A Time of Prayer for Schools

Lifting up schools in prayer! A community gathering was held at the high school Sunday to offer up prayers for all those affiliated with the school system in what has become an annual observance prior to the start of school. Chad Ramsey of the Smithville First Baptist Church shown here praying for extracurricular activities/athletics

Isaac Gray, Minister of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church leading prayer at Smithville Elementary School Sunday. Similar prayer events were held at the same time at each of the other schools in the county led by ministers of the DeKalb County Ministerial Association.

A community gathering was held at the high school Sunday to offer up prayers for all those affiliated with the school system in what has become an annual observance prior to the start of school. Isaac Gray, Minister of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (not pictured here) opened with prayer followed by other prayers from ministers pictured left to right: , Abram Edwards of Calvary Baptist Church, Chris Moore of the Smithville Church of God, Chad Ramsey of the Smithville First Baptist Church, Graden Kirksey of the Refuge Church, and Jeremy Poole of the Smithville First Assembly of God. The event was sponsored by the DeKalb County Ministerial Association

Isaac Gray, Minister of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church offering a prayer at Smithville Elementary School Sunday

August 5, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Lifting up schools in prayer!

A community gathering was held at the high school Sunday to offer up prayers for all those affiliated with the school system in what has become an annual observance prior to the start of school.

This year’s prayer event, sponsored by the DeKalb County Ministerial Association, included a time of prayer led by six local ministers for administration and leadership, faculty and staff, students, parents/guardians, and extracurricular activities/athletics. After the main event, smaller groups met at each of the public schools in DeKalb County to pray specifically for that school.

Isaac Gray, Minister of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church opened with prayer followed by other prayers from ministers Graden Kirksey of the Refuge Church, Abram Edwards of Calvary Baptist Church, Chris Moore of the Smithville Church of God, Chad Ramsey of the Smithville First Baptist Church, and Jeremy Poole of the Smithville First Assembly of God.