About Us

A family of worshippers and intercessors coming together to release the sound of unity

The National Heart of Worship (NHOW) is a family of worshippers, worship leaders and intercessors coming together to release the sound of unity every day of the week on behalf of the United Kingdom.

We believe God is calling us together symbolically as a summative statement of worship and intercession across the UK irrespective of age, style, denomination or movement.

We are currently releasing up to 9 hours a day on the National Heart of Worship Facebook page, but as a growing community, we are anticipating that this capacity will increase.

Once the current lockdown measures are over, we intend to maintain our online presence but will also be looking for a national base where we can stream live events to complement this.

Relationship with God and each other is paramount in all we do. We are a family first and foremost not an organisation, and so we are inviting those who we believe will partner with us in this spirit rather than randomly contributing an occasional set. We are centred on worshipping Jesus as King but mindful of the blessings and destiny released upon out Nation as we worship with one heart.

The National Heart of Worship isn’t an exclusive tribe to devote yet more time, energy and allegiance to, it is a summation of what is already happening across the United Kingdom and a means to come together in unity. You can belong to any other worship movement, team or church and still be part of NHoW. In fact as a summation, you can release worship from other events meetings or movements you are involved with providing it follows the National Heart of Worship guidelines.

Prayer & Declaration

We launched the National Heart of Worship in October 2019 after 3 years of prayer and prophetic intercession. Prior to our launch, we crafted a declaration which is still very much at the heart of our family values :

We declare that we are of one heart and one mind to create a resting place for the presence of God, the Ark of the Covenant, at the centre of the United Kingdom. Our desire is to establish worship and prayer at the heart of the nation, bringing change in the atmosphere and transformational impact to every sphere of life in this land.

We align ourselves with the Father’s purposes, plans and destiny for the United Kingdom, and agree together that He will establish an authentic, creative expression of richness and beauty which will flow together to release a sound of freedom, becoming a source of prophetic and apostolic insight.

We choose to be united in our diversity, embracing and celebrating the multifaceted nature of the sound of the United Kingdom. We bless and honour every resonance, style and expression to be released in this Heart of Worship.

We ask you Holy Spirit to give us ears to hear what You are saying and a responsive heart to follow quickly each step of the way. We are willing to go where You lead us and humbly lay down our own agendas for the sake of Your Glory. We bless our nation with a hunger and thirst to see the manifest presence of God in our cities and communities, and to be a resting place for Him.

Why Winchester?

The City of Winchester has a long spiritual history. It was the original capital city of the Kingdom of Wessex and was the first capital of England. It was where the first kings of England were crowned until 1066.

The first Christian missionaries came to Winchester in 597AD and began to spread the Christian faith from there across the whole of the south of England.

The first church building, the Minster, was erected in the middle of the 7th century, and in 676AD the Bishop of Wessex moved his seat to Winchester, at which point the Minster became a cathedral.

There is a deep spiritual well in Winchester, and whilst London is the political and administrative capital of England, we feel that Winchester has a strong claim to remain as England’s spiritual capital.

Building on this spiritual heritage that has been formed over many centuries, we are seeking to establish a foundation of worship and prayer in this city which will have an impact on the whole of the Nation.

24-hour prayer and worship is nothing new. There were centres of worship and prayer across the British Isles as far back as the 7th & 8th Centuries until the arrival of the Vikings. There may even have been 24-7 prayer and worship in Winchester around the time of Alfred the Great. In 1727 the Moravian Community of Herrnhut in Saxony commenced a round-the-clock “prayer watch” that continued to worship and pray non-stop for over a hundred years.

The earliest account, however, is detailed in 1 Chronicles, where King David established non-stop worship and prayer which lasted for around 33 years. During this time, a rebellious and battered nation gradually returned to the Lord, became unified, began to master their enemies, and became a super power in might and prosperity. This “Tabernacle” or “Shelter” of David is referred to in Amos 9:11 concerning the restoration of Israel and, by implication, the whole earth:

“On that day I will raise up the tabernacle (shelter) of David, which is fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old.”

Amos 9:11