Prayers were said for National leaders and parliamentarians including 211 media leaders. Anglican, Catholic, Uniting, Salvation Army, Presbyterian, Baptist, Church of Christ, Apostolic, Christian City, Australian Christian Churches along with dozens of other independent Christian assemblies were represented in the Great Hall Prayer Service. Hundreds of other churches, perhaps even thousands, took part on the day around the nation. These are some of the comments from participants on the day:
"I believe the National Day of Prayer and Fasting will go down in history as a time when the Church came together in unity and made a stand and repented and cried out for Godly decisions to be made in the political and media arenas in this country. The Lord does not shut His ears to the petitions of His people, nor does He turn a blind eye to the sinful ways of this generation. I'm expecting leaders who hold important positions across Australia to start making decisions which will benefit the whole community and bring back a Godly Nation." - T. Eyles. Brisbane
"Attending the National Day of Prayer and Fasting on Sunday the 24th of July 2011 was so wonderful as it was such a day of unity, love and togetherness. The repentance and forgiveness times were extremely powerful... It was wonderful to gather in unified prayer with other Christians... We just want to thank you so much for making it possible to represent our country in such a unique and humbling way. We were totally blown out by the whole experience..." - K. Atkin. Moruya
"What a privilege to be part of a National Day set aside to pray and fast for our great nation! I can't go to Canberra, but I gathered with other like-minded people in my home village, in a show of unity, faith, and determination to see this country of ours, turned around from our Godless ways to become at last, THE GREAT SOUTHLAND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT." - M. Aldred. Brisbane
Matt Prater said "The organising team for the National Day of Prayer and Fasting would like to thank all those who sacrificed to come to Canberra, those who gave, and those who prayed in their own churches all over the nation on the day. We are keen to see this happen on an annual basis so we encourage you to pray for us as we plan a prayer strategy for the good of the nation. We also encourage those who are praying for the nation to keep on praying. I believe we are going to see the answers to our prayers in the headlines of the newspapers. Let us, together, believe God for a shift in the nation because Australia needs to turn back to God."