Hi,

My name is Julie Clark and I attend the Branches Christian Fellowship in Wardle, Rochdale. For many years, I have felt burdened by 2 Chronicles 7:14. "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."  This has led to a desire to see all the Churches in the Rochdale area coming together to pray for all aspects of our town and community. However, for local organizational purposes, Rochdale has been split into 4 Townships so I decided to start with the one where I live, work and attend Church, the Pennine Township. Hence the name Pennine Township Prayer.

At the Branches, I am a Sunday school teacher and tend to prefer being in the background as opposed to heading up initiatives. However when I approached the Church leaders, they felt that as God had burdened me with this, I should go and do it! This past 6 months has been a big learning curve for me!

The aim of Pennine Township Prayer is to "Stand in the Gap" for all aspects of our community. The Churches meet bi-monthly to pray for particular themes for that night, but a newsletter is issued monthly for each Church to incorporate into its prayer meetings. The main themes tend to be local government, health, education, policing, young people and children, families, etc., anything that would change the community for the better.

I would love to see all the Churches in the Township involved as I am certain that unity is a key aspect of this vision and that, when this happens, God moves in power!

God bless

Julie Clark