3rd May - Please pray for Boscombe Baptist Church in Dorset, Hartley Wintney Baptist Church in Hampshire, and Stubbington Baptist Church in Hampshire.

10th May - Please pray for Botley Baptist Church in Oxford, Hayling Island Baptist Church in Hampshire and Hope Church Sunningdale in Berkshire.

17th May - Please pray for Boyn Hill Baptist Church in Maidenhead, Headington Baptist Church in Oxford, and Swaythling Baptist Church in Southampton.

24th May - Please pray for Brackley Baptist Church in Northants, Henley Baptist Church in Oxfordshire, and Testwood Baptist Church in Totton.

31st May - Please pray for Britwell Baptist Church in Slough, Hill Park Baptist Church in Fareham, and Thatcham Baptist Church in Berkshire.

3rd May - Alex Afriyie will be inducted as President of the Baptist Union at the Baptist Assembly later this month. Alex will be encouraging us to ‘walk worthy of our calling’ (Ephesians 4:1) to be Jesus-centred, community-oriented and mission-focused. Please pray for Alex as he begins his term of office. (BU President)

10th May - The "A Million Acts of Hope" initiative aims to counter negativity by celebrating small, everyday acts of kindness and solidarity.
Bless the "Million Acts of Hope" that are being sown across our communities.
May the small acts of kindness, the whispered words of comfort, and the quiet gestures of solidarity multiply, breaking down the walls of hatred and prejudice.
Enable us to see the humanity in everyone we meet, and to work together for a better world.
(prayer from CTE) (Million Acts of Hope) 

17th May - The Baptist Assembly is taking place this weekend in Harrogate. Pray for those attending, those taking part in leading and those who have organised the event; that it will be a wonderful opportunity to discover more of the diverse and beautiful ways that Jesus is at work through our churches and communities. (Baptist Assembly)

24th May - At the Baptist Assembly, the newly Fully Accredited Ministers and Pastors will be recognised. Please pray for them as they begin to live and work in this new phase of their calling. (Baptist Ministry)

31st May - This week we pray for the Central Baptist Association. Pray for the team of Regional Ministers, and the 150 churches of the Association as they walk together in ministry and mission. (CBA)

26th April - 2nd May - Andrea & Ian - BMS World Mission workers Andrea and Ian serve at a media centre broadcasting the gospel into North Africa. Despite increasing persecution, BMS continues to support workers who answer God’s call to be witnesses in the hard places.

3rd - 9th May - Ingrid & Roger Hamlet - Ingrid and Roger Hamlet joined BMS World Mission as specialists in orthotics and prosthetics. They arrived at Guinebor II Hospital (G2 Hospital) in N’Djamena, Chad, early in 2025 and are establishing a Prosthetics and Orthotics Department.

10th - 16th May - Alan & Megan Barker - Alan and Megan serve in Nepal. Alan is seconded to BMS World Mission’s partner Human Development and Community Services (HDCS), while Megan supports the development of rehabilitation and occupational therapy services. They also support BMS partners in Asia.

17th - 23rd May - Rwanda - The Association des Églises Baptistes au Rwanda (AEBR) is the umbrella body of the Baptist churches in Rwanda. They are a BMS World Mission partner organisation implementing Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM) in a challenging context. 

24th - 30th May - Oksana - Oksana* is the Director of Finance for a BMS World Mission partner in Afghanistan. She co-ordinates across many projects and donors, and ensures that everything runs smoothly and to international legislation. 

31st May - 6th June - Gender Justice - Everywhere BMS World Mission works, we see a blight of gender injustice on the lives of countless women.  Al BMS partners have a commitment to seek gender justice across the globe. This week, let's pray for Uganda.

You can access the full BMS World Mission Prayer Diary here

* Name changed for security reasons