IHOP-KC

The International House of Prayer of Kansas City is a missions organization located in south Kansas City, Missouri. IHOP at its core is deeply committed to prayer, fasting, and living the Sermon on the Mount [Matthew 5-7]  as well as seeing Jesus proclaimed to all nations with power. IHOP’s vision is to prepare intercessory missionaries across the world to live a radical lifestyle of discipline and devotion so that we may go forth and “Prepare the way of the Lord.” In the middle of it all is the 24/7 Prayer Furnace also known as the Prayer Room. The Prayer Room has been operating 24/7 since September 19, 1999 and has been dedicated to keeping the fire burning on the altar night and day ever since.

At the heart of IHOP is the call to 24/7 night and day prayer. This is based on the ministries of both Anna and King David, two historical figures from the bible. Anna can be seen in this passage as the first evangelist and forerunner. Luke 2:36-37 “ And there was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with her husband 7 years from maidenhood, And as a widow even for 84 years. She did not go out from the temple, but was worshipping night and day with fasting and prayer.” Our vision for IHOP comes from 1 Cronicles 23:1 – 25:31 where we see the Tabernacle of David.

We are dedicated to prayer, fasting and doing the work of forerunners such as John the Baptist. The primary function of a forerunner is to prepare the way of the Lord. Mark 1:2-3 “Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will make ready Your way – a voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make His beaten tracks straight!” Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus during His earthly ministry, so we are doing in preparation for His return.

The prayer room fuels all of the other departments on the Missions Base, including:

• Outreach to the poor and sick in our city through healing and evangelism ministries
• Training through the base’s Bible and music schools and short-term internships
• A local church congregation, “Forerunner Christian Fellowship”
• National and regional conferences to equip the saints for the work of ministry

IHOP is staffed by about 400 full-time “intercessory missionaries”, who all raise their own financial support and have all committed to living a lifestyle of simplicity in order to extravagantly give themselves to Jesus and to the ones He loves in the earth.

For more information, please visit: ihop.org.