In The News 23 April 2025

National Day of Prayer observance May 1 in Greenfield

The 74th annual National Day of Prayer observance will take place in Greenfield on Thursday, May 1 at a new time and location.  

This year, the Greenfield Area Ministerial Association is planning an evening service at the Freedom Trails Campground Dining Hall (378 Chestnut St.) starting at 6:30 p.m.  

This year’s theme, “Pour out to the God of hope and be filled” is based on Romans 15:13, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

The first National Day of Prayer was established by the Continental Congress in 1775, and while U.S. presidents followed that initial National Day of Prayer by issuing a proclamation for an annual “Day Of Prayer,” it wasn’t until 1988 that Congress officially established the National Day of Prayer as occurring on the first Thursday in May. 

The public is invited to attend and to pray for our community and country.   For further information, contact the Rev. Chris Stokes at (937) 763-2790 or fbcgreenfield.pastor@frontier.com. Correspondence may also be sent to GAMA, c/o First Baptist Church, 250 Lafayette St., Greenfield, Ohio 45123.

For further National Day of Prayer information, including other events across the nation and during the year, please go to www.nationalDayOfPrayer.org or call 1-800-444-8828.

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