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Prayer Diary for August 2026

 

SCBA Prayer Diary


2nd August - Please pray for all our Chaplains and Sector Ministers in our Association, King's Sutton Baptist Church in Banbury, and Ventnor Baptist Church on the Isle of Wight.

9th August - Please pray for Charlbury Baptist Church in Oxfordshire, Langley Free Church in Slough, and Wallingford Baptist Church in Oxfordshire.

16th August - Please pray for Chipping Campden Baptist Church in Gloucestershire, Leigh Park Baptist Church in Havant, and Waterlooville Baptist Church in Hampshire

23rd August - Please pray for Chipping Norton Baptist Church in Oxfordshire, Littlemore Baptist Church in Oxford, and Waypoint Church in Fareham.

30th August - Please pray for Christ Church Chineham in Basingstoke, Longfleet Baptist Church in Poole, and West Cliff Baptist Church in Bournemouth.

 

Baptist Union Prayer Diary


2nd August - This week please pray for the South West Baptist Association as they seek to support, encourage and enable the 90 Baptist churches in the South West to tell people the good news that Jesus changes lives.  (SWBaptists)

9th August - This week please pray for the Small Church Connexion as they expand their team, vision and reach. A high percentage of Christians across the UK experience a valid expression of God’s Kingdom every Sunday in congregations with 40 people or less, and the Small Church Connexion aims to inspire, empathise and encourage with resources to try and links to various websites to help churches in their mission to reach people for Christ. (Small Church Connexion)

16th August - Baptist Colleges prepare women and men for pastoral and missional leadership: they train the next generation of accredited Baptist ministers and pioneers; they enable those wishing to specialise in chaplaincy, evangelism, counselling, pastoral supervision and children’s, youth and families; they provide a broad range of courses to enhance the skills of local church leaders; and they facilitate theological learning at every level from beginners’ studies to doctorates. Please pray for the staff and students at our Baptist Colleges. (Baptist Colleges)

23rd August - Please pray for the work of our ecumenical instruments: Churches Together in England, Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales) and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland as they encourage churches to seek a deepening of their communion with Christ and with one another, and to proclaim the Gospel together by common witness and service. (Churches Working Together)

30th August - Please pray for the East Midland Baptist Association. Their vision is to serve East Midlands Baptists in Mission, through growing healthy churches, and they do this by inspiring, pioneering, equipping, partnering, and caring.  (EMBA)

 

BMS World Mission Prayer Diary


26th July - 1st August - Valerie Kisaber - Valerie works in Uganda and focuses on improving basic education and opportunities for children in communities supported by BMS partner Justice Livelihood Health.

2nd - 8th August - Baja - Baja is one of BMS World Mission's People Pool volunteers. He recently travelled to Uganda to support BMS partner Justice Livelihoods Health in a strategic review process.

9th - 15th August - Lucia Bastos - Lucia works at Guinebor II Hospital in Chad as Projects and Partnerships Officer. Her responsibilities include managing relationships with international partners, foreign embassies, and the local offices of international charities and UN agencies.

16th - 22nd August - Vincent Atwijukrie - Vincent works with BMS World Mission's partner Justice Livelihoods Health in Uganda, coordinating their programmes and Church and Community Mobilisation work.

23rd - 29th August - Wissam Masrallah - Wissam serves as the President of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS). ABTS is a ministry of Thimar, a non-profit organisation in Lebanon and a long-term partner of BMS World Mission. 

30th August - 5th September - Relief - The people of Afghanistan continue to suffer multiple hardships on top of natural and man-made disasters, including forced migration, droughts, floods and earthquakes. Let’s pray for relief for this troubled nation.

You can access the full BMS World Mission Prayer Diary here

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