Young People's Union Prayer Calendar has been a publication of the General Conference Mennonite (GCM) Young People's Union since 1941. At first only a one-page list of prayer reminders for each day of the month, it was developed into a 12-page wall calendar, and in 1955 into a devotional booklet containing suggested Bible readings as well as prayer requests. Recent editors have been: Peter Kehler, Henry Funk, Lois Duerksen Deckert, and John Bertsche.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1010. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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