Our story stems back to the roots of friendship, prayer and dreaming. Five of us moved to Kansas City several years ago to pursue Jesus individually. We ended up meeting one another and striking up friendships that have surprised us all. It is quite simple actually; we really liked each other, which led to a lot of praying and dreaming together about things that Jesus cares about in his world. The next step was the five of us moving into a foreclosed former drug house in 2003. We had no idea what a crazy often-comical adventure awaited. Essentially not much has changed since those early days except there are a lot more friends to pray and dream with.
Our dreaming led us at one point to England where we bumped into a fellow named Pete. He told us this incredible story about other groups of friends like us praying and conspiring all over the world. That was our crashing introduction to the 24-7 Prayer movement. Leaving England, we all had the sneaking suspicion that our conversation was no coincidence, and it turns out we were right. We have been apart of that global family of friends now since 2004, watching God work in astounding ways. We were invited to pioneer the 24-7 Prayer office in the USA and eventually agreed after much discussion and prayer. Through that we have had the privilege of hearing story after story of God's incredible work in almost every strand of the Christian faith. Another facet to the 24-7 Prayer movement that we stumbled across was the emergence of Boiler Rooms. A 24-7 Prayer Boiler Room is a simple, Christ-centered community that practices a daily rhythm of prayer, study, and celebration while caring actively for the poor and the lost. We deeply resonated with the community value and found ourselves on the path towards this way of life.
God continued to lead incredible people to move to Kansas City and quickly they became integral to our lives. The emergence of the K.C. Boiler Room in 2005 was merely an extension of the fruit of these relationships. We felt compelled to open wide our arms and share the good things we had experienced in friendship, prayer and dreaming. It was extremely natural to continue deepening the values we had already been living through increased intentionality. We are an ever evolving family existing for and centered around Jesus. We are a church growing in love for God, one another and the world. It seems with each new friend the living organism of community is slightly shifted to present a more full picture of love. You are welcome to come follow Jesus with us. I can only wonder what is next in his unfolding story.