prayer meeting (7-7:30am) at the prayer gazebo on the church property. This is the Outreach Prayer Team that specifically concentrates on prayer for the lost & conversions.

  4. An Elders' prayer meeting 6-7 am every Friday at the prayer gazebo.

  5. Sunday morning (pre-service) prayer team.
This is what we are doing for prayer. Pastor Randy Clarke River of Life Alliance Church Grand Junction, CO