ASHLAND — The Ashland County Ministerial Association is gearing up to host its 41st annual Ashland Community Prayer Breakfast, which will feature guest speaker Alan Robertson, member of the Louisiana
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Over 250 attend
There were over 250 in attendance and the prayer breakfast was streamed on the Facebook page of the Ashland County Ministerial Association, which puts on the event.
The theme for this year is based on 2 Corinthians 3:17, “Lord, pour out your love, life and liberty.”
According to the chairman of the ACMA event, The Rev. John Bouquet of Bethel Baptist Church in Savannah, the purpose of the Ashland County Community Prayer Breakfast is to call county leaders together to invite the Living God to work in their hearts and lives.
Prayer movements
Prayer movements at the event were for military veterans and families who have lost soldiers; for national leaders; for state elected officials; for community social service support agencies and business leaders and their business entities; for elected officials and employees of the city and county; for education officials of Ashland University, Ashland Theological Seminary and members of the county school systems; for civic
John Bouquet
Bethel Baptist Church
Everyone is concerned about their health, wealth and country. We are living in a world of high anxiety. People are living on the edge. What does the future look like?
In these uncertain days, we have an opportunity as a community of faith to come together for the annual National Day of Prayer Community Prayer Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 6. We will again assemble at the Ashland University Convocation Center for the morning breakfast and program. Our speaker this year is Rob Walgate, vice president of the American Policy Roundtable Public policy organization of Valley City. The Roundtable is committed to restoring Judeo Christian principles to the public square.