This year’s keynote speaker will be Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Daniel York
VANCOUVER — The 18th annual Clark County Prayer Breakfast will be held at the Hilton in downtown Vancouver on Thu., Nov. 7 from 7 to 9 a.m.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Daniel York who is the son of missionaries and a lifelong Christian himself. York served as a company commander in the 101st Airborne in the early 1980s and then 10 years as a staff member of The Navigators global ministry.
Clark County mayors, civic leaders and public officials will also be honored at this year’s event, along with many nonprofits who receive support through the community network displayed at the breakfast.
The Prayer Breakfast is an effort by many organizations to make time for “Residents, businesses and organizations honoring, thanking, and praying for our community leaders and those that serve and protect us.”
This year the event is presented by the Portland-Vancouver Metro chapter of Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship in America (FGBMF), the YMCA and Serving Our Neighbors.
Sponsors for the event also include U.S. Digital, Holland Partner Group, Jett Wealth Strategies Inc., WAY-FM, Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Warehouse 23, Battle Ground Health Care, Clark County Prayer Connect, Marriage Team, Flash Love, City Harvest Church, and many more.
The Honored Citizen for 2019 will also be presented at the breakfast and will be Mark Hughes, of Hughes Team Reality.
The event will consist of music, praise and worship, prayers from several civic and community leaders, a meet-and-greet following the breakfast, nonprofit exhibits in the lobby, and of course a delicious breakfast.
The mission statement of the Clark County Prayer Breakfast is “Inspiring Clark County residents to honor, encourage and support each other.”
Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased through the Prayer Breakfast website or by calling (360) 524-0982. Tickets are $40 per person and $400 for a table of ten purchased together. Sales will close on Nov. 3.
