This is an archived page for the UK Christian Book and Retail Trade Day of Prayer which took place on 26th March 2010.
Following the success of last year’s Day of Prayer, a second Day of Prayer was held on Friday 26th March 2010:
The plan is for all parts of the Christian media industry, retailers, suppliers, distributors and customers, to gather together on that day to pray for our trade at a time, and in places, to suit as many people as possible.
Joy McIlroy, from Ashburnham bookshop, who started the ball rolling last year over the internet said, “Further to the recent Christian Resources Together Consultation Day and the break-up of IBS-STL UK, we felt it was right to come together once again in prayer to thank God for his provision and to seek his guidance as we move forward together.”
The suggestion is that the focus of prayer should be for all aspects of the trade as we seek to move forward post-Biblica – but with a special focus on the local Christian bookshop.
If you hosted an event at your bookshop, in your church or at any other venue, please leave any feedback via the comments on this page. Where appropriate these will then be added as follow-up notes to meetings listed below.
Belfast: Scripture Union Resource Centre & Bookshop
Please feel free to call in and join us for prayer
- Venue: Scripture Union Resource Centre & Bookshop, 157-9 Albertbridge Road, Belfast
- Contact: Michael Gibson, (028) 9073 4360
- Date: Friday 26 March, 2010
- Time: 10am – 11am
- facebook event page
Bishop Auckland: Footprints Christian Shop
Open for anyone to join them in Prayer.
- Venue: 130a Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland DL14 7EH
Darlington: Footprints Christian Shop
Open for anyone to join them in Prayer.
- Venue: 6 Skinnergate, Darlington DL3 7NB
Dunstable: Christian Books
The Christian Booksellers Association has called for a Day of Prayer where we can pray for the ministry and witness of Christian bookshops across the UK. So many Christian book shops have closed recently and many are struggling to stay afloat. Will you join us in prayer this year on Friday 26th March?
There is a call out for churches to remember Christian book shops in prayer during their church services on Sunday 28th March – let your pastor or minister know about this
- Venue: Christian Books, St Mary’s Gate, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 3SW
- Contact: John Keble
- Date: Friday, 26th March 2010
- Time: 11am – 12.30pm
- facebook event page
London: Westminster Chapel
Southend Christian Bookshop would like to invite booksellers, publishers, authors, book agents and everyone who wants to support our trade to attend the following meeting to pray for the Christian bookselling/publishing trade:
- Venue: Westminster Chapel, Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6BS
- Contact: Paul Slennett, 020 7834 1731
- Date: Friday, 26th March 2010
- Time: 11am – 1pm
- Keynote speaker: Greg Haslam, minister of Westminster Chapel
Middlesbrough: Footprints Christian Shop
Open for anyone to join them in Prayer.
- Venue: 59 Newport Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1LB
Motherwell, North Lanarkshire: GLO Bookshop
North of the Border, the GLO Bookshop invites all who are interested in, & concerned about, in a Christian presence in the High Street to join us for prayer between 10.00 & 11.00am on Friday 26th. Just call into the Bookshop, and we’ll be glad to see you!
- Venue: GLO Bookshop, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
- Contact: Andrew Lacey
- Date: Friday, 26th March 2010
- Time: 10am – 11am
- facebook event page
Perivale, Middx: Perivale Christian Bookshop
Open for prayer – All are welcome!
- Venue: Perivale Christian Bookshop, 90 Bilton Road, Perivale UB6 7BN
- Contact: Martin Deadman, 020 8998 2933
- Date: Friday 26th March, 2010
- Time: 9.30am – 10.30am
Stroud: Centre Christian Bookshop
We’re moving our monthly prayer time to that morning – 8.30-9am in the shop, and making it widely known to encourage others to come. We’re also encouraging churches to pray on the Sunday.
- Venue: Centre Christian Bookshop, 5 London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2AG
- Contact: Yvonne Hobbs
- Date: Friday 26th March, 2010
- Time: 8.30am – 9am
Walsall: The Hub
The Hub will be opening up our ministry room for all to join in prayer for the industry. Feel free to write prayers on our Prayer Wall from now, or join us throughout the day on 26th.
- Venue: The Hub Christian Resource Centre, Unit 6, The Crossing at St Paul’s, Darwall Street, Walsall
- Contact: Luke Bunger
- Date and Time: Prayer wall open now, and praying throughout the day on 26th March
- Theme: Praying for the Christian trade.
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Thank you so much for organising this. I will be highlighting it at our Churches Together meeting tonight and hopefully we can get the whole Christian community behind it..
Southend Christian Bookshop would like to invite booksellers, publishers, authors, book agents and everyone who wants to support our trade to attend the following meeting to pray for the Christian bookselling/publishing trade:
Venue: Westminster Chapel, Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6BS
Tel: 020 7834 1731
Date: Friday, 26th March 2010
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Keynote speaker: Greg Haslam, minister of Westminster Chapel
Scripture Union Resource Centre & Bookshop
157-9 Albertbridge Road
Belfast
Friday 26 March
10:00 – 11:00
Please feel free to call in and join us for prayer
Contact
Michael (028) 9073 4360
Perivale Christian Bookshop
90 Bilton Road
Perivale
UB6 7BN
Tel 020 8998 2933
Open for prayer –
Friday 26th March 9.30 – 10.30
All are welcome!
North of the Border, the GLO Bookshop invites all who are interested in, & concerned about, in a Christian presence in the High Street to join us for prayer between 10.00 & 11.00am on Friday 26th. Just call into the Bookshop, and we’ll be glad to see you!
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FOOTPRINTS Christian Shops, will be open for anyone to join them in Prayer.
we are at :
59 Newport Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1LB.
6 Skinnergate, Darlington, DL3 7NB.
130a Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland,DL14 7EH.
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We’re moving our monthly prayer time to that morning – 8.30-9am in the shop, and making it widely known to encourage others to come. We’re also encouraging churches to pray on the Sunday.
The Hub will be opening up our ministry room for all to join in prayer for the industry. Feel free to write prayers on our Prayer Wall from now, or join us throughout the day on 26th.
Where: The Hub Christian Resource Centre
Unit 6, The Crossing at St. Pauls
Darwall Street
Walsall
When: Prayer wall open now, and praying throughout the day on 26th March
What: Praying for the Christian trade.
we will join in this day here at ILKLEY thankyou for the initiative (st john’s church 9-9.30 am)
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Dernier Publishing (Christian youth fiction)- Praying today.
Dear All,
Re: Westminster Chapel Prayer Meeting, 26th March 2010
Sorry that many of you couldn’t make the meeting. Although small in number about a dozen, it was a good prayer meeting and Greg Haslam gave us a talk based on Psalm 19 which I think you will find very interesting. Here is the link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5631018/2010-03-26-Psalm19.mp3.
God bless you all,
Paul.
Southend Christian Bookshop
01702 344008
scbookshop@aol.com
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