For The Schools Prayer Saturday 2026

Unite in Prayer. Unleash the Presence of God.

What would happen if thousands of people across central Illinois paused to pray over their schools on the same day?

On Saturday, August 8 at 9:00 AM, churches, families, educators, students, and community members will gather at school campuses across the region to pray for the year ahead. Together, we’ll ask God to bless students, strengthen families, encourage educators, and move powerfully throughout our schools and communities.

For The Schools is more than a single event. It’s a growing movement of prayer designed to unite the Church, bless our communities, and inspire ongoing prayer throughout the school year.

Become a Site Host

Site hosts help make prayer gatherings possible. As a site host, you’ll gather people at a local school campus and help facilitate a simple, welcoming prayer experience. You don’t need special training or experience — just a willingness to pray and invite others to join you.

You’ll receive resources, guidance, and support, including:

• • Site host overview and expectations
• • “How to Get Started” training video
• • Prayer gathering guide and checklist
• • Promotional resources and digital tools
• • Ongoing communication and encouragement

Together, we’ll pray boldly and dream big for students, families, teachers, administrators, and school staff as a new school year begins.

Find Your School

Prayer gatherings are being organized at campuses throughout central Illinois and beyond. Schools will be added below as confirmed.

• • Aletheia Classical Christian
• • Banner Elementary
• • Bartonville Grade School
• • Bradley University
• • Brimfield Grade School
• • Chillicothe Elementary Center
• • Dunlap Grade School
• • Dunlap Middle School
• • Dunlap High School
• • Dunlap Valley Middle School
• • Elmwood Community Schools
• • Farmington High School
• • Germantown Hills
• • Gladewater Primary, Elementary, Middle, & High Schools
• • Glen Oak Community Learning Center
• • Hickory Grove Elementary School
• • Homeschool Co-op at Bethany Community Church
• • Illini Central
• • IVC High School
• • Kellar Primary School
• • LaSalle Elementary, Creve Coeur
• • Liberty Leadership Middle School
• • Lincoln K-8 School- Peoria
• • Manuel High School
• • Maude Sanders Primary School
• • Metamora High School
• • Mossville Elementary and Junior High School
• • Parkview Junior High School
• • Peoria Christian School
• • Peoria High School
• • Princeville Grade and High Schools
• • Rainbow’s End Preschool, Creve Coeur
• • Richwoods High School
• • Ridgeview Elementary
• • Roanoke-Benson
• • Stark County Grade and High Schools
• • South Elementary School, Chillicothe
• • Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center
• • VIT Community School District
• • Von Steuben Middle School
• • Washington Middle and High Schools
• • Wilder-Waite Grade School
• • Woodruff Career & Technical Center

Don’t see your school represented yet? We’d love to help you start one. 

Let’s Be For The Schools

When God’s people unite in prayer, lives change, communities are strengthened, and hope grows.

Join us on August 8 as we come together to pray for our schools, students, educators, and the future of our communities.

Together, let’s unite in prayer and unleash the presence of God.