We have secured a Prayer Room space for Trinity Community Church!
Opening in June 2024, our Prayer Room is a medium-sized gathering space that will facilitate prayer meetings, worship nights, private prayer retreats, and staff offices. It will be (we think) Columbia’s only distinct Prayer Room.
Read more here.
Prayer at Trinity
Prayer is the work of the church.
Prayer holds all of our beliefs and values together. We exist for communion with God together. We pray for God’s grace to be extended to us and to all.
We make space in our worship gatherings and community groups for open prayer, we hold prayer meetings throughout the week, and we hold special times of extended prayer each semester. Our desire is to be a powerhouse of prayer for our city and our world.
Prayer Gatherings
Sunday mornings - Our pastors and leaders gather before each Sunday gathering at 8am & 10am in the Trinity Kids wing (first classroom by the Kids entrance). We pray for our congregation, the gathering, and all who serve. It’s a great place to first join prayer at Trinity.
In-Service Prayer - During communion every week, we have trained prayer leaders available in the back of the auditorium to pray with you. This is a brief opportunity to receive prayer before leaving church.
Lunch Hour Prayer - Every Wednesday between 12-1pm, we have an open prayer time at the Prayer Room. We pray over the needs of one another, the church, the city, and the world.
Friday Night Prayer - One Friday night per month form 6:30-8pm, we gather at the Prayer Room for a time of prayer and worship. Our leaders may guide us through a prayer technique or certain topic. We have plenty of time to pray for each other, our church, and the world.
Monthly Prayer for God's Global Purpose - together with Christians from throughout Columbia, second Monday of every month month, 7-8pm at the prayer room.
24-Hour Prayer
A few times a year, we commit as a church family to cover 24 hours of prayer, with various individuals or smaller groups covering an hour at a time.
Why 24-Hour Prayer?
It may seem difficult to pray for 30 or 60 minutes; indeed it often is! But consider this an invitation to grow in your relationship with God through prayer. Our prayer guide includes several biblical prayers and passages on prayer for your meditation. We also include prayer requests from our church, for our city, for our leaders, and for our ministry partners around the world.
If your desired time slot is already taken, just sign up alongside another person. If you want to pray with a friend for your time slot, we encourage that as well.
General Resources on Prayer
Your Kingdom Come: our 2020 sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer
Praying the Psalms: our 2022 and 23 sermons
8 Ways to Become a Praying Church by Jeremy Linneman
The Lord’s Prayer Is Meant to Be Lived by Jeremy Linneman
A Praying Life by Paul Miller
Praying the Lord’s Prayer by J. I. Packer
How to Pray by Pete Greig