So that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. -- Romans 15:6
People from all over Northwest Arkansas will gather in various venues Thursday for one reason -- to pray.
Go & Do
National Day of Prayer
Bella Vista
Focused Prayer
When: 9 to 10 a.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Highlands Church in Bella Vista, 371 Glasgow Road
Information: 855-2277
National Day of Prayer
When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday
Where: Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.
Information: 855-1126
Bentonville
Eighth Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
When: 6:30 to 8 a.m. Thursday
Where: First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville, 901 N.E. J St.
Speaker: Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor of Cross Church
Tickets: $10, Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce, 273-2841
Information: 273-7775
Prayer On The Square
When: 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Thursday
Where: Bentonville Square, Main Street and Central Avenue
Music: Clay Crosse, four-time Dove Award-winner
Information: 273-7775
Family Concert and Prayer Night
When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday
Where: Orchard’s Park in Bentonville, Northeast J Street and John DeShields Boulevard
Music: Unspoken, a multi-cultural Christian band
Cost: Free; food available for purchase
Information: 273-7775
Fayetteville
Pray for America
When: Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday
Where: Christian Life Cathedral in Fayetteville, 1285 Millsap Road
Speakers: Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder, numerous pastors from Fayetteville, Springdale and West Fork
Information: 521-5683
Washington County Noon Prayer
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
Where: Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, 6 Dickson St.
Information: Duncan Campbell, 502-6132
Lowell
Lowell’s Eighth Annual National Day of Prayer
When: 7 to 8 a.m. Thursday
Where: Lowell City Administration Building, 216 Lincoln St.
Speaker: Cheri Mead, Lowell National Day of Prayer coordinator
Information: [email protected]
Rogers
14th Annual Rogers Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
When: 6:30 a.m. Thursday
Where: Cross Church at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers,
Speaker: Norm DeBriyn, former head baseball coach of University of Arkansas
Cost: $12, rogersprayerbreakfa…
Information: rogersprayerbreakfa…
Siloam Springs
National Day of Prayer Gathering
When: Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday
Where: First Presbyterian Church in Siloam Springs, 302 N. Maxwell St.
When: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday
Where: First Baptist Church of Siloam Springs, North Mount Olive Street and Dawn Hill Road
Information: 373-6392
Springdale
Springdale Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
When: 6:30 to 8 a.m. Thursday
Where: Holiday Inn Convention Center of Northwest Arkansas in Sprindale, 1500 S. 48th St.
Speaker: Gary Oliver, executive director for Center of Relationship Enrichment at John Brown University in Siloam Springs
Cost: $10, Jennifer Chacon at Springdale Mayor office or The Jones Center for Families in Springdale
Information: Randy Mullikin, 750-0871
Source: Staff Report
They will pray for their cities, their country and the people who run them.
The local observances are in conjunction with the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer. Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse is hosting the fifth annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning.
Randy Mullikin, a Springdale business owner and member of the mayor's prayer breakfast committee, said joining in prayer as a body of believers is rewarding and encouraging.
"We are a group of different churches and different businesses coming together to acknowledge this is a country that is under God, this is a city that is under God and there is a group of people who think that's important."
The nondenominational event is open to the public. Tickets are $10 and are available through the mayor's office or The Jones Center for Families in Springdale.
"We've asked God to bless our city, and I believe he is and he has been," Mullikin said. "Yes, people are involved, but God is in control."
Mullikin said there is a group of people who have prayed privately for the city for the past five years, and those prayers have been answered.
"We have asked God to bless our city, more than financially, more than in sales tax revenue," he said. "We have prayed for our city to be a light that shines for all of Northwest Arkansas, and we've seen growth. We have a lot to get excited for in the future."
Rogers Mayor Greg Hines and Bentonville Mayor Bob McCaslin each will host prayer breakfasts in their cities Thursday morning. Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan will speak at the midday prayer observance at Christian Life Cathedral in Fayetteville.
Congress established an annual day of prayer in 1952. The law was amended in 1988, designating National Day of Prayer as the first Thursday in May, according to The National Day of Prayer Task Force. The national observance will be broadcast from 8 to 11 a.m. online at nationaldayofprayer.org.
NAN Religion on 04/26/2014