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Prayer Partners |
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Prayer was a vital part of the crossBeaTs'
ministry, and we would always have a time of prayer before each meeting between the 5
of us. More important than this, of course, was the band of praying
people who supported the work of the group. The following list of 300
prayer partners contains the names and part addresses of individuals
when they first registered, or made a request to be put on the crossBeaTs (or Seekers) prayer list. They became
involved after discussion at meetings as the group played in churches, clubs,
coffee bars and colleges. Many wrote afterwards
saying how the songs had helped them, and asking to be
added to the list (see below - after the list). The idea of a prayer letter was suggested by Lorna Moffatt and Ann Oddie (later Ann Orman) who worked hard to set the thing up, and were the first prayer secretaries. Although this list is complete in terms of our records, it is known that many other people (see below) prayed regularly for the work of this and other groups. |
In compiling this list, changes of marital status or address, which we may have been notified of later, have been ignored, and the original information only is given below. The list will include the names of some who, in receiving the prayer letters, simply wanted to be kept in touch (eg Buzz and Challenge magazines - so they could put news items about groups in their columns). It will also contain the names of some people who perhaps had no intention of praying, and even those who subsequently lost their faith. A large proportion, however, were committed praying partners, and their dedication to the ministry of prayer was far more important in the Kingdom of God than that of those who lugged equipment round, played guitars and sang. The list is in 'roughly' alphabetical order and dates back to 1964, though some of the prayer partners joined much later. |
Rev Peter ADAMS, Tyndale Hall, Bristol | Miss Jean ALEXANDER, Barnhey Green, West Derby |
Miss Daphne ALLEN, Mendys Road, Prenton | Miss Linda ANDERS, Swinburne Road, St Helens |
Miss Irene ANDERSON, Hewitt Avenue, Eccleston | Mr Ian ARMITAGE, Meadow Crescent, Woodchurch |
Miss Barbara ASHTON, Waltham Road, Anfield | Mrs A ASPINALL, Muirhead Avenue, Tuebrook |
Miss Jean ATHERTON, Braunton Road, Aigburth | Miss Joyce BALL, Halsbury Road, Liverpool |
Mr S BANKS, Palm Grove, Birkenhead | Mrs W BANNER, Elmswood Road, Higher Tranmere |
Rev RS BARNETT, St John's Road, Kirkdale | Miss Irene BARRON, Harrow Road, Anfield |
Mrs BARROW, Home Farm Road, Knowlsey | Rev Gordon BATES, Hanover St, Liverpool |
Mr & Mrs BATSTONE, Price Road, Cubbington | Mrs Y BAYLIS, Meadway, Stockport |
Rev Simon BECKLEY, Huddersfield Road, Delph | Mr Mike BEWS, Lisburn Road, Aigburth |
Miss Beatrice BINNS, Batey Avenue, Rainhill | Bishop Stuart BLANCHE, Woolton Park, Liverpool |
Miss Carol BOARDMAN, Harboard Road, Waterloo | Miss Hilary BOARDMAN, Harboard Road, Waterloo |
Miss N BOLTON, St Marys Road, Moston | Miss E BOYES, Woodbine Street, Kirkdale |
Mr & Mrs J BOYES, Cowper Street, Bootle | Miss Fiona BRADSHAW, Bramwell Avenue, Prenton |
Mr Edwin BRAIN, Bland Road, Prestwich | Miss Elizabeth BRICE, Bromley Avenue, Mossley Hill |
Rev JA BRIGGS, Freshfield Road, Formby | Miss Janet BROCKLEY, Beechwood Avenue, Connah's Quay |
Miss Yvonne BROOKS, Knowsley Road, Southport | Miss Christine BROWN, St Norbert Drive, Kirk Hallam |
Miss Ruth BROWN, Litherland Park, Litherland | Mr Stephen BROWNLEE, Marina Crescent, Bootle |
Rev SR BUCKLEY, Denton Lane, Chadderton | Rev Ian BUNTING, Galloway Road, Waterloo |
Miss Doreen BURNS, Rochester Road, Rock Ferry | Mr Robert BURNS, The Parade, Dudley |
Mr & Mrs J BUTLER, Pelton Fell, Chester-le-Street | Editor of BUZZ Magazine, Seaforth Avenue, New Malden |
Mrs Pat BYRNE, Marie Curie Avenue, Netherton | Miss Ann CALLCOTT, Power Road, Rock Ferry |
Rev J CAMERON, Leathers Lane, Halewood | Miss Gillian CANNELL, DeVilliers Avenue, Crosby |
Miss Jennifer CARDUS, Liverpool Road, Aughton | Mrs Ivy CARR, Moore Street, Bootle |
Mr Alan CARRUTHERS, Fernhill Road, Bootle | Miss Linda CARYL, Speke Road, Liverpool |
Miss Kathleen CHAMBERS, Wilsons Lane, Litherland | Miss Lesley CHAMBERS, Wilsons Lane, Litherland |
Mr M CHARTERS, Alpha Street, Litherland | Miss Angela CHURCHMAN, Grove Road South, Southsea |
Miss Ann CLARKE, Spring Street, Rishton | Miss J CLARKE, Spring Street, Rishton |
Mr & Mrs COLLINS, Euston Grove, Birkenhead | Miss Pam COOK, Lamorna Avenue, Hull |
Mr & Mrs D CORKHILL, Thorne Drive, Little Sutton | Mr John COURTIE, Belvidere Road, Liverpool |
Miss Linda COURTMAN, Silverdale Drive, Litherland | Miss Sandra COVENTRY, Church Road, Litherland |
Miss E CRANE, Sandown Road, Wavertree | Miss Barbara CROMPTON, Oak Avenue, Haydock |
Miss Fiona CROSBIE, Garden Villas, Hensingham | Miss Hilary CROSS, Crosshill Road, Blackburn |
Miss Catherine DAULBY, Baythorne Road, Walton | Miss Marjorie DAVIES, Walker Drive, Litherland |
Mr Myles DAVIES, Litherland Park, Litherland | Mr & Mrs T DAVIES, Elmdene Road, Kenilworth |
Miss Christine DEARLOVE, Lund Lane, Killinghall | Miss Jacqueline DENNIS, The College, Chester |
Miss Jean DIXON, Gloucester Road, Bootle | Miss J DONNELLY, Leyfield Road, West Derby |
Miss Helen DOGGART, Nicholson Avenue, Macclesfield | Miss Betty DRAKE, Keir Hardie Avenue, Bootle |
Mrs Lin DRUMMOND, Erdser Street, Moss Side | Miss Ann DUENDEN, Bankside Lane, Bacup |
Miss Elizabeth DUGDALE, Lucan Street, Aigburth | Mr RW DUGGAN, Lawrence Grove, Henleaze |
Miss Eileen EABORN, Derwent Road, warrington | Mr Dave EASTWOOD, Grosvenor Place, Claughton |
Rev ID ELLIOT, Kenton Road, Halewood | Mr Geoffrey ELLIS, Wellington Street, Southport |
Miss C EVANS, Parthenon Drive, Norris Green | Miss Rosalind FERGUSON, Raydon Road, Upton |
Miss Christine FERNAY, Pool St, Wigan | Miss Pam FERRIS, Hemans Street, Bootle |
Miss Denise FORREST, Gaskell Road, Bootle | Miss Carol FREESTONE, Tennyson Street, Liverpool 8 |
Miss Sandra GALLAGHER, Bancroft Road, London | Rev Philip GASCOIGNE, Peel Road, Bootle |
Miss J GASKELL, Westminster Avenue, Netherton | Miss Valerie GIBBS, Grangeway, Handforth |
Rev Alan GODSON, Catacombs Club, Manchester | Miss Pauline GODDARD, Reedville Road, Bebington |
Miss Jennifer GOODWIN, Kenneth Close, Netherton | Mr Ken GORMAN, Cable Road, Hoylake |
Miss Margaret GOULDEN, Keble Road, Bootle | Miss Pamela GRACE, Knowsley Road, Southport |
Miss Pauline GRACE, Knowsley Road, Southport | Mr & Mrs Charlie GREEN, Prior Street, Bootle |
Mrs H GREEN, Prior Street, Bootle | Miss Linda GREEN, Chesnut Grove, Bootle |
Miss Grace GREENWOOD, Highfield Road, Carnforth | Mr Jim GRIFFITHS, Eskburn Road, Tuebrook |
Mrs A GRUNDY, Cavendish Road, Blundellsands | Miss Ruth HALTON, Derbyshire Hill Road, Parr |
Mr Keith HALES, Rockville Road, Broadgreen | Rev Jim HAMILTON, Roe Lane, Southport |
Mrs Diane HARDY, Bridge Farm drive, Maghull | Miss B HARGREAVES, Woodyear Road, Bromborough |
Miss Ann HARTLEY, Scott Street, Bootle | Rev Roger HAYDEN, Park Road, Rossendale |
Mr Michael HAYES, Smollett Street, Bootle | Mr L HEAP, Norfolk Street, Accrington |
Mrs M HEELEY, Ullswater Road, Chester-le-Street | Miss Margaret HEMMING, Essex Road, Eastney |
Mr & Mrs N HERON, Moffat Road, Aintree | Miss Lynne HESKETH, Mabel Street, Wigan |
Mrs Biddy HEYWOOD, Florence Park, Redland | Miss Carol HEYS, Whalley Road, Clitheroe |
Miss Susan HEYS, Whalley Road, Clitheroe | Mrs Valma HIBBERT, Kierhardie Avenue, Bootle |
Miss Pauline HIGHTON, Pilch Lane, Liverpool | Miss Dorothy HIGHTON, Pilch Lane, Liverpool |
Mr Ian HIRST, Bangor, North Wales | Miss Susan HITCHMOUGH, Clinton Road, West Derby |
P HOLLOWAY, Garden Close, Watford | Mr G HOLT, Oak Ridges, Toronto |
Mr AV HOPE, Esmond Road, Cheetham Hill | Rev Ernest HOPKINS, Holy Trinity, Anfield |
Mr Ian HOPPER, Palmerstone Street, Bollington | Miss Pamela HORN, Creswell Mount, Everton |
Miss Joyce HOWARTH, Sycamore Crescent, Rawtenstall | Miss Katherine HOWARTH, Bradshaw Hall Lane, Cheadle |
Miss Sandra HOWARD, Haigh Crescent, Lydiate | Miss Jean HOWARD, Hard Lane, St Helens |
Miss Kathryn HOWE, , Rose Brae, Liverpool | Mr Albert HUGHES, Standish Street, St Helens |
Miss Joyce HUGHAN, Orangefield Park, Belfast | Mr B HULM, Alwyn Street, Liverpool |
Miss Ruth HUGHES, College Road, Crosby | Miss Joan HURST, Haslingdon Old Road, Rawtenstall |
Miss Gillian HURST, Norway Street, Waterloo | Miss A HUTCHINSON, Tilstone Road, Aintree |
Mr RG HURST, Ashlyn's School, Berkhemstead | Miss Sally JACK, Kings Road, Stretford |
Miss Rosalind HUTCHINSON, Ladyburn Crescent, Bramhall | Miss Alison JONES, Brooks Way, Formby |
Miss GM JAMES, Baron's Court Road, Penylan | Miss Christine JONES, Alpine Road, Easton |
Miss Carol JONES, Milner Road, Aigburth | Miss Sylvia JONES, Hunslett Road, Aintree |
Mr Phil JONES, Claude Road, Anfield | Mr Chris KEENAN, Claude Road, Anfield |
Dr WE KEARNS, Aigburth Road, Liverpool | Miss Marjorie KEMP, The Rake, Burton |
Miss Pauline KEENAN, Claude Road, Anfield | Rev K KENT, Ryefield Lane, Ford |
Mr John KENNEDY, Ennerdale Drive, Litherland | Miss Elizabeth KNOWLES, Poplar Close, Connah's Quay |
Rev Joe KITTS, Merton Road, Bootle | Mr Maurice LEE, Wyres Court Road, West Derby |
Mr & Mrs Eric KNOWLES, Dryden Street, Bootle | Mr Alan LINFORD, Thackeray Gardens, Bootle |
Rev Canon GR LINDSAY, Mariners Road, Blundellsands | Miss Kathy LLOYD, Manor Road, Crosby |
Miss Eileen LEYLAND, Ormskirk Road, Pemberton | Mr Malcom LOMAX, Kenilworth Road, Sale |
Miss Vanessa LONGRIDGE, Margaret Road, Walton | Mr Ian MCMURRAY, Gower street, Reading |
Miss P MCCALL, Woodyear Road, Bromborough | Mr David MARKLAND, Hard lane, St Helens |
Miss Joan MANNIMAN, Robson Street, Liverpool | Miss Rosemary MARSH, Walkers Drive, Litherland |
Miss Jennifer MARSDEN, Dunriding Lane, St Helens | Bishop Clifford MARTIN, Woolton Park, Liverpool |
Miss Lynne MARSHALL, Church Road, Halewood | Mr P MEALE, The College, Chester |
Miss Janet MATTHEWS, Shadowmoss Road, Manchester | Miss Susan MELLOR, Gartons Lane, St Helens |
Miss Sandra MEALING, Colshaw Road, Wythenshawe | Miss Lynda MIDDLETON, Langdale Drive, Mottram |
Miss Aelison MELVILLE, Eden Drive North, Crosby | Mr Jimmy MILLS, Percy Street, Bootle |
Mr John MILLINGTON, Mary Road, Bootle | Rev John MOCKFORD, Kampala, Uganda |
Miss Barbara MILNE, Demmings Road, Cheadle | Miss Jean MORRIS, Domingo Vale, Anfield |
Miss Anne MOORE, Exeter Street, St Helens | Miss C MORRISON, Albert Schweitzer Avenue, Liverpool |
Mr Pete MORRIS, Irwin Road, St Helens | Miss Mary MOSS, St Anne's Road, Freshfield |
Miss Judith MOSS, Clarendon Road, Audenshaw | Mr Ross MOUGHTIN, Portland Avenue, Liverpool |
The MOUNTAINEERS, Everton Road, Manchester | Mr Gordon NELSON, Chatsworth Avenue, Orrell Park |
Miss Barbara NEWING, Windle Grove, St Helens | Miss J NICHOLSON, Stuart Road, Walton |
Miss Lydia NOLAN, Edge Lane, Liverpool | Mr Jimmy NUNEN, Lamper Road, Anfield |
Mr GM OAKES, Stocks Lane, Chester | Mr & Mrs OAKES, Central Drive, Cheadle |
Mr David ORMAN, Gorsey Lane, Litherland | Mrs Ann ORMAN, Gorsey Lane, Litherland |
Rev Trevor PARK, Vicarage Mews, Crossthwaite | Miss Kathryn PATTER, Birch Street, Wigan |
Miss Jackie PEARCE, Bowling Hall Road, East Bowling | Mrs E PENNINGTON, Oakfield Road, Anfield |
Miss Joan PHILIPS, Enstone Avenue, Litherland | Miss Susan PILING, Schofield Road, Rawtenstall |
Mr Colin POWELL, North Road, Birkenhead | Mr M POOLE, Everton Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock |
Mr R PYE, Warton, Carnforth | Miss Jean QUINN, Copley Street, Everton |
Miss Margaret RAMSBOTTOM, Haslingden Road, Rossendale | Miss Rita RATCLIFFE, Hockton Road, Bowling |
Miss Linda RAWLINSON, Peelhouse Lane, Widnes | Mr & Mrs J READ, Bulford Road, Durrington |
Miss Eunice REEVES, Rock Lane East, Rock Ferry | Miss D RHODES, Aldwyn Park Road, Audenshaw |
Miss Sheila RICKETT, Wardle Street, Sale | Miss Sylvia ROBARTS, Rock Lane West, Rock Ferry |
Miss Eileen ROBERTS, Elizabeth Road, St Helens | Mrs Judith ROBERTS, Tattenhall, Chester |
Miss Kathy ROBERTS, Elizabeth Road, St Helens | Miss Gwyneth ROBERTS, Radway Road, Huyton |
Mrs Margaret ROBERTS, College Drive, Bebington | Miss Joan ROBINSON, Kirk Road, Levenshulme |
Miss Christine ROBINSON, Edenhurst Road, Stockport | Miss Susan ROBY, Wood Road, Halewood |
Mr Frank RODGERS, Beckminster School, Wolverhampton | Mr John ROOT, Mordiford, Hereford |
Mrs H ROWE, Bartlett Street, Liverpool | Mr & Mrs HA ROWE, Barn Meadow Road, Gateacre |
Rev Brian RUFF, Chadvil Road, Cheadle | Miss Mary SADLER, Torrington Dowe, Halewood |
Rev Roger SAINSBURY, Portland Place, Liverpool | Mrs Jenny SAINSBURY, Portland Place, Liverpool |
Miss Diane SAVAGE, Amthill Road, Aigburth | Mr D SANGSTER, Chapel Road, Worthing |
Miss Daisy SCOTT, Norton Street, Bootle | Miss M SHAW, Brodie Avenue, Liverpool |
Miss A SHAW, Westminster Avenue, Netherton | Capt P SHAW, West View, East Bowling |
Miss Sandra SHEPHERD, Boaler Street, Liverpool | Miss Jeanie SIMPSON, Ravenhill Avenue, Belfast |
Miss S SINCLAIR, Charlesworth Street, Manchester | Miss J SINGLETON, Tilston Road, Walton |
Miss R SLINN, Kiln Lane, St Helens | Miss Susan SMART, Malvern Grove, Prenton |
Miss Alison SMITH, Montague Street, Clitheroe | Miss Doreen SMITH, Fulwood Road, Aigburth |
Miss Elayne SMITH, Randall Drive, Ford | Miss Gillian SMITH, Kent Road, Formby |
Miss Susan SMITH, Greystone Road, Penketh | Miss Gillian SNOW, Woodlands Road, Witney |
Miss Linda SNOWBALL, Pipers Lane, Heswall | Mr Graham STAMFORD, Capernwray Hall, Carnforth |
Miss A STANGROOM, Hale Drive, Speke | Miss Margaret STARR, Macbeth Street, Kirkdale |
Mr John STIGGERS, Broadmead, Corsham | Rev G STIRRUP, Church Street West, Radcliffe |
Miss G STONES, Backing Lane, Sheffield | Mr C STOTT, Moorside Road, Flixton |
Miss Jean SUMNER, Cartrefle College of Education | Miss Joan SWARBRICK, Pilling Lane, Preesall |
Rev J TABERN, Watling Avenue, Liverpool | Miss Dorothy THORPE, Padstow Road, Childwall |
Mr J TINSLEY, Trevor Road, Aintree | Miss Elaine TODD, Brompton Avenue, East Bowling |
Mr Robin TOLEY, Argyle Road, Ealing | Miss Carolyn TUCKER, Alton Grove, Bradford |
Miss Elizabeth TURNER, Hornby lane, Liverpool | Miss May UNSWORTH, Carmel Street, Everton |
Miss Judith VALDER, Rochester Terrace, London | Miss Beryl WALKER, Nurses Home, Manningham |
Mr Frank WALLER, Goodwood Road, London | Miss Anthea WALTERS, Ernest Parry Road, Wrexham |
Miss Christine WARWICK, Clagh Vane, Ballasalla | Mr John WATSON, Bank Hey Lane South, Blackburn |
Mrs D WEAVER, Knowsley Road, Bootle | Mr Jim WEBSTER, Norton Street, Bootle |
Mr Dave WEEDALL, Bibbys Lane, Bootle | Miss Gillian WEEKS, Cresstor Road, Woolton |
Mr Eric WEST, Robinson Street, Fulwood | Mr Graham WEST, Lyncott Road, Liverpool |
Miss SG WILDE, Downham Road North, Heswall | Mr Ian WILSON, Royden Road, Upton |
Miss Jean WILSON, Green Leach Lane, Haresfinch | Miss Ruth WILLETT, Richmond Park, Anfield |
Mrs D WILLIAMS, Linwood Road, Higher Tranmere | Miss Dorothy WILLIAMS, Melling Avenue, Aintree |
Miss Glenys WILLIAMS, Church Road, Litherland | Rev Joe WILLIAMS, Queens Road, Kendal |
Miss Ann WISE, Waterpark Road, Prenton | Miss P WORRALL, Stopgate Lane, Liverpool |
Mr D WRIGHT, Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick | Miss Helen YATES, Lancaster Avenue, Whitefield |
I have since heard of other people (not on this list) who prayed for the work of the crossBeaTs. One such group were the the young people from Urmston Gospel Hall, Manchester (later Urmston Evangelical Church). Irene Lee was a friend of Lorna Moffatt (above) and was one of the Urmston people, along with Alan Taylor, who prayed regularly for the work of the group. These youngsters also, through their connection with Val Grieve, prayed for and worked at the Catacombs coffee bar in Manchester. |
Cover of prayer letter folder, used to keep prayer letters in |
This letter was received in 1969 from someone in Warrington wanting to be added to the prayer letter list. 4 November 1969 Dear I would very much like to join the prayer group to help the "Crossbeats" with their work. They came to sing for us on Friday evening at Great Sankey, Warrington, and they were really good. I had never heard the gospel put over in this way before, and nobody has brought it more alive and more meaningful to me than they did. When I was talking to Tony, he asked me if I would like to become a member of the prayer group where you receive a news and prayer letter and pray for the group in their work, and he told me to write to you. It must be very helpful for them to know that many people, even though they may never meet them, are backing them up by asking God to guide and help them to bring more and more people to Jesus. I sincerely hope that I will be able to help the group in this way, and so I look forward to joining the prayer group. Yours sincerely |
Undated letter |
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