URC Prayer Handbook

The 2026 URC Prayer Handbook – Touching God

The prayers in this 2026 edition come from many and diverse writers, both from within and beyond the United Reformed Church. All of them are shaped by scripture; the lectionary-based prayers in the first part, but no less the prayers for worship together and private devotion in the second part. Many relate to the theme for the year, reflecting on times when God comes close to us and when we, in prayer and in daily life, may come close to God. They have been composed thoughtfully, edited carefully and presented beautifully in the hope that they will find a ready home, whether from a lectern or at a bedside. May they provide words with which to pray, so that God’s loving touch may be known.

Thank you

Thank you for your prayers  for the 2026 Prayer Handbook.

Request for 2027 Prayer Handbook

The theme for the 2027 United Reformed Church Prayer Handbook is: A larger belonging

Prayers are invited that draw us beyond tribe, nation and ideology towards God’s new creation. A belonging wider than our differences and deeper than our divisions.

Please submit your prayers by February 27, 2026, to [email protected].