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Community Outreach

See You at the Altar

Each third Wednesday in September the national Women's Ministries Department sponsors See You at the Altar to coincide with the youth program See You at the Pole. On this day students across America meet at their flagpoles before school begins to pray for their school, fellow students and educational leaders. With See You at the Altar we are encouraging all pastors to open their church doors early this same Wednesday for parents, grandparents and anyone interested to come throughout the day and pray for their children and youth.

Suggestions

• Open the church doors early and keep them open until after the Wednesday evening service.
  
• Invite people to bring photos of any child they want to pray for and lay the photos on the altar. Write the child's first name on the back of the photos.
  
• Order See You at the Altar bookmarks to help people direct their prayer. The bookmarks list 31 biblical virtues to pray for your children.
  
• Pray for your children, other students, teachers, administrators, school board members, school staff, state and national policy makers.
  
• Turn the Wednesday night service into a back to school rally. Invite teachers and administrators to be present in the service. Conclude the service by praying over each student present, elementary through college age.