UniteBoston

Bridging Divides Across Christians for the Flourishing of the City

10 Days of Prayer: Seeking God Together Across Greater Boston

What is 10 Days of Prayer?
Rooted in Jesus’ prayer for unity in John 17:21, 10 Days of Prayer is a global movement inviting believers to pause ordinary routines for a dedicated season of worship, repentance, fasting, and intercession. Aligned with the biblical “Days of Awe” between Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah) and Yom Kippur, this initiative calls the Church to set aside denominational silos, mourn over division, and seek a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit for spiritual awakening across our cities.
Join the Boston Gathering at León de Judá
Here in Greater Boston, local believers, worship leaders, and pastors are gathering to build a house of continuous prayer and worship. Hosted at Congregación León de Judá (20 Reed St, Boston), this regional hub features 2-hour worship and prayer sets aimed at giving Jesus the honor He deserves while interceding for healing, salvation, and unity across our neighborhoods.
Whether you join for an evening set, sign up to lead worship, or fast alongside believers city-wide, come step into the “Upper Room” with us and seek God’s presence for Boston!

Schedule

Open self-directed prayer times: The church will be open each day from 9:00am to 6:00 pm for families and individuals who wish to come to the church and pray.  Register here.

Ministry Events: Body United, CAPP Network (Community of Apostolic and Prophetic Practice), Code Red, and Bishop Joseph Mattera will lead ministry activities on site. For more information about each of these activities, see below.  * Registration required.

Body United Event – Friday 9/11/26 & Saturday 9/12/26

SEEK Event – Tuesday 9/15/26 & Wednesday 9/16

The Tourch Passing Faith to the Next Generation: Code Red Event – Friday 9/18/26

Leading Like Jesus Event: Joseph Mattera – Saturday 9/19/26

Parking Info

Park at Crosstown Center Garage located at 7 Melena Casa Boulevard.

***Validated parking tickets will only have to pay $8.00.

From 6:30pm-10:00pm park for free in the City of Boston Water and

Sewer Commission surface parking lots on Reed St. (lot numbers 3 and 4). Note: Parking in these lots is on a first-come first-served basis.

Parking on the Street

Street parking in Boston’s South End neighborhood is extremely

limited. Please pay close attention to:

• Posted parking signs

• Residential permit parking regulations

• Metered parking hours and restrictions

Please allow extra time for parking and walking to the church

Learn more about the heart of fasting and prayer behind these city-wide gatherings in Pastor Samuel Acevedo’s message on  Boston For Jesus, which highlights how shared humility and continuous prayer prepare the Church for revival.

Join the team at The Garden Church Boston!

The Garden Church is a small but vibrant community of everyday people being shaped by and sharing the love of Jesus in Boston’s South End and beyond. Our community is growing, and we’re looking for a new Kids’ Ministry Lead to help nurture and grow our ministry with little ones! In this part-time role (10 hours per week), you will prepare playful and enriching curriculum for Sunday Kids’ Church, offer training and encouragement to volunteers, and maintain a safe and welcoming environment for our kids and families. We are looking for someone who’s passionate about sharing God’s love with kids and families, and who can bring care, organization, and reliability to the role. At The Garden Church, we are committed to creating a safe, joyful, and spiritually enriching space for kids to encounter the love of Jesus—and we’d love for you to join us!

The Green Book Tour

The Boston Green Book Tour

Presented by The Boston Faith & Justice Network in Partnership with Rev. June Cooper

Join us for an immersive walking tour exploring Boston’s history through the lens of The Green Book, the essential travel guide for Black motorists during the Jim Crow era. Published from 1936 to 1967, The Green Book identified businesses and establishments that welcomed African American travelers, ensuring their safety in a segregated America.

Led by Rev. June Cooper, a Social Justice Educator, Activist, and Theologian, this tour will highlight 8-10 historical sites in the South End and Lower Roxbury that appeared in The Green Book between 1935-1969. Participants will gain deeper insights into Boston’s Black history, the resilience of its communities, and the significance of these spaces in the fight for racial justice.

Event Highlights

  • Guided walking tour featuring key Boston locations listed in The Green Book.
  • A bibliography of recommended readings and videos provided before the tour.
  • Reproductions of The Green Book (selected years) available for sale.
  • Tour led by Rev. June Cooper, who has been conducting these tours since 2021 for corporations, non-profits, congregations, and schools.

Important Details

  • Come Prepared: This is a 2-hour walking tour, so please wear comfortable shoes and clothing.
  • Lunch Included: We will enjoy a meal at Slade’s Bar and Grill, a historic Black-owned restaurant featured in The Green Book between 1935-1939, known for its soul food and welcoming atmosphere.
  • There is limited space available for this event. All those who register after all slots have been filled will be notified and offered the opportunity to be placed on our waiting list for a potential second date.

Event Details

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Highlights from the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity! This year’s theme and liturgies were developed together by Christian churches from Burkina Faso in western Africa, based on the text from the Gospel of St Luke: “You shall love the Lord your God … and your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27). UB was honored to host a variety of gatherings this year, including prayer, fellowship, and also service initiatives that aligned with this theme.

UniteBoston staff members Rev. Kelly Fassett and Rev. Devlin Scott also wrote blogs exploring what this theme might mean practically for Christians in Boston. Rev. Kelly Fassett invites us to consider, “To whom must I become a neighbor?” and Rev. Devlin Scott challenges us to consider how we might inadvertently seek to justify ourselves instead of fully embracing Jesus’ radical acceptance.

Lord Jesus, who prayed that all might be one, we pray to you for the unity of all Christians, according to your will, according to your means. May your Spirit enable us to experience the suffering caused by division, to see our sin and to hope beyond all hope. Amen.

Saturday January 20 – Loving Our Unhoused Neighbors: Miracle Mile Service Opportunity

Miracle Mile Ministries is a collaborative of churches devoted to a sustained, deliberate, strategic response to the area we call “Miracle Mile,” a roughly 2-square-mile area in the South End of Boston often referred to as “Mass & Cass” or “Methadone Mile.”  It is led by a core group of six Boston-area Lead Churches (Congregación León de Judá, Antioch Community Church Brighton, Cornerstone Church, Restoration City Church, Hilltop Church and Symphony Church) and also involves a dozen or so churches and parachurch ministries from throughout Boston’s neighboring communities who faithfully support this effort, week after week.

On Saturday January 20, 53 volunteers from 17 different churches served dozens of guests with a hot cup of coffee, a nourishing meal, clothing, conversation, and spiritual care. You can learn more about Miracle Mile Ministries here, and this is a regular service opportunity that you can participate in any Saturday morning! You can sign up to volunteer here. For questions, email Heidi, heidi.marie99@aol.com

“God of welcome, grant us the grace to risk embracing the stranger, tending their wounds and standing in solidarity with them. Strengthen our resolve to be kind and merciful and to act towards our brothers and sisters at all times as you do towards us.”

Sunday January 21 – An Afternoon of Christian Unity with The Focolare and Chemin Neuf Communities

We gathered with the Focolare and Chemin Neuf communities for activities and prayer around the “love your neighbor” theme. We learned from Chiara Lubich that we must be the first to love, as that is what Christ did for us. We must develop the capacity to love Jesus in every person, as what we do or say to them we do to Jesus. The day ended with a liturgical prayer gathering in the beautiful sanctuary, including the youth leading us in the melodic choruses of “Baba Yetu / Our Father” song in Swahili.

Monday January 22 – “Love Your Neighbor” Neighborhood Dinner

Cleopatra Muhammad hosted a neighborhood dinner on Monday evening centered on the theme of “Love Thy Neighbor.” It was as intimate gathering where they ate, got to know one another and took a creative look at what it means to love our neighbor. She said, “My favorite part was hearing and seeing people’s creative take on the story of the Good Samaritan – through poetry, re-imagining the story in a modern day setting, free write, and drawing.”

Tuesday January 23 – Taize Prayer Gathering

Tuesday evening’s Taize prayer service in Cambridge was absolutely beautiful visually and musically. It incorporated meditative song, silence and prayer around Jesus’ call to love our neighbor. The Taizé Community is an ecumenical Christian brotherhood in Burgundy, France, composed of over 100 brothers from all over the world, from Catholic and Protestant traditions, a true “parable of community” that wants its life to be a sign of reconciliation between divided Christians and between separated peoples.

Thursday January 25 – Christian Unity Prayer Gathering

We had the privilege and honor of praying with clergy representing Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, and Episcopal traditions at the Paulist Center and Chapel on Thursday evening for the Octave of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It was an incredible time of prayer and ecumenical encounter as we enjoyed beautiful music, heard the call to care for creation by Dean Amy McCreath, and prayed for the needs of one another. To God be the glory!

Above: Clergy at the Closing gathering for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. From left to right: Fr. Tom Ryan (Catholic), Fr. Mina Kaddis (Orthodox), Dean Amy McCreath (Episcopal), Rev. Colin Leitch (Swedenborgian), Rev. Kelly Fassett (Baptist), Fr. Rich Andre (Catholic), Music Director Nourmand Goui

God, our healer, we who are scattered like sheep without a shepherd, ask you to gather us into one fold. Enliven us by your Spirit and send us again, two by two, to be the light of the world and the salt of the earth.

Abuse Prevention Training for Faith Communities – hosted by GRACE

GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment) is hosting

Abuse Prevention Training for Faith Communities

on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023

11:00am – 1:00pm

at More Than Words (242 E. Berkeley Street, Boston)

This is an introductory training on the role of faith leaders in preventing and responding to abuse.

In this presentation, GRACE will shine a light on the reality of abuse and give leaders the necessary tools to take pro-active steps that make a difference in both prevention and response in local faith communities.

This is a FREE EVENT.

Please RSVP through this link: https://forms.gle/xvmuKyeJf3DqQ4A19

 

Visit www.netgrace.org to learn more about GRACE.


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