We will celebrate the National Day of Prayer this year with two wonderful events. The first will take place at 7:00 a.m. and be held on the patio on the east side of the Harmon Building located at 770 East University Parkway in Provo. Olympian Noelle Pikus-Pace will be our inspiring key-note speaker. Bill Hulterstrom of United Way of Utah County has agreed to serve as our Emcee and several of our local interfaith leaders will offer prayers. Our evening event will be held at the Orem Library at 58 North State St at 7pm. Steven Kapp Perry will Emcee the event. Our key-note speaker will be the very popular Jared Halverson, Religious scholar and instructor, and the Host of the fabulously popular podcast “Unshaken”. The popular Daddy-Daughter Duo, Mat and Savanna Shaw, and the Utah Valley Interfaith Choir will bring a spirit of love and peace. Come join us for both events!
Location: Harmon Building located at 770 East University Parkway in Provo
Time: 7:00am
Olympian Noelle Pikus-Pace will be our inspiring key-note speaker for the morning. Her faith in God has helped her through many of life’s challenges and we are pleased to have her share her thoughts with us. Bill Hulterstrom of United Way of Utah County has agreed to serve as our Emcee and give several of our local interfaith leaders will offer prayers and help us to remember the many blessings we have been given as a community and Nation.
Evening Event
Location: Orem Library at 58 North State St. in Orem
Time: 7:00pm
Steven Kapp Perry, our Emcee for the evening will kick things off at 7:00 p.m. Our key-note speaker for the evening will be the very popular Jared Halverson, Religious scholar and instructor, and the Host of the fabulously popular podcast “Unshaken”. His voice is dedicated to building faith in Jesus Christ amid society’s destabilizing and secularizing influences. The popular Daddy-Daughter Duo, Mat and Savanna Shaw, and the Utah Valley Interfaith Choir will bring a spirit of love and peace.
What is The National Day of Prayer?
The National Day of Prayer is an annual national observance established in public law in 1952 and observed publicly on the First Thursday in May. Regardless of the unprecedented challenges that our nation faces today due to the corona crisis and resulting economic shutdown, it will not be canceled nor postponed–but will look very different from years past. Each year, people gather across our nation, in over 60,000 local community events to pray together for America. While the number of people gathering maybe different this year, the prayers we pray will be multiplied and amplified through new and creative approaches, combined with unprecedented access to digital platforms. In homes, neighborhoods, communities, cities, states, nation and the world, observing recommended ‘social distancing’ measures, our NDP coordinators are planning to mobilize millions in unified, public prayer for America. Focusing on using these digital platforms, this year’s ‘virtual’ observances have the potential to become the largest prayer ‘gathering’ in U.S. history–with millions praying together, individually.