A tradition designed to bring Oklahomans together to pray for the governor and state legislators will continue on Sunday with the Inaugural Prayer Service.
Oklahomans may register for Gov. Kevin Stitt's virtual prayer event set for 8 a.m. Tuesday.
The free event is designed to unite Oklahomans in prayer, said the Rev. Joel Harder, leader of Oklahoma Capitol Culture, the organization that coordinated the effort.
"Even in the midst of COVID and in a virtual format, we will unite in a spirit of unity, and humbly pray for God to bless the leadership of our state at the beginning of a new legislative session," an event e-vite said. "The location may look different this year, but our commitment to uniting Oklahomans in prayer every February remains firm."
The virtual program will include remarks from the governor and first lady Sarah Stitt and Bob Goff, author and speaker.
"United in Prayer," Governor Kevin Stitt's virtual prayer event on Tuesday, was a video montage of Oklahomans in various cities and backgrounds discussing the importance of prayer and offering prayer for the state, elected leaders, health care "front line" workers, people facing COVID-19 challenges and other concerns.
The online prayer effort, which lasted about 35 minutes, was coordinated by Oklahoma Capitol Culture, a nonprofit led by the Rev. Joel Harder.
He said 1,520 people registered for the event, from 65 different counties across Oklahoma by his last count on Tuesday afternoon. He said he assumed that many of the registrations represented more than one person participating.