The ‘Launde Stretchers’ are a group of people who receive details of the weekly bookings so that these can be included in their time of prayer. They also meet regularly at Launde for prayer, worship and mutual support. They have recently become responsible for leading the Wednesday Midday Prayers. They are called the ‘Launde Stretchers’ because they recognise that they need to be stretched in their Christian life, because Christ stretched out his arms for us on the cross and because the Risen Christ statue stretches out his arms to welcome guests to Launde.