Houses of Prayer

Christianity began in the intimacy of people’s homes. 

Early churches often met in houses but when Christianity became large scale, and linked to empire, many churches ceased to be homely.  Now, as Sunday-only churches are in sharp decline and church buildings that lack a sufficient resource base become shells, prayer houses are resurfacing.

Prayer and houses of prayer can take many innovative as well as traditional forms.  Ray Simpson highlights examples of houses of prayer in the Bible, the early Church and contemporary life. 

His book seeks to relate to faith groups who want to base their work in a house, to Christians who would like their home to become a house of prayer but don’t know how to go about it, and those who have never thought about it but may be inspired to have a go.