Unlock is supported by a network of Prayer Partners.

They receive an annual prayer letter and pray regularly for Unlock's Council, staff, and all their work.

Register as an Unlock Prayer Partner to receive prayer letters.

• Prayer Letter 2024/25 >>

The next Prayer letter will be issued towards the end of 2025.

Meanwhile there is a list of current prayer needs (below) and answered prayers (on the right).

If you are praying for Unlock's work please pray for:-

• We are working to rebuild our local partnership work after the pandemic years. To do this we are looking for new places to work with new local partners; churches, or local groups; who would like to grow their ability to: -
                 Unlock real life stories of urban people
                 Reveal Good News of the Down to Earth Christ
                 Release life changing skills and confidence
• We are reaching out to Diocese to develop new partnerships to enable us to deliver our approach. Please pray that this initiative will extend our reach.
• We are launching a new, simpler, approach to Unlock Local partnerships. We need this to be well shaped and well received.
• We are taking a new approach to raising money from charitable trusts. Please pray for this to be successful!
• We need to find Christian Trusts who will fund our unglamourous core work, as well as our local delivery.
• The response to our 2022 funding appeal was very encouraging but Unlock will continue to need generous funding from supporters in the years ahead to enable the development of new local partnerships with confidence that we will be able to see them through.
• Unlock office staff, Nguemo (Ella) Takon, and Kevin Quinton, as they continue to work hard behind the scenes enabling Unlock's work.
• Unlock London Walks need to attract more walkers and especailly new walkers; to come along, enjoy the event, make donations and bring more walkers the next year.
• We need Unlock Walkers to pull out all the stops in terms of generating greater income from the Unlock London Walk.
• The development of our strategic partnerships with various national Urban Mission agencies.
• Invitations to provide Unlock training events; particularly in new areas of the UK
• We need new volunteers based in South East England to support the voluntary work of the London Walk Team in various ways.
• We need new local partnerships in new places where we can deploy Unlock workers.
• Unlock Birmingham; Queen's Foundation partnership.
• The dedicated walk planning team, as they prepare for the 2026 Unlock London Walk in North West London.
• More Unlock supporters using e-mail and internet to help us keep our costs down.
• The legacy of Unlock's work in Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Rotherham, Burnley, Benwell, Byker & Walker, Hastings, Sheffield, Rotherham, Cardiff and Liverpool.
• Members of the Unlock National Council as they continue to keep us both  focussed and flexible.
• We need some new National Council members; younger and more diverse!
• Independent groups using Unlock resources across the UK.
• Emerging local leaders released and resourced by Unlock's approach.
• Preparations for the next Unlock National Gathering for Unlock workers, Council members & Unlock Local Teams in Autumn 2025.

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Answered Prayers

• Unlocking real life stories of urban people, Revealing Good News of the down to earth Christ and Releasing life changing skills and confidence since 1972.

• A really encouraging response to our funding appeal at the beginning of 2022, including more regular givers as well as some very generous one-off donations.
• Increased interest in our work from potential partners.

• Income from the 2025 Unlock London walk of over £25k.
• Unlock emerging from the pandemic with sufficient resilience and capacity to be there in really supportive ways for those communities which have been most affected.
• Production of New Unlock reources including 'Slithers of Gold' & 'The Year We Stayed at Home' now on the website.
• The 50th Birthday celebrations in Liverpool on May 28th 2022.
• The various churches in different parts of London who are standing by to open and welcome Unlock walkers at the next London walk.
• The dedicated team of volunteers who work really hard in challenging circumstances to design and deliver the Unlock London Walk each year; raising funds for Unlock's work, and giving hundreds of people a unique and soecial day out in the capital.
• Consistent & generous financial support from faithful personal donors and churches.
• Financial support from the Bible Society, Trust Greenbelt, St Peter's Saltley Trust, Church Urban Fund,the Spring Harvest Charitable Trust, the Anchor Foundation, the Slavanka Trust, Rebecca Hussey Book Charity, the Cadman Charitable Trust, the SMB Charitable Trust, Kingsley Trust.
• Opportunities to provide Unlock training.
• Ongoing partnerships with Urban Expression, the CUF Together Network, Estates Evangelism Task Group, Church Army, UTU, National Estate Churches Network, The Queen's Foundation, the Saltley Trust.
• The impact of Unlock in Bristol, Liverpool, Hastings, Sunderland, Hull, Sheffield, Burnley, Benwell, Rotherham, Byker & Walker, Cardiff and Birmingham.
• Unlock Local Crews.
• The necessary resources to pursue networking opportunities and develop mutually beneficial relationships/partnerships with other urban mission agencies.