Hundreds of church leaders from across London are set to embark on one of the largest prayer events the capital has ever seen. From midnight 1st January a massive 24/7 prayer initiative for 2007 will commence and churches of all denominations and traditions will unite to join in a 365-day prayer relay for London.

'A Year for London' is the brainchild of Pastor Jonathan Oloyede of Glory House, one of the largest Pentecostal churches in London.

His dream is to unite all churches in the capital in continuous prayer for transformation every day of 2007 - including Christmas day - and he has the full support of Nicky Gumble at Holy Trinity Brompton, who is urging all of the Alpha churches to take part.

"The vision is to see the church united every single hour of every single day saying 'Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done.' If we can say that prayer 365 times in the Spirit then something has to change in this city," says Pastor Oloyede.

Each Friday will be set apart as a special day of both prayer and voluntary fasting.

All churches have to do to join in the year-long event is to sign up to a particular day, or more, via a website dedicated to the event, LondonPrayer.net/2007, which will allow not only interested Christians in London to take part but also people across the world who are praying for transformation in the city.