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Chaplain's Ministry
Upper Room Ministries works with over 600 military and prison chaplains to provide free copies of The Upper Room daily devotional.
Over 500,000 copies are given away each year at an expense of almost $75,000.00. Upper Room Ministries seeks funds to provide these resources to chaplains.
A gift of $25.00 provides 100 copies of the daily devotional.
The Upper Room International Ministries
Did you know that many people around the world do not have Christian reading materials available in their native languages?
Nowhere do we see more intense spiritual hunger than in communities in some of the most impoverished regions of our world. Each year Upper Room Ministries® receives inquiries from international communities who desperately want the spiritual companionship and nurture provided by The Upper Room daily devotional guide.
We are dedicated to responding to these inquiries and to following in the footsteps of Jesus' early disciples, to help people of every language and nation hear God speak to them in their own languages.
Currently The Upper Room is published in 100 countries and 40 languages. Unlike people in the United States, our brothers and sisters around the world have access to few if any resources to help them, their families, and their communities grow in faith. As a result, international communities who have access to The Upper Room tell us it is as much a staple of their spiritual diets as the Bible. The opportunity to read, pray, and reflect daily is a lifeline for people struggling to find hope in the midst of chaos, poverty, and despair.
Upper Room Ministries is seeking essential financial support to help publish The Upper Room in communities around the world, as well as partners to help expand our outreach to more communities worldwide.
Africa Upper Room Ministries
In January, 2002, Africa Upper Room Ministries was established near Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the first time that we've ever actually based our operations someplace other than the United States.
Africa Upper Room is a new model for international ministry, drawing people together throughout the continent, practicing the daily disciplines of reading the Bible, praying, and sharing the journey with Christians around the world. Today, The Upper Room is distributed in 27 African countries.
The Living Prayer Center
Throughout the Bible we hear about and witness the power of prayer. Through prayer we connect to God. Through prayer we receive insight about God's desire for our lives. Through prayer we "bear one another's burdens," even as we are given the grace of God to lay those burdens down - for ourselves and others. The prayer ministry of Upper Room Ministries® supports people in need of intercessory prayer. Each month, the Living Prayer Center responds to an average of 30,000 prayer requests. It provides a place where anyone at any time can find spiritual support by making a toll-free telephone call.
Equally important, the Living Prayer Center provides thousands of people the opportunity to serve others through prayer. The Center is a ministry of people linked in intercessory prayer. This network reaches across the United States and beyond. It embodies Upper Room Ministries' commitment to work with congregations and other church-related groups to establish prayer ministries in every community. It confirms the understanding that every congregation is a house of prayer and compassion, open to all and interceding for the world.
The Living Prayer Center is housed in a modest space in Upper Room Ministries' facilities in Nashville, Tennessee. But the spiritual support and lifeblood of this ministry is the more than 150 volunteers who answer phones in Nashville and more than 2,500 volunteers who participate in over 300 Covenant Prayer Groups around the world. In addition, countless individuals serve each year in 1,200 remote prayer centers where groups staff a prayer line for a specified length of time.
Through this vast network, the Living Prayer Center weaves people together in care and in prayer for the kingdom of God.
Upper Room Ministries is seeking essential financial support to help cover the annual costs necessary to provide intercessory prayer for hundreds of thousands of people in need. We are also seeking funds to expand this ministry with particular emphasis on serving young people and individuals who speak Spanish.
