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Several

Fayette church and business leaders are urging widespread

community support for a monthly community prayer meeting

in Fayetteville adjacent to both the county and city

government headquarters.

The initial

"First Thursday noon community prayer" meeting

will be June 3 at the American Legion log cabin across

from Heritage Park fountain in Fayetteville. The

nondenominational service will begin at noon and end at 1

p.m.

"Christians

from all churches and denominations [will be] coming

together to humble themselves, pray and seek God's

face," according to Gray Harwell of Fayetteville.

Harwell leads a counseling ministry to other ministers

and is involved in the local church unity movement.

"Local

pastors and spiritual leaders from various churches,

denominations and ministries will share leadership"

of the prayer sessions, Harwell said.

The idea

grew out of the recent National Day of Prayer event,

observed in Fayetteville and nationwide, he said.

For more

information, call 770-306-0290 and ask for Lynn, Harwell

said.

Among those

meeting Thursday in the planning session for the monthly

event were Harwell, Father Timothy Hepburn of the

Catholic Church of St. Gabriel in Fayetteville, John

Hatcher of River's Edge Community Church, Justin

Kollmeyer of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in

Fayetteville, Willie James Christian of His House

Community Church, Calvin Smith of Abundant Life Church of

God in Tyrone, Bill Bonner and Woody Johnson, local

businessmen, Rick Davison, general manager of WVFJ-FM

(J93.3) and Cal Beverly, publisher of The Citizen.

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