BACKGROUND
Established in 1978, the Chattanooga Area Leadership Prayer Breakfast is an annual gathering where 1,800-2,200 men, women, and students come together to pray for our community and hear an inspiring story of a leader whose life embodies the values rooted in the purpose of the Prayer Breakfast, which is to encourage morality and ethics in our personal and
professional lives.

First Prayer Breakfast
Held on February 22, 1978 at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, with Charles Colson as the main speaker
Honored Guests
Program Participants
Area Mayors
Elected Officials
Military, Fire, and Police Personnel
Prayer Breakfast Team
Chair :: T. W. Francescon, Jr.
Vice Chair, Honored Guests :: Judge Barry Steelman
Vice Chair, Operations :: Doug White
Vice Chair, Publicity :: Tom Francescon, Sr.
Vice Chair, Ticket Sales :: Jackson Wingfield, III
Treasurer :: Ben Walter
Secretary :: Leighton LeBoeuf
Lee Atchley
Carol Brown
Rosalyn Hickman
Tyler Howell
Zach Monroe
Wanda Officer
Amy Jo Osborn
Amy Urbaniak
Joseph Wingfield
Previous Chairs
Pete Austin III
Frank Brock
Vernon Cox
Ted DeMoss
Marble Hensley
Charles Monroe
Dean Sippel
John Steffner
John Stophel
John Wright
Chuck Zeiser
