CLARKSVILLE, TN – Community leaders from Clarksville Montgomery County are gathering for the National Day of Prayer from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, on the Second Street side of the Montgomery County Courthouse.
Hosted by the Clarksville Area Ministerial Association (CAMA) and its president, Bishop Anthony Alfred, this local event is designed as a prayer gathering to pray for different segments of the community. Following the lead National Day of Prayer observance in Washington, D.C., which began in 1952, CAMA is using 2 Corinthians 3:17 as the theme, which is “Love, Life and Liberty.”
The guest speaker will be Col. Tony Petros, who is the command chaplain for Fort Campbell. Other program participants include Mayor Jim Durrett, Mayor Joe Pitts, Danny Brollier, Bruce Kennedy, Ted Denny, Mike Carrigan, the Rev. Rene Llanos, Andrew Kester, the Rev. Jimmy Garland, Bishop Calvin Lockett, the Rev. Bill Graham, and First Lady Cynthia Pitts.
“Praying for our community is especially important,” organizers said, citing Psalms 33:12: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. “