CRESTVIEW — Thursday, on the National Day of Prayer, Northwest Florida residents will pray for the U.S., its leaders and citizens.
The first Crestview service is noon tomorrow at City Hall, 198 Wilson St. N.
In addition, the Baker and Crestview Area Ministerial Associations will host a service at 6 p.m. on Okaloosa County Courthouse's southern steps, 101 James Lee Blvd. E., Crestview. Pastors Dwight Baggett of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Mark Broadhead of Crestview First Presbyterian Church, and Paul Mixon of Central Baptist Church will lead the ceremony.
"Prayer is a two-way conversation with God," Broadhead said. "It's a time when we lift our concerns and requests and words of praise and thanks to God, but also a time of listening to what God says … and there's different ways we can accomplish that."
Tomorrow, one way is gathering together.
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"We can pray for our nation and our leaders, seeking God's guidance and protection so the decisions they make will be good and right for all people in this nation," Broadhead said. "It's a way of showing our unity in our diversity."
Crestview Area Ministerial Association members are: Antioch Baptist Church, Aplin Road Church of the Nazarene, Assembly of God, Campton Assembly of God, Central Baptist Church, Church of God by Faith, Church of God of Prophecy, Crestview Church of God, Crestview First Church of God in Christ, Crestview Mennonite Church, Dorcas Baptist Church, Emerald Coast Hospice, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Evelenar Missionary Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Crestview, First Baptist Church of Garden City and First Baptist Church-Laurel Hill.
Also: First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Full Gospel Tabernacle, Joy Fellowship, Live Oak Baptist Church, Living Faith Baptist Church, Macedonia Baptist Church, Magnolia Baptist Church, Mosaic Church, Life Point Church, New Beginnings Church, New Bethel United Methodist Church, New Covenant Church, New Life Worship Center and North Central Assembly of God.
Also: Oak Ridge Assembly of God, Okaloosa Baptist Association, Okaloosa Correctional Institution, Okaloosa County Department of Corrections, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Peoples Missionary Baptist Church, St. Mark United Methodist Church, Victorious Life Worship Center, Waterfront Rescue Mission, Welcome Assembly of God, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church.
Some Baker Area Ministerial Association members are Baker Church of Christ; Baker United Methodist Church; Beaver Creek Baptist Church; Central Baptist Church; First Baptist Church of Baker; First Baptist Church of Holt; First Baptist Church of Milligan; Golan Assembly of God; Good Hope Congregational Church; Lebanon Baptist Church; Magnolia Baptist Church; Milligan Assembly of God; Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church; Pyron Chapel Baptist Church; Shady Grove Assembly of God; Shockley Springs Baptist Church; The Shepherd’s Church.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: North Okaloosa churches plan National Day of Prayer observances