1st March - Please pray for Aston and Cote Community Church in Oxfordshire, Eynsham Baptist Church in Oxfordshire, and Sandown Baptist Church on the Isle of Wight

8th March - Please pray for everyone working in the Baptist Union, Fareham Baptist New Life Church in Hampshire, and Shiloh Church on Guernsey.

15th March - Please pray for Barton Community Church in Oxford, Faringdon Baptist Church in Oxfordshire, and Shinfield Baptist Church in Reading.

22nd March - Please pray for Basingstoke Baptist Church in Hampshire, Finchampstead Baptist Church in Berkshire, and Shirley Baptist Church in Southampton.

29th March - Please pray for Bishopdown Evangelical Church in Salisbury, Freemantle Baptist Church in Southampton, and Shirley Warren Action Church in Southampton.

1st March - 6th March is the World Day of Prayer - an international, women-led, ecumenical movement promoting prayerful living and worship for men, women and young people. This year, the theme is ‘I will give you rest, come’, using materials prepared by women in Nigeria. (WWDP)

8th March - Project Violet undertook research on women’s experience of Baptist ministry between 2021 and 2024. Please pray for the ongoing work in response to the research, for those bodies who have made commitments to change, and for those who are seeking to ensure ongoing justice for all. (Project Violet)

15th March - 
Strong yet gentle God, hear our prayer of gratitude for all mothers. We give thanks not only for the mother figures in our own lives, but for the work and witness of women and men in parenting roles, in all times and in all places, as we acknowledge the importance of their contribution to the fullness of life that is your will for each and every one of us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Prayer taken from Roots Resources

22nd March - Please pray for Matt Ceaser, the recently appointed 18-35s Development Coordinator. This week has seen a gathering of interns from across Baptists Together – a time to share experiences together and to be encouraged.  (BU 18-35s)

29th March - London Baptists exists to encourage and equip its member churches as they pursue their own distinct vision and calling to the local communities in which they’re based. Please pray for the 300 churches of the Association as they carry out their mission and ministry in and around the London area. (London Baptists)

1st - 7th March - Benon Kayanja - Uganda’s historical conflicts deeply affected ordinary people, displacing families, destroying livelihoods and creating long-lasting wounds. BMS World Mission’s partner Justice Livelihoods Health (JLH) is working in Gulu and Kasese to bring practical and spiritual help. 

8th - 14th March - Creation Stewardship - BMS World Mission works in many communities around the world where the daily challenges to a flourishing life (such as hunger and sickness) and creation stewardship (such as sustainable farming and protecting water sources) are completely interwoven

15th - 21st March - Louise and Peter Lynch - Louise and Peter Lynch serve in Bangladesh, working alongside BMS World Mission partners the Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha and the Christian College of Theology. They also have wider responsibilities in Thailand and in the area of safeguarding.

22nd - 28th March - Judy Cook - In Thailand, BMS World Mission supports the ministry of the Church of Christ in Thailand through its social development programme; Social Development Services Unit (SDSU), promoting improved quality of life for vulnerable communities. BMS also supports Hope Home, which works with young people with special needs.

29th March - 4th April - Ben Francis - BMS World Mission’s Heart for the Gospel work takes place in countries with a less than five per cent Christian population. Disciple-making movements encourage people not to stay in static groups, but to share the gospel with those around them in a spirit of constant growth.

You can access the full BMS World Mission Prayer Diary here