International House of Prayer
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The International House of Prayer (also known by its acronym IHOP or by IHOP–KC) is an evangelical charismatic Christian
Christian
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 missions organization based in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

 and Grandview, Missouri
Grandview, Missouri
Grandview is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 24,475 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Grandview is located at , along U.S...

 that focuses on prayer, worship, and evangelism.

Doctrinally, IHOP–KC is evangelical, post-tribulational, and affirms historic premillennialism
Historic premillennialism
Historic premillennialism is the polemical designation which could be more objectively called post-tribulational premillennialism. The use of the term "historic" implies that this point of view is the historical view of premillennialists, while pre-tribulationism is a new theory...

. IHOP-KC places great importance on the practices of prayer, worship, fasting, and discipleship.

IHOP–KC has a prayer room in Kansas City, Missouri and runs a Bible and ministry school called the International House of Prayer University (IHOPU) in nearby Grandview, Missouri.

Overview

The International House of Prayer was founded by Mike Bickle, and is part of the New Apostolic Reformation
New Apostolic Reformation
The New Apostolic Reformation is a movement in Protestant Christianity largely associated with the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. The basic thesis asserts that God is restoring the lost offices of church governance, namely the offices of Prophet and Apostle.-Beliefs:The New Apostolic...

 movement. The organization began in a small building off of Grandview Road in Kansas City, Missouri as a prayer room dedicated to worshiping Jesus night and day. Since that time, IHOP has grown and spread out over several different locations throughout south Kansas City and Grandview, Missouri. the church had over 1,000 staff and a student body of another 1,000 individuals with over 4,000 attending their weekly services.
IHOP is most well-known for its daily prayer meetings based on its "harp and bowl
Harp and bowl
The Harp and Bowl style of worship, which features musical prayer, derives its name from , which describes heavenly creatures which each "had a harp" and "were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints."...

" worship model that are held 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year since September 19, 1999. While the prayer meeting is the primary ministry of IHOP, the missions organization has also established many different ministries that service its community. These prayer meetings, which are streamed live on the internet and through GOD TV
GOD TV
GOD TV is an international Christian television broadcaster that transmits the GOD Channel from Jerusalem.The network’s Free-to-air signal is carried via multiple satellites 24-hours-a-day providing programming at no charge to viewers. This ranges from Bible teaching to motivational seminars,...

, alternate regularly between music and prayer through all hours of the day and night.

IHOP staff regularly teach on themes that include prayer, worship, the Great Commandment
The Great Commandment
The Great Commandment is a Christian film directed by Irving Pichel, which portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan. It was co-produced by Rev. James K. Friedrich and released...

, the Great Commission, eschatology
Eschatology
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, understanding God's spiritual purposes for Israel, spiritual gifts
Spiritual gift
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 and other various evangelical themes.

International House of Prayer University

The International House of Prayer University is a Bible college
Bible college
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 with campuses at Grandview, Missouri. there are 1000 full time students enrolled, and prayer is central to the educational process.

Expansion

The 2007-2008 promotion of the new IHOP headquarters in Grandview, MO was estimated to bring over 5,000 new residents to the city. The IHOP-KC Project consists of plans to build a facility on 125 acres of land adjacent to Highway 71 that once belonged to Harry Truman. They expect to spend $150 million dollars on the project. There are several apartment complexes in Grandview, Missouri
Grandview, Missouri
Grandview is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 24,475 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Grandview is located at , along U.S...

 inhabited primarily by members of IHOP.

In late 2009 and early 2010 reports of revival
Christian revival
Christian revival is a term that generally refers to a specific period of increased spiritual interest or renewal in the life of a church congregation or many churches, either regionally or globally...

 at the IHOP center led to increased attendance at their prayer services and conferences.

Controversy

When IHOP moved to a new location in an old shopping center in the Terrace Lake neighborhood of Kansas City in 2002 many members of the local community voiced suspicions about the ministry. IHOP attempted to allay their fears in a series of community meetings. IHOP has been credited, however, with helping the local economy by bringing large numbers of visitors to the area. A writer from the McClatchy-Tribune News Service has stated that IHOP is "Kansas City's biggest religious phenomenon in a century".

The Southern Poverty Law Center
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center is an American nonprofit civil rights organization noted for its legal victories against white supremacist groups; legal representation for victims of hate groups; monitoring of alleged hate groups, militias and extremist organizations; and educational programs that...

 has criticized IHOP because of the extent to which their teachings emphasize Jesus making war on his enemies at His Second Coming.

On September 14, 2010 IHOP
IHOP
IHOP may refer to:* IHOP, a restaurant chain, formerly known as The International House of Pancakes* International House of Prayer, a Christian 24/7 prayer center in Kansas City, Missouri...

 (International House of Pancakes) announced that they were suing the International House of Prayer for trademark dilution and infringement. The lawsuit was dropped on December 21, 2010, with the dispute resolved out of court.

See also

  • Justice House of Prayer
    Justice House of Prayer
    Justice House of Prayer, commonly referred to as JHOP, is a Neocharismatic Christian organization based in Kansas City, Missouri that focuses on continual prayer. It was founded by Lou Engle in 2004 and now has locations in five U.S. cities. They are in close association with the International...

  • Onething conference
    Onething conference
    Onething is an annual Christian conference put on by the International House of Prayer every December at the Bartle Hall Convention Center in Kansas City, MO.-Themes:...

  • TheCall
    The Call (religion)
    The Call is an organization which sponsors prayer meetings led by Lou Engle along with other Christian leaders pastors in the U.S.. The meetings request prayer and fasting by Christians in protest against issues such as same-sex marriage and legal access to elective abortion...

  • Youth with a Mission
    Youth With A Mission
    Youth With A Mission is an international, inter-denominational, non-profit Christian missionary organization...

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