We are a church family dedicated to praying for each other! Your prayer request or praise will be shared with the church family via the weekly Prayer Update email, or you may choose to keep your submission confidential.
Note: If your prayer request is urgent, please call the church office!
Note: If your prayer request is urgent, please call the church office!
Why Pray?
In the New Testament a definite emphasis is placed on prayer from God Himself and by God's people. From the very beginning of the church and throughout the following decades prayer is seen as a central focus of church life and the source of its ability to complete its mission of being Christ's witnesses locally, regionally and globally (Acts 1:8). This prayer focus is seen in...
Acts 1:14 "All these were continually united in prayer..."
Acts 2:42 "And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers."
Acts 12:5 "So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church."
Colossians 4:2 "Devote yourselves to prayer..."
1 Timothy 2:1 "First of all the, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone..."
Prayer must also be a central focus for our church body today. Cultivating an ever-increasing culture of prayer within Fellowship is one of our primary priorities as a church. Here are some ways we are currently seeking to build a prayer culture and a dependence upon God.
Acts 1:14 "All these were continually united in prayer..."
Acts 2:42 "And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers."
Acts 12:5 "So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church."
Colossians 4:2 "Devote yourselves to prayer..."
1 Timothy 2:1 "First of all the, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone..."
Prayer must also be a central focus for our church body today. Cultivating an ever-increasing culture of prayer within Fellowship is one of our primary priorities as a church. Here are some ways we are currently seeking to build a prayer culture and a dependence upon God.
Growth Groups
Adult small groups (Growth Groups) are the primary place where praying together with other believers occurs at Fellowship. We’re told in Acts 2:42 that one of the primary activities of the early believers was their commitment to praying together. While praying with other believers can be done in large group gatherings like Sunday morning services, small groups allow believers the time and place to open up and share their lives together and out of that sharing to understand how best to support each other in prayer. Like the early believers, we believe spiritual growth occurs as Christians pray together. At Fellowship our primary prayer function is through Growth Groups and we encourage all adults to join a group of their choice.
Prayer Teams
The Fellowship Prayer Update is sent weekly via email so we can together intercede for those in our congregation who have prayer needs. These needs are communicated to our church via the Connection Cards on Sunday mornings or through contact with our staff at the church office. Prayer requests are also submitted via our website here anytime. All Fellowship Staff, Elders, Deacons, and church members receive the Fellowship Prayer Update. New Fellowship members are automatically added to the email list once they’ve completed all requirements for & committed to church membership.
The Prayer Team intercedes alongside those in our congregation who have prayer needs following our Sunday morning services. Fellowship’s Elders and Deacons make up the core of the Prayer Team, and are assisted by additional volunteers.
The Power Team provides the prayer covering our pastor needs as the spiritual leader of our church. Pastors experience unique challenges and spiritual attacks so it is imperative that our church lift up our pastor and his family on a continual basis. Prayer is especially required on weekends when our pastor preaches the Word in our services.
Power Team members commit to pray regularly for Pastor Rob and his wife Lisa. Pastor Rob sends weekly prayer tips and insights via e-mail to assist team members in praying more effectively. He also sends occasional prayer articles to encourage team members in their own prayer lives.
Power Team members commit to pray regularly for Pastor Rob and his wife Lisa. Pastor Rob sends weekly prayer tips and insights via e-mail to assist team members in praying more effectively. He also sends occasional prayer articles to encourage team members in their own prayer lives.
Prayer Partners provide prayer covering for our church, especially during our services. When a group of people lifts up their church and partners with their leader in prayer, incredible things happen. The Bible is filled with examples of what occurs when people team together in prayer. Matthew 18:19-20 reminds us that there is power in corporate prayer. And as the number of people increases, so does the power of prayer. In addition, because of the nature of spiritual warfare, prayer partners partner with their pastor by lifting him up in prayer as he preaches the Word of God and lifting up those hearing the Word, asking God’s Spirit to move in powerful, life-changing ways. The spoken Word coupled with the intercession of prayer partners provides a formidable opposition to the enemy and his work.
Prayer Partners commit to the following:
Prayer Partners commit to the following:
- Pray regularly on a personal basis for our church and pastor.
- Pray once every 1-2 months during the message portion of the Sunday morning service you attend with other prayer partners (males teamed-up with males and females with females) using a prayer guide provided for you. You will be scheduled using our easy online program Planning Center which allows you to block-out in advance Sundays which you are unable to serve in prayer.
Fellowship Summits
Each year, Fellowship schedules prayer summits at a local Christian camp. The summits provide participants opportunities to spend extended times of prayer with each other without the normal distractions that come with our busy lives. A Fellowship Summit is a gathering of Christians who spend several days (or 1/2 a day) seeking the Lord and His agenda for their individual lives, families, church, and community. It is a gathering of individuals who take seriously their responsibility to corporately prepare their lives and church for an outpouring of God’s blessing and more! We schedule a 3-Day Fellowship Summit each fall, periodic 1/2 Day Summits throughout the year, as well as a Men's Summit and a Women's Summit once a year.
Here's three great reasons to attend our summit:
- To strengthen your relationship with the Lord through uninterrupted time with Him.
- To strengthen your relationship with other believers through shared experience.
- For an opportunity to seek His will for your life and church.
Praying with an Elder
One of the primary responsibilities of local church elders is to pray with and over God’s people (James 5:13- 16). Members, attenders, and even guests are welcome! Elders are available for prayer by appointment. To make an appointment for prayer contact the church office at 515-981-0699. Privacy is respected and all prayer requests remain confidential.
Staff Prayer
Our church staff prays every day Monday – Friday at 10:00 a.m. upstairs in Room 201. Everyone is welcome to stop in any day of the week.