The Greater Lodi Leadership Prayer Breakfast began on February 4, 1965, in the community room of a bowling alley — about 250 men, patterned after the Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. It's run entirely by a volunteer committee that meets monthly starting each spring.
Washington, D.C. hosts the very first prayer breakfast — the model this gathering still follows today.
February 4th — about 250 men gather in the community room of a local bowling alley for the first Greater Lodi Leadership Prayer Breakfast.
The gathering opens to women, more fully reflecting the leaders it was always meant to reach.
Run entirely by a volunteer committee, the breakfast has grown from one room to a tradition shared with leaders across the Central Valley.
The committee meets monthly starting each spring, with most hands-on help needed the week of the event. If you'd like to be part of the planning, see how to volunteer.
Pastors, authors, athletes, and physicians — each year's speaker has shaped the morning in their own way.