Catherine Allard, Headteacher at John Keble School in Harlesden, shares the story of a recent Prayer Space installed in the school.
Capital Youth is our response to calls to be more radical in how we approach youth ministry across the Diocese, made possible by £1.88m of Strategic Development funding.
Recently, St Mary Magdalene in Islington held their first Prayer Space. The Revd April Keech, the Chaplain, shares the impact of the prayer space on pupils who visited.
In March, St Richard’s primary school in Hanworth played host to a Prayer Space. Emma Hughes describes how it went and shows how it made an impact on the children who attended.
Setting up a prayer space in your local school can provide a place where children and young people can retreat, ask big questions and pray, if they wish, about the issues in their lives.