Wing Commander to host National Prayer Luncheon

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  • By Chaplain, Captain Myung Cho
  • 90th Missile Wing chaplain's office
F. E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. --  On March 9, Col. Christopher Coffelt, 90th Missile Wing commander, will host the F. E. Warren National Prayer Luncheon at the Trail's End Club from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The guest speaker will be former NFL New England Patriot and Jacksonville Jaguar, Rich Griffith.

The first prayer-breakfast groups were initiated in 1942 by the U.S. Congress. Since then, those groups have continued weekly meetings to discuss individual daily spiritual needs and the dependency of the country on God.

With roots in the congregational prayer breakfasts of the preceding decade, members of the U.S. Congress prayer groups established the first Presidential Prayer Breakfast in 1953, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The breakfast, normally attended by the president, vice president, cabinet, members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, government officials, military leaders, and others from across the country, has taken place each year since.

In 1970, the name was changed to the National Prayer Breakfast to emphasize the purpose of the gathering rather than the individuals involved. The prayer breakfast brings together national leaders to affirm the moral and spiritual values upon which the nation is founded.

Since 1972, military men and women have been holding their own observance as an extension of the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. These observances are designated as a beginning of what should happen privately and in small leadership groups on a regular basis among all citizens, military and civilian. As servicemen and women meet together in small groups, their faith is reinforced and reconfirmed in a manner which strengthens the fabric of their lives, the quality of their leadership, and the hope of peace and security for the nation.

The F. E. Warren National Prayer Luncheon promises to be both exciting and memorable. Seating is limited, so it is highly encouraged to purchase seats by E-Invitation immediately at https://einvitations.afit.edu/Griffith98/anim.cfm.

For more information call the chaplain's office at 773-3434.