Easter Community Prayer Walk – Praying for Gospel Hope in Our City

As we journey through Holy Week and prepare to celebrate the risen Christ, we invite you to join us for a special Easter Community Prayer Walk on Tuesday 15th April. We will gather at 6:30pm at the Salvation Army, York Street, and finish around 8:00pm at Alexandra Presbyterian Church. Along the way, we will stop at several local churches and key community sites in Tiger’s Bay and Mountcollyer, lifting our city in prayer.

This prayer walk is an expression of Gospel partnership — a visible sign that we are one body in Christ, united not by tradition or denomination, but by the shared hope of the resurrection. It is our desire to walk humbly, pray fervently, and proclaim Christ clearly in the heart of North Belfast.

As we walk and pray, we will be interceding for the people who live, work, and worship in our neighbourhood. We will pray for schools, families, frontline workers, those struggling with addiction or loneliness, and those in positions of leadership. We long to see lives transformed by the grace of God, and communities renewed by the love of Jesus.

The Church exists not for itself, but as a witness to the world — a signpost to the kingdom of God. In a time when many feel divided or discouraged, this is an opportunity for believers from different congregations to stand together, not in uniformity but in unity, declaring that Jesus is Lord and that His light shines in the darkness.

We warmly encourage you to come, to bring friends or members of your fellowship, and to walk with us as we seek the peace and good of the city (Jeremiah 29:7). May our feet carry the Good News, and our prayers prepare the ground for Gospel fruit in the days to come.

“And how beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” – Romans 10:15

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