Start a PRayer Box

LOCATION.

Decide where you are going to be installing a Prayer Box. You should contact your local authority to see where you can install your Prayer Box based on local codes, easements and utility locating.

GET PRAYER BOX

Purchase a Prayer Box from one of the many box options on the Takes A Village Store. Prayer Boxes purchased online will automatically be registered with Takes A Village website.

COMING SOON. You can choose to Build your own Prayer Box that follows similar size and shape of the official Takes a Village Prayer Box, by clinking on this link to Build a Box. To have your Prayer Box be connected to Takes a Village website and community, you will need to purchase s Takes a Village

Plate Set with BOX ID number from the Takes a Village Store.
 

REGISTER PRAYER BOX 

To Register your Prayer Box you will need to have a Takes a Village Plate Set.  

Prayer Box's purchased from the Online Store or at a community event, will come with a Plate Set included and an email will be sent to you on how to register your Box with Takes A Village.

COMING SOON: If you Build your own box you will need to purchase a Plate Set from the Takes a Village Store. Once Purchased an email will be sent to you on how to register your Box with Takes a Village.

INSTALL BOX 

Before installing box make sure you have contacted your local authority and located potential underground utilities. NEVER DIG BEFORE CALLING

Self-Install Option

Install your Prayer Box on a 4x4 pressure treated or cedar post with outside rated fasteners that are approved for your type of 4x4 wood material. 

• Purchase/install your own post.  We recommend installing post height between 40-44 inches.   
• COMING SOON Purchase a Post Install Kit Takes a Village Store.

Takes A Village Install Option

If you purchased a Prayer Box during a community or church event and choose the install option, then event leaders will give you details on when the box will be installed.

SETUP PRAYER BOX PAGE

Once Prayer Box is installed, take a Picture of the Box installed with the Family members that will be praying for the prayer requests. 

Write a short description about your family and why you decided to install a Takes a Village Prayer Box.

Send the picture, family description and Prayer Box address location to Takes a Village at the email address you provided when you purchased your Box or Plate Set. 

A dedicated page on Takes a Village website will be setup for your prayer box. This page will be linked to the QR code on your Prayer Box and will allow people to see who's praying for them, send you prayer requests from your page to your desired email, and see the location of your Prayer Box. 

See example of Family Page

PRAY AT THE BOX

Once your box is all setup with Takes A Village and Installed, we encourage you to have an opening celebration at your Prayer Box with your family, friends, neighbors and your local church community; pray for neighbors, community that he will encourage people to bring their prayer requests.  

We also encourage you to tell your neighbors what your Prayer Box is all about!  Word of mouth, neighborhood web pages are great ways to share that your box is up!  

 You can also setup a Meet You at The Box event through the website where Takes a Village volunteers and local churches will meet at your box to pray that God blesses the mission of your Prayer Box  

PRAYER FORMS

Make sure to keep your Prayer Box filled with prayer request forms. If you purchased a Prayer Box online you will receive prayer request forms with your purchase.  The forms are coated to withstand rain and elements. You can purchase additional prayer request forms from the Takes a Village store.

COMING SOON:  You can print your own forms out from our website at this link Print Prayer Forms.

PRAYER

Now comes the exciting part, watching the prayer requests come in and you getting to pray and watch how God answers their prayers.  May God Bless your journey and the people in your community.

Takes a Village has a Sponsotship program for anyone who cannot afford a box, but would love to pray for their neighbors and place one in their yard.  

Click on this Sponsorship Wait-list link for more information.