Diocese of Portsmouth
The Church of England
Thy Kingdom Come - Havant prayer pilgrimage
Pilgrims on the Thy Kingdom Come prayer pilgrimage across Havant

Thy Kingdom Come

29th May  to 8th June 2025

A Global Call to Prayer

Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement, which invites Christians around the world to pray during the 10 days between Ascension and Pentecost. What started out as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England, has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. We focus on praying for people to come to know Jesus Christ. The wave of prayer culminates with events on Pentecost Sunday around the world.

Andrew Hargreaves

Prayer pilgrimages

To mark the 10th anniversary of Thy Kingdom Come, our interim Director of Ministry and Discipleship, the Rev Andrew Hargreaves, walked around each of our deaneries, praying every hour, on the hour. Find out what happened below:

  • Monday 2nd June: Bishop’s Waltham deanery
    Read about what happened here. See Facebook photos here.
  • Tuesday 3rd June: Fareham deanery
    Read about what happened here. See Facebook photos here.
  • Wednesday 4th June: Havant deanery
    Read about what happened here. See Facebook photos here.
  • Thursday 5th June: Petersfield deanery
    Read about what happened here. See Facebook photos here.
  • Friday 6th June: Isle of Wight deanery
    Read about what happened here. See Facebook photos here.
  • Saturday 7th June: Gosport deanery
    Read about what happened here. See Facebook photos here.
  • Sunday 8th June: Portsmouth deanery
    Read about what happened here. See Facebook photos here.

In this section

Thy Kingdom Come resources for 2025

TKC Prayer Novena 2025

There’s a variety of resources that will help your congregations and churches, including:

  • Spotify playlist of songs, hymns, and chants themed around the Lord’s Prayer;
  • The Lord’s Prayer Novena – digital download here; order printed copies here;
  • The Prayer Journal – digital download here; order printed copies here;
  • Digital Detox devotional:
    • For adults – digital download here; order printed copies here;
    • For youth – digital download here; order printed copies here;

Prayer spaces in schools

Prayer spaces give children and young people a way to explore personal reflection and prayer for themselves using a selection of engaging and creative activities. There are lots of great ideas available on the Prayer Spaces in Schools website.

TKC social media graphics

Images for social media

You can download graphics for use on social media from the Thy Kingdom Come website here.

Thy Kingdom Come app

Thy Kingdom Come App

The award-winning Thy Kingdom Come App is back! The app is now live and is the perfect accompaniment for the 11 days of prayer. Available in several languages, the app contain all this year’s key content including audio reflections from 24-7 Prayer, videos and Bible readings.

Thy Kingdom Come resources bundle
Thy Kingdom Come resources bundle

Facebook

(our local ecumenical Facebook page for churches in and around Portsmouth)