Every day, millions of students walk through school doors across America — and someone, somewhere, is praying for their protection. School Prayer Challenge is a free app that unites Christians in targeted prayer for all 132,000 public and private schools in the United States.^1
The concept is simple but powerful: open the app, find schools on an interactive map, add them to your prayer list, and log each time you pray. The map uses color-coded icons — blue for schools no one has claimed, orange for schools with active prayer coverage — so you can see at a glance where prayer is needed most.^2 Five written prayers are built into the app, covering protection from harmful intent, calamity, injury, violence, and falsehood.^1 Most users commit to praying for two schools near them and one in an underserved area, then challenge four friends to join.^2
The app was inspired by the 1986 Cokeville, Wyoming school hostage crisis, where 136 children and 17 teachers were held at gunpoint with a live bomb. As students and teachers prayed together, the bomb detonated but miraculously only killed the two perpetrators — every hostage survived. The story was later told in the 2015 film The Cokeville Miracle.^3
Why Christians Love It"I am proud to partner with the School Prayer Challenge. This little app on your phone allows you to join others in your community, praying for protection around our schools." — Billy Taylor, The Daily Promise^4
Notable- Registered nonprofit based in North Richland Hills, Texas; fully donor-funded with no ads or fees^1
- Built by Best Company of the World, the same development team behind Bless Every Home (used by 10,000+ churches with 70 million+ prayers logged)^5
- Featured on The Daily Promise, a nationally syndicated Christian devotional^4
- Includes prayer reminders, sharing features, global statistics, and data correction requests^2
