Lunchtime Prayer Club

Be still.
You chose to come.

In the middle of a busy school day, children voluntarily step into a different rhythm: fifteen minutes to pause, speak, listen, pray—or simply be quiet.

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16children
15minutes
2021the beginning
A space children choose

At lunchtime, play was available.
So was prayer.

The significance is not simply that Prayer Club exists. It is that children choose it.

Some arrive looking for stillness. Some want to talk about something happening in their lives. Some have questions about faith. Some want to pray. Others simply recognise a place where they feel safe, heard and unhurried.

01To find quiet in a noisy day
02To speak about what matters
03To pray, reflect—or simply listen
04To experience belonging without pressure
A quiet beginning became a movement

Stillness
travelled.

Prayer Club began at Sir Robert Geffery’s School in Landrake, Cornwall, in April 2021. The format was deliberately small enough to continue—and meaningful enough to spread.

16children
Cornwall
20chose prayer
Aston & Cote
100+Church schools
England & Wales
What fifteen minutes can hold

Nothing elaborate.
Everything intentional.

A focus is placed

A boat and three candles, a Bible verse, an image or a question gathers attention.

The pace changes

Conversation, silence and gentle reflection create room around the child.

Children respond

They may speak, create, contemplate or pray. Participation is invited, never forced.

The stillness travels back

Children return to school life carrying a little more calm, connection and awareness.

Recognised in inspection

A quiet space.
Visible impact.

The weekly prayer club is well-attended. Pupils choose to attend at lunchtime to discuss events in their lives. They appreciate this time and the support it offers them. The club offers pupils the time to contemplate and engage in prayer, if they wish.Published SIAMS inspection evidence
The deepest legacy

Then the room
changes hands.

Prayer Club becomes most sustainable when pupils begin to shape it themselves. Children prepare the space, choose themes, welcome younger pupils, lead prayers and connect what happens at lunchtime with the worship life of the school.

Set up the prayer spaceChoose themes and creative responsesWelcome and support younger childrenLead prayer and contribute to Collective Worship
The Project Touchline boat and candles prepared as a focus for prayer
Year 5At Aston and Cote, pupils now lead Peaceful Pathways each week.
Children get the first word

They chose
to return.

The clearest evidence is not simply that children attended. It is how they describe the stillness, freedom and sense of God they found there—and why they came back.

Children taking part in a Project Touchline Prayer Club
Children’s voices · Prayer Club
In their own words
When I first went to Prayer Club, I felt really calm. Everyone got to say their prayer, and I had a chance to speak to God and Jesus. It was really nice and peaceful.

“It feels like a really nice space to be with God… that’s why I came twice, and now I’ve come every time.”

School leadership
“The prayer club was incredibly popular and revealed a real desire for this amongst the children.”Hannah Legg · Assistant Headteacher · All Souls CE Primary School
Continuing legacy
“The lunchtime prayer club is an exciting legacy for the children, and we have continued with this after the programme ended. This is having a really positive impact on the children and their mindset in school.”Emma Gardner · Aston and Cote CE Primary School
100+schools reached by Prayer Club
A small space can change the rhythm of a school

When children are given space,
faith finds a voice.

Explore how Project Touchline can help your school establish a voluntary, sustainable and pupil-owned Prayer Club.

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