The World Prayer Centre, Birmingham will, as far as we know, be the largest permanent prayer centre in the world, and a project quite beyond anything the UK church has been called to in recent years. The fact that God has placed it in the UK is something to celebrate, and we believe it will be a blessing to the whole nation.
A strategic information hub
Equipped with the latest global communications technology, the World Prayer Centre will gather and disseminate strategic prayer information from around the world. Churches, prayer groups and individuals will be able to focus on strategic prayer needs and targets, both for the church itself and for its global commission. The World Prayer Centre will be a centre of excellence, and a place that many will want to visit. Its attractive steel and glass structure will house a huge range of resources and amenities.
A place for prayer
Prayer facilities at the new centre will include:
- a 4000-seater dished prayer auditorium
- dedicated prayer rooms for each continent of the world, plus rooms for Israel and the UK
- 86 individual private prayer rooms
- a chapel for visitors’ use
A place for the family
Families will be able to use the purpose-built family centre, young people’s action zone and day care facilities. In addition, there will be a leisure pool, a well-equipped fitness room and a variety of restaurant facilities. Families of all kinds will benefit from the support and positive encouragement which are part of the very fabric of the World Prayer Centre.
Ground Floor
Ground Floor
This level includes: (text colours approximate to colours on plan to show locations)
| Foyers | 8-lane, 82ft leisure pool |
| 1000 seat theatre | Health and fitness rooms |
| Family Centre | Restaurant |
| Creche | Coffee Shop |
| 4000 seat ‘dished’ prayer auditorium | Book Shop |
| River of Life | Accommodation |
and outside:
Gardens / parking
Boulevard of Nations (national flags around the perimeter)
