Pray-ers Around The Presbytery

We value the fact that some people have committed to praying regularly for spiritual renewal and growth within our region. The prayer requests below are also emailed to those people. If you would like to join that team, contact us at sprag@southernpresbyterians.nz. The email is sent to a coordinator in each regional group and then distributed.

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