What is One with them ?
One With Them: A Day for Christian Captives is an annual day of prayer focused on Christian captives. In 2025 it will be hosted on Sunday, June 22nd.
The author of Hebrews reminds the reader to “remember those who are in prison as if you are imprisoned with them.”
Around the world, many Christians are held captive because of their faith: This can take the form of imprisonment, forced marriage, abduction, and more.
This June, you can join with Christians across Canada in praying for our brothers and sisters who are in captivity because they choose to follow Jesus.
Frequently Asked Questions
General
One With Them is a prayer movement started by Open Doors Canada with the goal of increasing prayer and awareness for Christians who are held captive because of their faith in Christ. It was the reminder of earnest prayer for Peter when he was in prison in Acts 12:5, that led the Open Doors team to launching One With Them with the goal of seeing earnest prayer for Christian captives grow across Canada.
A Christian captive is a person who is being held captive for their faith in Jesus Christ. They might be a prisoner in a jail or a believer who was abducted by an extremist group. They could be a young woman who was abducted and forced to marry her abductor. There are thousands of Christian captives in our world today.
There are printable prayer cards available for several Christian captives. You can find those here.
One With Them Sunday
One With Them: A Day for Christian Captives is an annual day of prayer focused on Christian captives. In 2025 it will be hosted on Sunday, June 22nd.
During the entire month of June, there is an additional focus put on Christian captives, but it culminates on the day that churches across Canada take time in their services to pray for Christians held captive for their faith. One With Them Sunday is a colloquial term for that day.
Both! In the One With Them toolkit, you’ll find resources for church services, including videos, social media graphics, sermon outlines, and more. While many of the resources are intended for church use, there are plenty of resources for small groups or individuals. We encourage you to download the toolkit for yourself and share them with your church leadership team. You can get the toolkit here.
Absolutely. The most important thing is to pray—whether that is on June 22 or another date, please join Christians across Canada in prayer for Christian captives.
Yes, Open Doors Canada can speak at your church either virtually or in person (depending on your location and date). Sermon ideas and outlines are also available within the toolkit if your Pastor would like Biblical references to write their sermon on the topic. If you’d like an Open Doors speaker at your service, please contact us at christellea@odcan.org.