By JONATHAN ROWE

 

Local youth will be treated to breakfast and a series of inspirational speakers and performances at the 2014 Youth Prayer Breakfast scheduled this week.

The event boasts several guest speakers including Terrance Copper, former NFL football player and Washington native, as well as collegiate athletes from around the state, and will feature a musical performance by a youth pastor from Nashville, Tenn.

Derek Walker, a musician and the youth pastor at Grace United Methodist Church in Nashville, will be speaking and performing at the March 7 breakfast.

“I still find it crazy that God has chosen me, a guy who has messed up so much to help develop faith among young people,” Walker said in a press release. “My passion is seeing young peoples’ lives being impacted and transformed by God’s incredible love and grace.”

Each morning at the Shrine Club, located next to Washington High School, a free breakfast will be offered for middle- and high-school students and a guest speaker will address those in attendance. Middle-school students will be served from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., with the speaker beginning at 6:50 a.m. High school students will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m., with the speaker beginning at 7:45 a.m.

Free transportation is provided to PS Jones Middle School students each morning. A parent release form must be signed for each student wishing to accept free travel to each morning’s breakfast event. Rides to the Shrine Club are offered as well. Passengers are asked to meet by 6:10 a.m. at one of the following locations: Seventh Street Recreation Center, Boys and Girls Club, the Housing Authority on Pennsylvania Avenue, Quail Ridge Apartments bus stop, Springdale Village bus stop or Temple of Jesus Christ Family Center parking lot.

For more information about the 2014 Youth Prayer Breakfast, please contact Lydie Jennings at 975-2383.