The WPA Ministries Prayer Team is a sub-team under the guidance of the WPA Ministries Church Health Team. The purpose of the WPA Ministries Prayer Team is to aid the work of the Church of God in Western Pennsylvania through prayer for the pastors and congregations, coordinating prayer events in WPA, and being a resource on prayer for the congregations in WPA.
The Prayer Team has undergone many changes in the past few years and is in the process of rebuilding through the guidance of WPA Ministries leader, Rev. Vern Allison. Currently the team members include Sharon Bromley, Rev. Deb Cypher, Susan Katreeb, and Margie Myers, with Rev. Marva Brockinson serving as prayer support and resource person.
Team meetings are scheduled for 1:30 PM at New Heights CHOG unless otherwise noted)
Meeting dates for 2007:
January 17
March 21
June 13, 11:00 AM, Whitehall Camp and Conference Center
September 19
Calendar of 2007 Prayer Events for WPA Ministries include:
| DATE | EVENT | TIME | PLACE | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| April 21 | WPA Ministries Prayer Summit |
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM |
The Haven North Main St. CHOG Butler, PA |
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| August 4-12 | WPA Ministries Family Camp |
Whitehall Camp and Conference Center Emlenton, PA |
Family Camp prayer events are listed below | |
| Women of the Church of God Prayer Breakfast | sponsored by the Women of the Church of God Contact Darlene Roudybush for more information. |
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| August 6-10 | Prayer for the events of the day | 8:00 AM to 9:00AM |
Fireside Room | Open to anyone interested in praying for the events of Family Camp and for personal requests we receive that week |
| August 6-10 | Conference on Prayer: "Prayer--What a Difference it Makes" |
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM |
Hillside Lodge | Led by Rev. Deb Cypher A recent poll of pastors and church leaders revealed that over 90% of them felt their prayer life was "unsatisfying." And yet prayer is an essential discipline, modelled by Jesus Himself. We will look at why prayer seems inadequate and how to revitalize our time with the Lord. There will be time for personal and group prayer. We will also look at the Theophostic Prayer Movement that is currently being used as an effective healing ministry in many churches. |
| August 4-12 | Prayer before the service | 7 PM or 15 minutes before service begins | under the left side of the platform | Led by Rev. James D. Huselton and the Praise Team. Open to anyone who wishes to help pray for the worship service. |
If you have a special prayer request for your pastor or congregation in Western PA or if your church or area is having a prayer event that you would like to post on our web site, please email the WPA Ministries Prayer team at "wpaprayerteam at yahoo dot com". (You will need to type this into your email in appropriate email address form)