National Day of Prayer was celebrated in Minden on a chilly Thursday, May 7 beginning at 7:30 a.m. in Jacqueline Park.

Mayor Nick Cox led the welcoming prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by a group from Minden High School. Then a Community Prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, was lifted up under the leadership of Terry Combs of the City of Minden.

Preachers and leaders from the city’s churches prayed or led Scripture surrounding the topics of Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church, and Family. The seven topics were taken by Reverend T. A. Knapp, Mt. Calm Missionary Baptist; Brother Charlie Lechner, First Baptist Church; Father Nicholas Duncan, St. Paul Catholic Church; Pastor Royal Scott, Greater St. Paul Baptist Church; Mrs. Jodie Martin, elder, The Christian Church of Minden; Rev. Steve Berger, First Methodist Church; and Pastor Doug Greg, Calvary Baptist Church.

Afterward, MHS students prayed for individuals one on one.

About 50 people attended the early morning prayer service. But the nippy air, along with coffee from Brick Street, kept everyone quite awake.