About Eddie
Eddie Smith is cofounder and president of the U.S. PRAYER CENTER in Houston, Texas.
He is a member of America's National Prayer Committee, the International Prayer Council, the International Strategic Prayer Network, and the International Reconciliation Coalition.
He is a contributor to Charisma, Ministries Today, Spirit-Led Woman, New Man, and Pray! magazines, as well as an occasional guest on CBN's 700 Club.
Before starting the U.S. PRAYER CENTER in 1990, Mr. Smith and his wife Alice served 16 years in itinerant evangelism, and 14 years in the local church.
Eddie is an internationally-known conference speaker, and the author of the books:
- Help! I'm married to an Intercessor: How Spouses, Pastors and Friends Can Understand and Unleash Intercessors for God's Glory
- Strategic Prayer: Applying the power of Targeted Prayer
- Breaking the Enemy's Grip!: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Unforgiveness, Self-condemnation, Sinful Habits, Bitterness, Past Wounds and other Bondages
- How to be Heard in Heaven: Moving from Need-driven to God-centered Prayer. COMING IN JULY!
Eddie can be contacted at usprayercenter@cs.com
About Alice
by Mary Wright
Alice Smith is cofounder and executive director of the U.S. PRAYER CENTER in Houston, Texas.
She is a member of America's National Prayer Committee, the International Reconciliation Coalition, and the International Strategic Prayer Network.
Alice conducts seminars, retreats and conferences on a variety of subjects including prayer, deliverance and personal freedom, spiritual warfare, and spiritual mapping.
She is a regular contributor to Charisma, Ministries Today, Spirit-Led Woman, and Pray! magazines; a regular guest on CBN's 700 Club, and an occasional guest on Benny Hinn's This is Your Day. She is the editor of PrayerNet, a bi-weekly email newsletter that goes to thousands of praying Christians in more than 30 nations.
She is an intercessor, an internationally-known conference speaker, and the author of the best-selling books:
- Beyond the Veil: Entering into Intimacy with God Through Prayer,
- 40-Days Beyond the Veil: Experience Daily Encounters of Divine Intimacy,
- Beyond the Lie: Finding Freedom from Your Past, and her newest book -
- Delivering The Captives: Understanding The Strongman - And How to Defeat Him
Alice can be contacted at usprayercenter@cs.com
About Eddie and Alice

Prior to beginning the U.S. PRAYER CENTER in 1990, Eddie and Alice Smith served 16 years in itinerant evangelism, and 14 years in the local church.
Eddie and Alice are internationally-known conference speakers, each year crisscrossing America and circling the globe equipping Christian leaders in retreats, seminars, and conferences in areas of prayer, spiritual warfare, spiritual mapping, deliverance, leadership and other Christian disciplines.
Eddie and Alice reside in Houston, Texas and have 4 children, Julia, Ashlee, Robert and Bryan.
Together Eddie and Alice have written:
- The best-selling book Spiritual Housecleaning: Protect Your Home and Family from Spiritual Pollution (which was #2 on the The Top-Selling 100 Christian Book List for 6 months)
- Intercessors & Pastors: The Emerging Partnership of Watchmen & Gatekeepers
- The Advocates: How to Plead the Case of Others in Prayer
- Drawing Closer to God's Heart: A Totally Practical, Non-Religious Guide to Prayer, and their new best-seller
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