Jessup University invites you to our campus in celebration of the 75th Annual National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. for a time of worship, a powerful message and the opportunity to unite with our community. Breakfast is included in your registration.
This year’s theme, Glorify God Among The Nations – Seeking Him In all Generations, promises an opportunity for worship and spiritual refreshment led by engaging keynote speaker Bishop and Interim President of Jessup University, Dr. Parnell M. Lovelace, Jr.
Attendees will have the opportunity to prayerfully intercede alongside regional Prayer Warriors in their respective professions or spheres of influence, including business, churches, education, families, government, media, and law enforcement and the military. Register below to participate in our cherished university tradition as our country gathers together to cover our nation in prayer.
The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 when President Harry S. Truman signed a joint resolution of Congress into law. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a law declaring that the first Thursday in May would be designated as the National Day of Prayer each year.
Keynote Speaker
Parnell M. Lovelace, Jr., PhD, DMin.
Dr. Parnell M. Lovelace, Jr. serves as the Interim President of Jessup University. He is described as a strategist, communicator, teacher, thinker, and progressive leader. He serves as a mentor and friend among multitudes of pastors, trans-denominationally. The merging of his spiritual journey and that of social science has served to facilitate an approach that reaches and embraces the disenfranchised, the poor, the youth, the elderly, the marginalized, and people of all communities. He is held in high esteem regionally and globally for his character, integrity, and life-transforming teachings. Reared in Sacramento, CA, he planted the Center of Praise Ministries in 1989.
Prayer Leaders
Pastor Abe Daniel
Jim Jessup
Pastor Francis Anfuso
Pastor Tamara Bennett
Supervisor Bonnie Gore
Christa Proctor
Don Proctor
Des Nelson
Professor Eddie Romo
Erin Hill
David Norona
Dr. Parnell Lovelace, Jr.
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