Wicker to Serve as Co-Chairman of the National Prayer Breakfast

February 4, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., along with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., will preside as co-chairman of the National Prayer Breakfast. The annual gathering in Washington, D.C. includes foreign dignitaries, members of Congress, faith leaders, and Americans from all walks of life. The president and other special guests will address approximately 3,600 attendees. The event will take place tomorrow, February 5, 2015.

“Each year, this event is one of the most special and memorable in Washington, and I am honored to be a part of it,” Wicker said. “Since 1953, the National Prayer Breakfast has exemplified and celebrated the power of prayer and fellowship in our lives.”

Wicker has served as co-chairman of the weekly Senate Prayer Breakfast with Sen. Casey over the past year.

The event will be streamed live on www.c-span.org and broadcast live on C-SPAN2 beginning at 7 a.m. CT.