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The service in Temple will take place 12:10-12:50 p.m. by the flag poles.
Music will be provided by Central Texas Christian School and the Salvation Army Band. Speakers will include Temple Mayor Bill Jones III and area pastors Joe Emerson, Petie Newsome, Jane Woodward, Ed Dowell, Lee Crossley, Billy Koinm and Tom Chamberlain. Speakers also include Judy Morales from the Bell County Help Center and Linell Davis of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church.
The service at the Expo Center starts at 7 p.m. The theme will be “Prayer: America’s Strength and Shield.”
Music will be provided by the Fort Hood Band, Belton High School Madrigal Singers, Good News Club children, Common Ground Praise team and Committed.
Major General (Ret.) Robert F. Dees will give the keynote address. He is vice president for the Association of Military Christian Fellowships and is on the board of directors for the Military Community Youth Ministries. In April 2005, Dees became executive director of Campus Crusade for Christ Military Ministry in Newport News, Va.
In addition, Temple Brethren Congregation will observe the National Day of Prayer on Thursday by opening its sanctuary to all who want to pray there. The church will be open 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church is located at 2202 Birdcreek Drive in Temple next to Luby’s. For more information, call (254) 778-8759.
The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May. Inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation, it was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress. President Harry S. Truman signed the National Day of Prayer into law.
President Ronald Reagan amended and signed the law in 1988, permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of May.
Each year, the president signs a proclamation encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. In 2007, all 50 state governors plus the governors of several U.S. territories signed similar proclamations.