By Greg Chandler
Zeeland Record
A local event tied to the National Day of Prayer for our country will take place next Tuesday at the Holland Civic Center Place.
The event will begin at 6:30 p.m., and will feature speakers as well as special music, said Ann Henriksen, a Zeeland resident who is one of the event organizers.
“We want Holland, Zeeland, everyone to come together and pray for our nation, our state and our city,” Henriksen said.
The theme verse for the event is 1 Chronicles 16:24: “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among the peoples.” (NIV)
The National Day of Prayer was established in 1952 as a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. In the U.S. it is typically held the first Thursday of May, but the local event is being held in late April because the Civic Center is unavailable for rental because of the Tulip Time Festival, Henriksen said.
A time of intercessory prayer will be held at 5:30 p.m., and the doors will open to the general public at 6 p.m. Free concession stand food will be available, Henriksen said.
The keynote speakers for the National Day of Prayer event are Winning at Home founder Dan Seaborn and Pastor Massey Campos, founder and chief executive officer of Self-Evident Ministries, a Florida-based ministry that seeks to educate “Americans about the Biblical heritage of our nation, of government, and preaching the gospel to all who will hear,” according to the ministry’s website. A former pastor at Holland’s Central Wesleyan Church, Seaborn has written 16 books, and his commentaries on faith and family can be heard on more than 350 radio stations across the country.
Music will be provided by a local worship band, the Evergreen Chorale singing group from the Evergreen Commons senior center in Holland, and a children’s choir from Calvary Schools of Holland.
About 400 people attended last year’s National Day of Prayer event, Henriksen said.
Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks issued a proclamation at the April 15 City Council meeting recognizing National Day of Prayer. In his proclamation, Bocks cited the settlers of our area seeking to practice their faith as integral to their settling in the region.
“We acknowledge our local history is closely bound to the privilege granted by our Constitution as early settlers in Holland, Michigan under the leadership of Albertus Van Raalte came to Holland to find the freedom to express their faith according to their conscience,” Bocks wrote in the proclamation.
An informal outdoor prayer gathering will take place on May 7 at 12 noon at Centennial Park in Holland. That gathering will take a couple of hours before the Tulip Time Kinderparade.
For more information, email hollandnationaldayofprayer@gmail.com.
Zeeland Record
A local event tied to the National Day of Prayer for our country will take place next Tuesday at the Holland Civic Center Place.
The event will begin at 6:30 p.m., and will feature speakers as well as special music, said Ann Henriksen, a Zeeland resident who is one of the event organizers.
“We want Holland, Zeeland, everyone to come together and pray for our nation, our state and our city,” Henriksen said.
The theme verse for the event is 1 Chronicles 16:24: “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among the peoples.” (NIV)
The National Day of Prayer was established in 1952 as a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. In the U.S. it is typically held the first Thursday of May, but the local event is being held in late April because the Civic Center is unavailable for rental because of the Tulip Time Festival, Henriksen said.
A time of intercessory prayer will be held at 5:30 p.m., and the doors will open to the general public at 6 p.m. Free concession stand food will be available, Henriksen said.
The keynote speakers for the National Day of Prayer event are Winning at Home founder Dan Seaborn and Pastor Massey Campos, founder and chief executive officer of Self-Evident Ministries, a Florida-based ministry that seeks to educate “Americans about the Biblical heritage of our nation, of government, and preaching the gospel to all who will hear,” according to the ministry’s website. A former pastor at Holland’s Central Wesleyan Church, Seaborn has written 16 books, and his commentaries on faith and family can be heard on more than 350 radio stations across the country.
Music will be provided by a local worship band, the Evergreen Chorale singing group from the Evergreen Commons senior center in Holland, and a children’s choir from Calvary Schools of Holland.
About 400 people attended last year’s National Day of Prayer event, Henriksen said.
Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks issued a proclamation at the April 15 City Council meeting recognizing National Day of Prayer. In his proclamation, Bocks cited the settlers of our area seeking to practice their faith as integral to their settling in the region.
“We acknowledge our local history is closely bound to the privilege granted by our Constitution as early settlers in Holland, Michigan under the leadership of Albertus Van Raalte came to Holland to find the freedom to express their faith according to their conscience,” Bocks wrote in the proclamation.
An informal outdoor prayer gathering will take place on May 7 at 12 noon at Centennial Park in Holland. That gathering will take a couple of hours before the Tulip Time Kinderparade.
For more information, email hollandnationaldayofprayer@gmail.com.
