Pray on August 9th. Visit your adopted school or any local campus to pray for the campus, students, and staff.
Share your experience. Take a photo near the school and tag @locktheshields or #locktheshields.
Keep praying. Continue praying for your adopted school throughout the year.
Pastors — invite your congregation to join in and send them out to pray over schools in your area.
Home Groups, Sunday School & Bible Studies — make it a group mission to cover a campus or multiple campuses in your neighborhood.
Families — pray together for your kids’ or grandchildren’s school.
Students — stop by your school and stand in the gap for your classmates and teachers.
One day. One mission. Let’s cover our schools in prayer.
Additional resources such as online prayer guides, printable prayer guides (English/Spanish), and event graphics for download (English and Spanish)can be found under our Resources menu tab.
Lock the Shields Over Schools 2026
Join us for our 6th Annual Prayer Event on August 9, 2026!
We’re calling the whole church family to pray over our local schools.
How to get involved
Adopt a school here.
Pray on August 9th. Visit your adopted school or any local campus to pray for the campus, students, and staff.
Share your experience. Take a photo near the school and tag @locktheshields or #locktheshields.
Keep praying. Continue praying for your adopted school throughout the year.
Pastors — invite your congregation to join in and send them out to pray over schools in your area.
Home Groups, Sunday School & Bible Studies — make it a group mission to cover a campus or multiple campuses in your neighborhood.
Families — pray together for your kids’ or grandchildren’s school.
Students — stop by your school and stand in the gap for your classmates and teachers.
One day. One mission. Let’s cover our schools in prayer.
Additional resources such as online prayer guides, printable prayer guides (English/Spanish), and event graphics for download (English and Spanish) can be found under our Resources menu tab.