prayer meeting
noun
: a usually informal gathering for worship and prayer
especially
: a Protestant worship service usually held on a week night
called also prayer service
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The field also wasn’t far from Emanuel AME church, where nine Black parishioners were murdered during a prayer meeting in 2015.
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Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Price has been holding the prayer meeting in that parking lot since 2020, at first in response to civil unrest in the weeks and months after George Floyd’s murder.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
There were 160 reports of violent attacks against Christians in India last year, the European Centre for Law and Justice reported in March, including attacks on church and prayer meetings and physical assaults.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
What started as prayer meetings in her home eventually became Christ Universal Temple, a 100-acre campus with a 4,000-seat sanctuary.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Price has been holding the prayer meeting in that parking lot since 2020, at first in response to civil unrest in the weeks and months after George Floyd’s murder.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
There were 160 reports of violent attacks against Christians in India last year, the European Centre for Law and Justice reported in March, including attacks on church and prayer meetings and physical assaults.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
What started as prayer meetings in her home eventually became Christ Universal Temple, a 100-acre campus with a 4,000-seat sanctuary.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Prayer meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer%20meeting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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