41st Annual Tennessee Prayer Breakfast set for March 26 on campus
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The Citizens Committee will host the 41st annual Tennessee Prayer Breakfast March 26 on the campus of Lipscomb University. Gary Haugen, founder and president of International Justice Mission, is the keynote speaker. Remarks by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and performances by the Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter Ellie Holcomb and the Nashville Choir will also be featured at the breakfast.
The breakfast will take place from 7-8:30 a.m. in Allen Arena, located on the Lipscomb campus. Doors open at 6:30 a.m. Tickets are $35 each or $350 for a table of 10 and may be purchased at www.tennesseeprayerbreakfast.org.
Before founding IJM in 1997, Haugen was a human rights attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, where he focused on crimes of police misconduct. In 1994, he served as the director of the United Nations’ investigation in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. In this role, he led an international team of lawyers, criminal prosecutors, law enforcement officers and forensics experts to gather evidence that would eventually be used to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice.
A Nashville native and daughter of gospel music producer Brown Bannister, Holcomb earned a master's degree in education, and began her career teaching middle and high school English. A longtime active volunteer with Young Life, she has used music to connect with young people. Holcomb then left teaching and joined her husband, Drew, in full-time touring and songwriting. She has released two albums, both of which hit No. 1 on the iTunes Christian/gospel charts. Her newest release is “As Sure As the Sun” on Full Heart Music.
The Tennessee Prayer Breakfast is presented annually by The Citizens’ Committee, which is a volunteer group of Christian business leaders, elected officials, and ministry leaders. Past participants have included Nicole C. Mullen, Phil Vischer, Richard Stearns, Michael W. Smith, Tom Landry, Charles Colson, Elizabeth Dole, Charles Swindoll, Franklin Graham, Anne Graham Lotz and Scott Hamilton. Guest performers have included Mandisa, Melinda Doolittle, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Allison Krauss, CeCe Winans, Larnelle Harris, Josh Turner, the Fisk Jubilee Singers and the Gaither Vocal Band.
For more information, visit www.tennesseeprayerbreakfast.org.
— Photos by Kristi Jones