Pray In CommUNITY!

The First Thursday of May - National Day of Prayer events happening in Wabash. 

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. Our Task Force is a privately funded organization whose purpose is to encourage participation on the National Day of Prayer. It exists to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, to create appropriate materials, and to mobilize the Christian community to intercede for America’s leaders and its families. The Task Force represents a Judeo-Christian expression of the national observance, based on our understanding that this country was birthed in prayer and in reverence for the God of the Bible.

Click here to see the history of the National Day of Prayer.

Join together as we meet for "CommUNITY" throughout Wabash County. 

Leading up to the NDOP we are having a prayer time at the Common Ground prayer house from 7:00 AM-8:00 AM. (78 W. Hill St., Wabash.)

Beginning Sunday May 1st thru and including the 5th. Anyone who would want to come and pray with us to usher in the NDOP through prayer is welcome!

NOON: At the Wabash County Building :: Join us at the Courthouse lawn from 12:10-12:50 for a time of prayer!

ALSO AT 12:10 PM in North Manchester :: Join from 12:10 -12:50 pm, Public Service/Police Dept. Building,  709 W. Main St., North Manchester, IN.

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IN THE EVENING you are also encouraged to join us as we gather at the Wabash City Park beginning at 6:30 PM for a time of worship and prayer. We will be joined together with others as we pray through a variety of themes. 

We will also hear from Rev. Matthew Barnes. He is serving as volunteer Chaplain at the Indiana Statehouse. Read more about his here.

From the blog (IWU Alumni Pastor of the Week):

When Barnes was young, he became very interested in Abraham Lincoln, and told his parents he wanted to be just like him. This interest resulted in Barnes being home-schooled from third grade and on. From there, Barnes attended four years of advanced ministry training in Indianapolis.

Matthew Barnes

He stated, “After that, I decided I really should go into ministry, and I was looking for that opportunity. (I) ended up serving with my father, who is a pastor, so I was an assistant pastor – there was not a full time position – and ended up working other jobs. We had lawn care business when I first got married, and then I went to work at a hardware store after that. And then, at the hardware store in 2004 is when God really worked on my heart to start a ministry here in the Capitol.”

Another part of the ministry at the Statehouse, is Public Servants’ Prayer. On this website, they have the United States broken up into four regions. From there, you are able to choose your state. Everyday on this website, they have three people to pray for–from State Legislators to Congress.

Read Part 2 – Matthew Barnes’ story, as we continue to honor his many pastoral achievements.

“Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.”  Colossians 2:6-7 NASB

Don't miss any of these public events. No admission fee.