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Prayer Walks

Over the last years, we have gathered from churches across Tower Hamlets on Thursday mornings in different parts of the borough to pray and walk — a simple way of lifting up our many neighbourhoods and needs to God — often finishing at a coffee shop. We’re excited to have prayer walked every parish in Tower Hamlets with each other as well as the whole boundary of our borough in 2024.

We also helped pilot an initiative called ‘Thy Kingdom Come Here’ this year which was a great challenge and eep act of prayer - 193 people prayer walked over 70% of our streets, that’s just under 1000km! You can read more about it here and watch out in spring 2025 for the next movement!

This autumn and into the new year we will be continuing to pray and walk together. Coming up are prayer walks led by local people in various parts of our borough.

See below for upcoming walks and get in touch or come along if you want to mobilise more prayer in your area.

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October

THURS 17th Oct, 7-8am

Stepney Green.

Start: 7am @ Stepney Green station

Lifting up the amazing work that happens in Stepney Green and the life that hustles and bustles on this part of the Mile End Road.

THURS 24th Oct, 7-8am

(coffee at the Beehive Cafe after if you have time)

Bethnal Green

Start: 7am @ St John-on-Bethnal Green

Praying for Bethnal Green central and west and the work of the amazing churches who together shepherd the Bethnal Green Road.

November

Thu 14th November, 7-8am

Poplar docklands

Start: 7am, Canning Town Station

End: 8am, Canary Wharf

(City Island Exit, top of the stairs)

Praying in the historic docklands of Poplar, from Canning Town to Canary Wharf and in the location of the new Poplar Parish church plant in the new housing development of City Island.

KNOW HOPE.

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A Prayer For Tower Hamlets

We finish each prayer walk praying together our Tower Hamlets Prayer:

Father Almighty, may your name be praised in Tower Hamlets.
Have mercy on our many neighbourhoods and needs;
shine your great light on our darkness and disappointments.

Jesus our Saviour, we give you thanks for the rich history of the East End;
Heal the hurt of bombs and scars, of death and injustice.
Help your good-news-church to bring our borough hope.

Spirit of peace, let there be peace;
from Victoria Park to Island Gardens;
from Petticoat Lane to the River Lea.

For you, O God, are stronger than the Tower
and mightier than the Thames,
You are the Lord of heaven and earth.

Amen