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2011 Regional Concerts Of Prayer Are Off To A Good Start

The first 2011 Regional Concert of Prayer, organized by The Better Place, picked up where the Concerts left off in 2010 – literally. The last Concert of 2010 was held at Blackwell Chapel in Jamestown, NY and the first Concert of 2011 was held at the same location on the 16th of February.

As always, many congregations and denominations of the church were represented as the participants partnered with God in prayer. Rev. Steve Strand, of Peace Wesleyan Church in Falconer, introduced the first topic of prayer which was “Repentance”. Host pastor, Annette Hood, introduced the second topic which was “The Mind of Christ,” and TBP Director, Roy Miller, introduced the final movement topic which was “The Priority of Reconciliation and Unity.” Before and between each movement, worship team members from Blackwell Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church led the Concert participants in song.

Through the prayers of the saints, agreeing in the Spirit, powers of darkness in the region were undone and the Kingdom of God moved forward.

The next Concert of Prayer for the greater Jamestown area is scheduled for Wednesday evening the 6th of April at the Koinonia Christian Church in Frewsburg.

Pastors, Intercessors, Kingdom seekers:

Here is a flyer to help promote the Concert of Prayer on the 16th of February.

Please distribute this among members of your congregation this coming Sunday, spread the news to your friends and do whatever you can to get the information out.

Let’s come together as one people to seek God for our city and this region

Here follows an open letter to the people of Blackwell Chapel, A. M. E. Zion Church in Jamestown regarding their gracious hosting of the Regional Concert of Prayer on the 27th of October 2010:

Dear Saints of God,

I just have to say – in writing this time – one more big THANK YOU for opening your doors to the Church of the Jamestown area as we gathered to pray and seek God last night. Thank you to the praise team; you radiate joy! And thank you to Rev. Hood.

As I looked around the room I recognized people from Healing Word Ministries Church of God, Park Church of Sinclairville, Falconer Wesleyan Church, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Revolutionary Life Church. And there may have been other congregations represented that I was not aware of. – The thing is; God is attracted to unity like iron to a magnet or like a bee to honey; and God was powerfully present last night.

We may never know the full measure of the effect of the prayers we prayed, but we can be certain that they were a pleasing aroma to God, that the powers of darkness were pushed back and that Jamestown is a little more blessed today with the blessings of God because of those prayers. This happened because of your faithfulness as a congregation of God’s people and because of your willing and gracious hospitality. – I am grateful to each one of you and to your Pastor, Rev. Hood.

As Concerts of Prayer are scheduled for 2011, I will be sure to let you know when and where they will be held. I look forward to seeing many of you at those gatherings.