God comes
where He’s wanted.
Today we find ourselves in a cultural moment marked by unprecedented moral decay, spiritual apathy, and systemic fragmentation.
As we look through church history, we see that the church was at its best, and God His most glorious, when His people sought Him in humble, desperate, passionate prayer.
The calling of God's people is not to manage the decline and decay of culture. Instead, we are called to stand in the gap and seek His face for the healing of our land. When we read the Bible, we are the ones who trust that God means what He says—that He will come where He is wanted.
Now is the hour for the Church to unify as one body, in humility and repentance, to seek God for a revival that would sweep across New York City and beyond.
We believe God means what He says and we want what He promises.
pray.nyc is a unified movement of prayer for spiritual awaking
in New York City.
“Every major revival has its origins with a small band of intercessors faithfully crying out … when we gather to worship and pray, regardless of size, we convene the very court of heaven on earth. Our prayer gatherings are the most important and powerful gatherings in our city.”
— David Fritch, “Enthroned”
Pastoral Leadership Team
Jon Tyson
Jon Tyson is a New York City based Pastor and Author. Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Jon moved to the US over two decades ago to seek and cultivate renewal in the Western church. He is the author of the best selling books Fighting Shadows, The Intentional Father, and Beautiful Resistance. He graduated from Capital Seminary and serves as the lead pastor of Church of the City New York. Jon has been married to Christy for twenty-five years and has two adult children.
Dr. Joseph Mattera
Dr. Joseph Mattera is an internationally-known author, futurist, consultant, and scholar whose mission is to influence leaders who influence nations. He leads several organizations and is known as a global networker for movement leaders. To order his bestselling books or to join the many thousands who subscribe to his acclaimed newsletter, go to www.josephmattera.org
Sam Gibson
Sam is the director of Pray.NYC and serves on the executive team at the Church of the City New York. He has a history of building a culture of prayer in a variety of contexts. His primary mission in life is to awaken people to the beauty of Jesus in prayer. He lives in midtown Manhattan with his wife,
Leigh Anne.
Dr. Fernando Cabrera
Dr. Fernando Cabrera has served as lead pastor of New Life Church in the Bronx since 1988. He also has served as NYC Councilman and Senior Advisor to the Mayor. He is a former program director for the Mental Health and Counseling graduate program at Mercy College, where he also taught as a professor for 12 years. Dr. Cabrera earned his B.A. in Religion from Southern California College, his M.A. in Counseling from Liberty University and his Doctorate in Counseling from Argosy University. He is licensed as a Mental Health Counselor.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14
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