The Upper Room® Living Prayer Center was started in April 1977. Five volunteers answered 300 prayer requests that first month. Today 175 volunteers are scheduled to answer the toll-free telephone lines 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year and pray for over 30,000 prayer requests a month. Funding for the toll-free line is provided by The Upper Room, United Methodist Men, and individual gifts. (More information on how you can give a gift.) In addition to the volunteers from Middle Tennessee, groups or individuals from across the United States volunteer by answering the prayer line in a remote prayer center. Intercessory prayer groups across the nation are a vital part of the prayer ministry. Upper Room Covenant Prayer Groups, chartered after a minimal study period, receive prayer requests weekly or monthly from The Upper Room by mail or by phone. There are now over 300 Covenant Prayer Groups across the United States and abroad. For further information, contact: Migdiel Pérez Manager, The Upper Room Living Prayer Center P.O. Box 340004 Nashville, TN 37203-0004