National Week of Prayer

Several area residents and pastors participated in prayers at various locations around Vandalia this week as a prelude to the National Day of Prayer on Thursday.

The prayer times were held at the Vandalia Chamber of Commerce office on Monday (first photo), Vandalia Community High School gymnasium on Tuesday (second photo) and Fayette County Courthouse on Wednesday (third photo). The annual prayer breakfast will be held Thursday at 7 a.m. at Crawford Hale American Legion Home. Speaker for the event will be the Rev. Doug Newton of Greenville Free Methodist Church. Tickets for the breakfast are $5, and can be purchased at the door. The events are sponsored by the Vandalia Ministerial Alliance.