I view of the things some people on this thread are dealing with, the following is provided as a service for those who are interested.
St. Jude Prayer Line in Louisiana
John Hagee Ministries
210-491-5100
Will ask for your first name and city but only to make a connection. Good prayers
Place for Miracles Prayer Line
Billy Graham Oral Roberts
918-495-7777
Long waits on hold but the recordings you hear are inspiring. Good prayers.
The Active Word Prayer Line in Florida
877-888-9673
8:00-5:00 M-F Eastern time?
LeSea Prayer Line
800-365-3732
24/7 ?
This is their general number too. Ask there person to pray with you
CBN Prayer Line
800-759-07000
24/7 ?
This is their general number too. Ask the person to pray with you
On Air Showline
757-226-2179
I guess to use this as a prayerline you would have to call at the right time and get through
Silent Unity Prayer Line
800-669-7729
24/7
Contrary to the name, this line isn't silent. The only liberal prayer line that I know of
Ohio Breakthough Prayer Line
Rod Parsley
800-424-8644
Joel Osteen Prayer Line in Texas
800-565-0772
This is their general number. Follow the prompts to get the prayer line
Marc Chirona Prayer Line in Florida
321-304-4121
All of the above are functioning prayer lines as of August 2011. (Not all advertised prayer lines exist. Some are just a voicemail.) Some of the above lines are open 24/7. Some aren't. Some serve other purposes; some don't. Most of these lines are run by evangelical Christians. Silent Unity is an exception. I haven't found any non-Christian prayer lines. There are a lot of good people volunteering on these lines. Some have a gift. Like anything, at times you run into someone you regret talking to. At CBN (or LeSea?) an occasional person is sharp-tongued, or too intent on extracting your contact info. At other times you may have a wonderful experience on that same line.
A few tips.
1) Expect a good experience, but if you get something else, say, "Oh, excuse me, there's someone at the door. I'm sorry, I have to go."
2) Soliciting your contact info would generally be for the purposes of sending a letter asking for donations. If you don't want that, graciously stick to your first name and city. Decline the letter saying, the prayer is enough, thank you. At the end of the call Silent Unity asks for your contact info to send you a letter of encouragement. I'm grateful to Silent Unity for running this prayer line but this interrupts the flow of the call. I always graciously say that the prayer is enough, thank you. I don't know if a purpose of the letter would have been to ask for funds, but perhaps the address to send donations could be shared while the caller is on hold in a low key way, or on a website.
3) Except for Silent Unity, most of these churches have conservative social agendas. Think before you send them a check.
4) A few of these lines (CBN, LeSea?) occasionally ask about your relationship with Jesus Christ. If you give an answer they don't like, they can become quite distracted.
My experiences of these prayer lines has been mostly good. I think that prayer is worthwhile. I don't feel that you have to believe exactly what your prayer partner believes to get the benefit of a prayer.
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If you know of a non-Christian prayer line, I'd love to hear about it. Feel free to share any other Christian prayer lines that you recommend. It's good to call the line first and see if you can get through to a person.Edited by Luminosity, 14 August 2011 - 03:22 AM.
