Strengthen what remains
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Nov 8, 2026
“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”
James 5:16 NLT
Your prayers are powerful. And today, Christians in the Middle East need your church’s prayers more than ever…
Around 1.5 million Christians have left since 2011. And in Iran and Iraq, believers are vulnerable to conflict, instability and persecution. They fear an uncertain future.
Elias and his wife Hanan are among the Middle East’s remaining Christians. Last year, a suicide bomber entered their church in Syria and killed 22 believers.
Yet they remain. Faithful. Determined to be salt and light.
“We experienced faith and fear here. But we know the Lord will not forsake us,” says Elias.
Will you and your church unite in prayer and lift up persecuted Christians in the Middle East before God?
When you pray, they will no longer feel alone.
Join the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH on Nov 8, 2026.
Event details
Date: 8 November 2026 (or at a time most suitable for you)
Format: In your personal prayer time, your prayer group, cell group, or church service
Content: The free Resource Pack includes a short Film Clip, Service Guide, Sermon Notes, and Presentation Slide Deck
FAQs
Short for International Day of Prayer, IDOP is an annual day for prayer for persecuted Christians. Each year in November, Christians around the world set aside a day to remember and pray for our brothers and sisters who are suffering for their faith in Christ.
The first IDOP, in 1996, was organized by the World Evangelical Alliance. The day takes place on the first Sunday of November every year because it falls in the time of “Hallowtide,” a period in the church calendar dedicated to commemorating the martyrs of the Christian faith.