Love in action: Praying for Moore College

Posted on November 2, 2025 
Filed under Moore College

“Over many decades, a group of godly women has been meeting regularly in Newtown to pray together. They pray for the College and its students, faculty and staff, and their prayers are a labour of love, creating deep bonds of fellowship, as these women unite in their desire to see Christ’s gospel proclaimed throughout our world, with the College resourced to play a critical role in that.

In the 1940s, this group was known as the Women’s Auxiliary and it originally helped furnish student rooms. A number of the doors in what is now John Chapman House still have Women’s Auxiliary plaques on them.

But with the growth of the College, the practical needs of the students became the responsibility of administration staff. So in the 1990s, the group was rebranded by Christine Jensen as the ‘Prayer and Support Group’ and it shifted to focusing solely on prayer support for the College. …”

– Kathryn Thompson shares much encouragement to pray for Moore College – with links to sign up for the Moore College Prayer Bulletin.

Image from Moore College footage from the 1940s possibly showing a gathering of the Women’s Auxiliary.