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Every journey begins with a first few steps. When the Prayer Spaces in Schools journey began, we had no idea just how far and deep it would take us.
The first prayer spaces in schools took place in 2007. In four locations around the UK, people with experience of 24-7 Prayer rooms in their churches had the same idea at roughly the same time… that doing something similar – making space for creative reflection and prayer – could work well in their local primary and secondary schools.
The stories of those first four prayer spaces spread quickly and the following year there were twelve more. The year after that, there were another 48, and after that there were a further 100 prayer spaces. To date, we have tracked and supported thousands of prayer spaces in more than 30 nations, and at least a million children and young people have participated in them.
Prayer Spaces in Schools was officially launched as a project of 24-7 Prayer in 2010, along with a small team, a new logo and the first iteration of this website. Since then, it has become a growing hub for the network of practitioners around the world who run prayer spaces in schools. In response to growing interest, in 2024, 24-7 Prayer Australia employed a National Coordinator to promote, train and network interested schools.
Prayer Spaces in Schools is a project of 24-7 Prayer that launched in Aust in 2025 ACNC number (pending)
Our mission: to equip schools to serve the ongoing pastoral and spiritual life of their communities by hosting great prayer spaces.
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