28 September — 4 October
Prayer Week
We believe prayer changes everything. That’s why, for one week, we’re encouraging you to put down your usual tools and rhythms to make room — for prayer, for God’s presence, and for His Kingdom to break through.
Make room
Prayer week is about more than just pausing our schedules. It’s about choosing to make room: in our own lives—to encounter God in a fresh way; in our church—to grow deeper in dependence on Him; in our city—to see His Kingdom come and every person discover the love of their Father.
Let’s step into this together and make room for what only God can do.
Get involved
Why not sign up for a prayer slot in the prayer room, whether that is with friends or individually; come along to one of our prayer events listed below, in person or on Zoom; or just pray from wherever you are. All that we ask is that, this week, prayer is a little more intentional, a little more sacrificial, a little more expectant.
Prayer Week will run from Sunday 28 September to Saturday 4 October with the prayer room open 24 hours throughout.
The Prayer Room: How it works
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Find a time you’d like to pray and book a time slot here.
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Get the access instructions in an email the day before your slot.
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Turn up and pray using the helpful resources in the prayer room.
Why and how do we pray?
We pray because Jesus encouraged us throughout scripture to talk to him in our day to day.
Our perspective of things changes when we realise we don’t need to be in control, but can invite God into all of our lives.
It changes situations; our God is so powerful that we can change the course of our lives through our prayers.
Top tips
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Outside of the lunchtime prayer slots you need to book to attend the prayer room. Simply click here and choose a slot that works for you.
You can book more than one slot and book anonymously if you would prefer.
If you have any problems please email prayer@stnicholasbristol.org
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We will send you an email the day before your booking with all the details for accessing the prayer room, so don’t forget to check your inbox or your junk mail as you will need the door codes to get in.
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If you’re a bit newer to prayer or feel a bit daunted by the idea of praying for an hour you can still get involved.
The prayer room is full of resources and activities to help you get praying, there’s more than enough to fill your time, (we often find people have to book again because there’s so much to do). It is really accessible for everyone, whether this is your first time praying or you pray daily. Go for it!
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Need help with how to use your prayer slot time? We have created a resource to guide you in your prayers during prayer week.
You will find a number of other resources in the Prayer Room for you use.
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Seeing communities coming together to pray is great. The best way to gather together in the prayer room is with those you know.
The Prayer Room is completely secure, with regularly updated entry codes and the access route is covered by CCTV. We do however not recommend coming alone to a nighttime slot but rather booking with a few friends.
We would encourage you not to book open prayer slots as others will be able to book alongside you. We also have anonymous booking options, so only you, and the staff team can see when you’ve booked on if you would prefer.
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Where two or three are gathered together in prayer it makes a huge impact, so you can always bring a friend along. We would recommend booking in pairs or threes for a night time slot.
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We love worship here at St Nicks, but as we have neighbours surrounding our prayer room we ask that louder music can only be done between 8am–9pm. Please be mindful and respectful of noise levels outside of these hours.
