Brian Heasley serves as the International Prayer Director for 24-7 Prayer. Together with his wife Tracy, Brian has spent over 30 years in ministry, including pioneering the work of 24-7 Prayer in Ibiza, Spain, where they established rhythms of prayer and mission within the community. Their extensive travels have taken them to over 30 countries, equipping and encouraging others in the work of 24-7 Prayer around the world. Brian is the author of two books: Gatecrashing, which chronicles the story of 24-7 Prayer in Ibiza, and Be Still: A Simple Guide to Quiet Times. He holds a Master’s degree in Mission and brings a wealth of experience from his years of ministry. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Brian now resides in England.
Aaron is the Head of Mission at Fusion Movement and is based in Manchester. Aaron carries a deep passion to see revival among students, to equip churches, empower the next generation to become all God has called them to be and to mobilise students to make a difference in their campuses and beyond. He is particularly committed to championing the Church to reflect God’s heart for unity in a culturally diverse society and to see the Church be at the forefront of mission to students.
Tafadzwa Tamba—affectionately known as Taffie—serves as the Academy Lead for the 24-7 Academy. Passionate about discipleship and raising up the next generation of leaders, she carries a deep heart for prayer and worship, with a particular calling in intercession.
Sarah Yardley is a follower of Jesus who loves finding and telling true stories. She is the Lead Pastor at Emmaus Road, writes regularly for Lectio 365, and enjoys family, travel, reading, coffee, feasting with friends, and laughing too loudly.
Alain Emerson is Director of 24-7 Prayer Communities Network, lead pastor of Emmanuel Church Portadown, and author of Luminous Dark, The God Story and The Cruciform Leader.
Alain is excited about seeing a ‘new thing’ happening in the nation of Ireland in these days and being a part of a spiralling network of 24-7 Prayer churches and communities around the world built on the shared values of prayer, mission and justice. Other things he is passionate about are reading, hanging out with friends, most sports and Liverpool Football Club.
The National GB Gathering is a Christian conference run by 24-7 Prayer GB. The gathering aims to bring together our 24-7 Prayer community from across England and Wales to revive the church and rewire the culture in our nations through non-stop night and day prayer, mission and justice.
We wanted to gather somewhere that would be easily accessible for those coming from all parts of England and Wales.
We love to be generous as a movement and the generosity auction is a way of expressing this! Taking inspiration from the 24-7 Prayer International tradition, on the Friday night, we will gather to bid on household items (far exceeding their real-world value) to raise money for projects across the world. We want to support movements and organisations across our nations through radical generosity.
There are a range of hotels in and around Birmingham as well as private rentals available.
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As a movement, we also host a 24-7 Prayer International Gathering in a different city every year. This year, the International Gathering is in Belfast. This gathering is for our global community. Anyone from GB is welcome to attend this as well. Our 24-7 Prayer Nations run National Gatherings, and that is what this event in May is.
The GB Gathering is for everyone! Ireland and Scotland have their own national teams with events and initiatives specific to your nation, so while you’re so welcome, make sure you connect with your national teams to get stuck in with your nation.
Join us in Birmingham for our National GB Gathering 2026! We want to gather together as a GB 24-7 Prayer community to get united under one vision: Jesus.
Whether you’ve been part of the movement for a while or you’re only just discovering what we’re about, you are so welcome to join us from 15-16 May 2026.
Together, we’ll worship, pray, get equipped, hear stories of how God is moving in our nations and what our mission is as a prayer movement.
As a GB community, this gathering is for everyone, but if you’re based in England and Wales this gathering is especially for you! (If you’re in Scotland there’s a Scottish Gathering happening just before).
See you there!
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