Prayer at St. Peter’s
Experience the Power of Prayer
Find Strength and Peace
The St. Peter’s Community is a praying community. Prayer is how we connect with God and become His hands, feet, heart, eyes, and ears to others in need. The commitment and desire to pray for the needs of others, the comfort of praying with others during or after church services and confidentially – those are the qualifications – and we all qualify.
Our prayer ministries are practical, welcoming, and never ask you to perform. They’re about presence: God’s presence and the presence of a caring community.
Below you’ll find how we pray together, why it matters, and the simple ways you and your family can plug in.
Healing Prayer
Sundays After Worship
What it is:
After our Sunday services we offer brief, confidential, one-to-one prayer with a member of our Healing Prayer Team at the back of the sanctuary. This is a quiet space to bring whatever is on your heart — illness, grief, parenting fears, relationship strain, decisions about work or school, or simply the need for blessing and encouragement.
Why it helps:
Practical timing: It happens right after worship when many of us are already together — simply stop by the pews at the back of the church on your way out.
No pressure: No ritual required — you stay as long or short as you want.
Real empathy: Our team listens first and prays second; they offer prayers specific to your situation.
Privacy respected: What you share stays confidential.
Immediate care: Sometimes you don’t need a phone call — you need a hand on your shoulder. Healing prayer offers that immediate comfort.
How it works:
You stop by the pews in the back of the church where the Prayer Team is waiting.
A prayer minister greets you, asks how they can pray, and listens.
They pray with or for you — aloud or silently — and offer a short blessing or a practical next step if you want one (follow-up, pastoral visit, resource referral).
You leave feeling like you’re part of a caring community who knows that God answers prayer.
Centering Prayer
Tuesdays 9am-10:30am & Thursdays 4:30pm-5:45pm
Our Centering Prayer groups are part of an organization called Contemplative Outreach — a worldwide community made up of small centering prayer groups that usually meet once a week.
We have two groups at St. Peter’s, both of which meet on zoom once a week. You’ll meet people who have been coming for years along with people who are brand new to this style of prayer.
A typical meeting has 20-minutes of centering prayer, followed by a time for spiritual formation and faith sharing. We study of the work of contemplative masters, read passages from a book, or watch a YouTube video, then share a time when we describe how we relate to what we read/watched.
Contact the office for the zoom link.
What to Expect
Supportive, judgment-free environment
Faith-filled tools for navigating life’s transitions
Opportunities for deep friendships and personal growth
Guided studies with practical, real-world application
Quiet time to reconnect with God—and yourself