Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast scheduled Feb. 1

ALBANY — Albany Mayor Bo Dorough and Evangelist/Author Joy Smith Griffin will be the featured speakers at the Albany Dougherty National Prayer Committee’s 47th annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, scheduled Feb. 1 at the Merry Acres Event Center.

Tickets for the breakfast, which are $22 each or $176 to reserve a table for eight, are available at ALDON, 2406 Ashford Drive, Albany, Ga. 31721. Tickets also are available for purchase at the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce at 225 W. Broad Ave. in Albany. Additional information is available by contacting ALDON Chair Larry Price by phone at (229) 317-3900 or by email at [email protected].

Only 220 tickets are available for purchase and reservations are required. Deadline for ticket purchase is Jan. 26 or when tickets are sold.

“Congratulations to Mayor Dorough and Commissioners Chad Warbington, Jon Howard and Demetrius Young on their re-election,” Price said. “We salute our mayor and all our Albany and Dougherty County commissioners on their leadership for our community. The purpose of this breakfast is to join in prayer with others for our city, county, nation and world.

“We believe that prayer to God is essential to overcoming many of the problems that plague our cities today. God can and does offer wisdom and guidance when we seek His advice on important matters.”

Griffin, the director of World Missionary, is an evangelist and author from Carrollton. She and husband, Wes, have formed ILI Team International Leadership Institute to train, educate and carry the Gospel into all the world. Joy Griffin is a graduate of the University of West Georgia and received a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary.

In 2004, the Griffins were honored by Asbury as the first couple to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award.

She serves on the boards of Indian Springs Holiness Camp Ground, Francis Asbury Society and Good News. Her book “Jumping for Joy” is a modern-day accounting of the healing power of Jesus, as she was paralyzed for 18 months at the age of 22 before her healing.

Mayor Dorough will address the community on his plans for 2024. He and wife Bonny are members of First Presbyterian Church Albany.

The theme for this year’s Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast is “Producing Godliness and Righteousness in Our Next Generation.” The theme is based on Micah 4:1-5, which says, “That he may teach us his ways and we may walk in his paths. For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.”

Serving line for breakfast will open at 6:15 a.m.

“The ALDON Albany Dougherty National Prayer Committee would like to invite all our community to come to honor our Mayor, Bo Dorough, Albany and Dougherty County commissioners, our police, fire and sheriff’s departments, as well as our military leaders, educators and professionals to this breakfast,” Price said.

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