Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast brings morning of worship to Jackson Fairgrounds
JACKSON, Tenn. — For National Day of Prayer, one local city held their annual celebration.
Every year, the City of Jackson comes together for the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. Many people gathered together at the Jackson Fairgrounds to enjoy food, and a time of prayer and worship.
Mayor Scott Conger kicked off the morning speaking to the attendees.
“So today we join together and celebrate our faith through prayer and fellowship,” Mayor Conger stated. “Today we lift our voices and unite as one in our community and in our nation to seek the wisdom of God through prayer.”
This event has been put on for 73 years. It seems to be an event that is loved by many. Mayor Conger spoke about what keeps it going year after year.
“JAMA, the Jackson Area Ministerial Association, does a great job of organizing, of getting the ministers up here that are going to pray in different categories,” Conger said. “We get to work with churches every year of who is gonna pray and who’s choir will do praise team, and so you get that diverse exposure to different music and different church worship styles.”
There were many different churches, businesses, educators and many more represented at the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. Mayor Conger said the work between everyone to put this event together is seamless. He speaks about what that says about Jackson.
“We work together well,” he said. “Jackson is a very unique city. Madison County is very unique. At the end of the day we can have differences about things, but you know, when it comes to it we are going to be together, have each other’s back, and look out for each other.”
Prayers were said for the local and national governments, for local businesses, for education, first responders, families, congregations, and unity.
There’s also a prayer event held to be held at the courthouse Thursday afternoon.
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