Anglican Fellowship Of Prayer

read moreThe AFP emblem depicts the world, held in praying hands and raised to the Holy Spirit, which is represented by a Dove descending toward the world. Our roots are within the Anglican Church. As Christians, we believe that a key element that holds us together is prayer--not only in our corporate worship but in prayer throughout the week, wherever we are. Praying together in fellowship enriches the lives of both the individual and the community of faith. In the 1940s and 1950s, Helen Shoemaker (wife of the Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker) developed a ministry of group prayer at Calvary Episcopal Church, New York (with the help of Polly Wiley) and continued it when her husband was called to Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh.

read morePrayer partners within the AFP prayer network will pray for your needs or for the needs of others for whom you wish intercessory prayers. If you wish continued prayer after this period please make a follow-up request, preferably with a status update. May God bless you.

read moreWhen Pastor Steve Long challenges his prominent but self-satisfied congregation to become a living force for Christ in their small North Georgia town, he is blindsided by personal trials-including push-back from the church leadership and his son's teenage rebellion. Responding to Christ's command, "As the Father has sent me, so I send you, " guided by the Holy Spirit and strengthened by the support of a friend who is not a practicing Christian, Paster Long tackles these difficult situations-and moreover, a tumultuous week of trials and testing, and ultimately learns (as he leads) what it means to walk In His Place.