4th October - Please pray for Corfe Mullen Baptist Church in Wimborne, New Milton Baptist Church in Hampshire, and Winchester Baptist Church in Hampshire.

11th October - Please pray for Cornerstone Church in Bournemouth, New Road Baptist Church in Oxford, and Windrush Church in Witney.

18th October - Please pray for Cosham Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Newbury Baptist Church in Berkshire, and Windsor Baptist Church in Berkshire,

25th October - Please pray for Cove Baptist Church in Farnborough, Niton Baptist Church on the Isle of Wight, and Winterslow Baptist Church in Wiltshire.

4th October - This year marks the 39th anniversary of Black History Month (BHM) in Britain. BHM gives an opportunity to celebrate contributions, teach a fuller history, promote inclusion, address inequality and inspire future generations. Churches Together are encouraging a theme of “Standing on the Shoulders of those of Faith”, looking at Hebrews 12:1-3. Please pray as we consider God calling to us to continue to build communities rooted in love rather than division. (CTBI BHM Resources)

11th October - Prisons Week begins today, and we are invited to join in praying for those across the criminal justice system: victims of crime; offenders and those in custody; families of all affected; those administering care and justice in communities; those working in probation, prisons, police, courts; and for chaplains. (Prisons Week)

18th October - Baptist Union Council meets this week. Please pray for the members of Council as they look to set the broad strategic direction for Baptists Together. (BU Council)

25th October - This week we pray for the South Eastern Baptist Association, seeking to be a community of God’s people praying and working together to see an outpouring of God’s Spirit in South East England. (SEBA)

27th September - 3rd October - Guinebor II Hospital - Guinebor II (G2) Hospital is a partner in Chad where BMS-supported workers are bringing hope and healing to people in Southern Chad as part of the staff team.

4th - 10th October - NeHaDo (BMS Partner in Sierra Leone) - New Harvest Development Office (NeHaDO) is the development arm of the New Harvest denomination. BMS works with NeHaDo on Church and Community Mobilisation projects.

11th - 17th October - Genesis Acaye - Genesis leads a BMS-supported project in Uganda through our partner Justice Livelihoods Health (JLH). The project is working with 100 households, helping them to grow trees alongside their crops.

18th - 24th October - Creation Stewardship - At BMS we understand that everything we are and do exists within the provision of God’s creation. We strive to practise good stewardship as an organisation and to collaborate with our supporters and partners to do likewise.

25th - 31st October - Heart for the Gospel - BMS is committed to giving people around the world the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. We have a particular heart for places where less than 5% of the population is Christian.

You can access the full BMS World Mission Prayer Diary here