Pray for New England
Join us in praying for requests from BCNE churches all over the region. If your church has a specific request, use the button below to let us know about it.
Capstone Baptist Church: North Bennington, VT
Capstone Baptist Church is located in North Bennington, VT. The community has recently experienced a series of tragic deaths involving young people, including many drug-related deaths. Pray for the lost and hurting in the North Bennington area. Ask God to provide opportunities for Capstone Baptist to reach out and share the hope of Christ. Lift up the church’s feeding ministry and pray that they would be able to make long-term connections with people they meet.
Celebration Church Boston: Middleton, MA
Celebration Church is a Brazilian congregation in metro Boston. Praise God that they recently moved into a new building which is closer to the majority of the congregation and that He provided the funds to get the new building functional. Pray for the church as they raise money to prepare the children’s ministry spaces. Ask God to comfort the church family as they grieve Pastor Roberto Souza, who recently passed away from COVID. Lift up the church’s second generation ministry, which has been growing over the past year, and pray that as more ministries re-open, God would help the church to connect with new families and reconnect with families who haven’t been involved during COVID.
Timothy Baptist Church: Roxbury, MA
Timothy Baptist Church is located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The church is currently going through the process of making changes in their leadership team. Pray for the leaders to be open and obedient to the Lord’s direction and leading.
Faith Community Church: Providence, RI
Praise God for the growth of Faith Community Church, an inner-city church in Providence, RI. Pray for the main campus leadership as they train 12 new leaders in a discipleship training program. Lift up the church’s new church plant, FCC Olneyville/Hartford. Ask God to make Himself known to many people through their youth outreach and upcoming summer outreach programs.
Shoreline Community Bible Church: Waterford, CT
God is working at Shoreline Community Bible Church in Waterford, CT, through investments they are making in helping the congregation build each other up in love. Pray that spiritual and relational growth continues. Ask God to guide the church’s 2021 evangelism focus and help it to bear fruit in new salvations.
Faith Christian Fellowship: Pownal, VT
Praise God for the way He has been working at Faith Christian Fellowship in Pownal, VT. Between online and in-person services, the church has more actively engaged people joining worship services than ever before. In addition, members have grown in their faith as they have built relational trust by supporting one another through the pandemic. Pray for those who have lost their connection with the church during COVID. Ask God to help the church reach out and encourage former attenders and online attenders so that all will grow deeper in Christ.
Rice Memorial Baptist Church: Northborough, MA
Rejoice with Rice Memorial Baptist Church in Northborough, MA, that they have seen a significant increase in attendance, that they recently baptized two people, and that they ordained a member for ministry last month. Pray for God’s direction as the church seeks His will about merging with a local church plant.
TrueVine Church: Saugus, MA
Throughout the pandemic, God has enabled TrueVine Church in Saugus, MA, to continue meeting and reaching out in a variety of ways like delivering food. Pray for God to deepen in-person connections the church has been able to make with people who have been looking for community during the pandemic.
Little River Baptist Church: Belfast, ME
Praise God for exciting things happening at Little River Baptist Church in Belfast, ME, over the last few months. The church has started a new leadership training initiative, and members are finding creative ways to reach out during the pandemic. Pray that God will give church leaders wisdom in how to lead a small church to make a difference in the community and spread the Gospel in spite of pandemic limitations. Ask God to help Pastor Jonathan have energy to give quality time to his family, to the church, and to his bivocational job.
First Baptist Church: Weymouth, MA
People are gradually returning to services at First Baptist Church of Weymouth, MA. Praise God for baptisms, new memberships, and growth in live stream ministry over the last few months. Pray that God will continue to increase salvations and spiritual growth throughout the church. Lift up the church’s need for a new administrator for their Christian school. Ask God to provide for some renovations that need to happen.
Fort Hill Community Church: Gorham, ME
Praise God for the new people who have been attending Fort Hill Community Church in Gorham, ME, and the new opportunities for community partnerships God has opened up. Pray for Pastor Aaron to lead the church and his family with wisdom and to balance all of his responsibilities as a bivocational pastor.
Greenville Baptist Church: Rochdale, MA
Praise God for the ways He has provided for Greenville Baptist Church in Rochdale, MA, throughout the pandemic, including continued in-person services and opportunities to meet community needs through their food pantry, thanks to generous giving. Pray for church leaders and volunteers as they plan to slowly reintroduce children’s ministry in person. Ask God to bless and protect the children of the church and the community and to bring them into saving relationships with Him.
City on a Hill Church: Brookline, MA
City on a Hill Church in Brookline, MA, celebrated their tenth anniversary last fall. Praise God for the 8 people that were baptized in October, the hundreds who are viewing online services and the 35 people who have been sent out to start the church’s eighth church plant. Pray that God will help the church be able to meet again soon, as they’ve only been able to meet in-person twice over the last year. Ask God to help community groups continue to be the church to one another as they serve and share the Gospel.
The Shepherd’s Church: Chelmsford, MA
The Shepherd’s Church is a two-year-old church plant in Chelmsford, MA. Praise God that He provided an opportunity for the church to have their own building this past Christmas, that attendance has doubled in the last few months, and that people are hungry for the Word of God and for discipleship. Pray for discipleship to continue to play a big part in the life of the church. Ask God to help the church leaders preach His Word with boldness and conviction, equip the saints for ministry and see His Kingdom grow in Chelmsford, Lowell and beyond!
Brookville Bible Church: Holbrook, MA
Brookville Bible Church in Holbrook, MA, has had to close due to COVID. Pray that their re-opening this month will go smoothly and that God would protect them from outbreaks and from spreading the virus. Praise God for the opportunity to adopt a local housing development! Ask the Lord to continue to bless their relationships with residents as they meet needs and share God’s love.
Redeemer Fellowship Church: Watertown, MA
Redeemer Fellowship Church is located in Watertown, MA. Praise God for the hunger for the Bible and the love for other saints they are seeing within their church. Pray for increased holiness, zeal for the lost and for God to draw unbelievers to Himself.
Iglesia de la Comunidad: Providence, RI
Iglesia de la Comunidad is a Spanish-speaking church in Providence, RI. Praise God for opportunities to support one another and the community through food and prayer, as well as other creative outreaches. Pray that many people will come to know Jesus through the church’s social media witness. Ask God to provide as the church searches for a permanent building or land to build a worship and community outreach center that will meet needs while pointing people to the Gospel.
East Randolph Baptist Church: East Randolph, VT
In spite of COVID, God has blessed East Randolph Baptist Church with new people attending the church, the ability to make some building improvements and more men who are interested in growing in leadership. Pray for Cornerstone Church, a church plant sponsored by ERBC, which is preparing to become autonomous. Ask God to provide guidance for this transition and to use this new church to proclaim the Gospel and bring many to a saving knowledge of Christ. Lift up ERBC’s desire to assist struggling congregations and see the spiritual landscape of Vermont change.
Faith Community Church: Barre, VT
Praise God for connections and ministry opportunities Faith Community Church has been able to build on through participating in Night to Shine, a prom for the special needs community. In spite of COVID, the church was able to host a scaled-down event this winter. Pray for the Holy Spirit to encourage members who feel distressed because ministries have been altered due to COVID restrictions. As things begin to open up, ask God to help the church restart the leadership development process as they plant a church in Williamstown, VT.
Seven Mile Road Church: Kennebunk, ME
Praise God for the growing leadership team at Seven Mile Road Church in Kennebunk, ME. The church is hiring a ministry coordinator and training three potential elders! Pray for an elder and ministry team retreat coming up next month when leaders will think and pray about where God is leading them for the next few years of ministry. Lift up the church’s desire to plant a new church in the nearby town of York in the future.