Our History

The spark for the Lancaster Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast was ignited in 1991 when the Mayor of Lancaster, Rev. Henry Hearns shared with Dave Prather and Bill Witt, fellow members of the Antelope Valley Christian Ministerial Association, his need and desire to call citizens to prayer for the wisdom and strength of their elected officials.

A group of men and women from the Lancaster business community who are committed to prayer were called together to plan the first Lancaster Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in 1992. Now an annual prayer event, it is held on the National Day of Prayer.

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