Saturday, October 21, 2017
Staff report
YOUNGSTOWN
Area clergy have called for Christians throughout the Mahoning Valley to engage in a day of prayer and fasting at 7 p.m. Monday at Elizabeth Baptist Church, 1210 Himrod Ave., on the city’s East Side.
The conveners are asking Christians throughout the Mahoning Valley to commit to a day of fasting (consistent with their particular tradition) and prayer, repenting of sins.
According to a news release, the conveners said it is the belief that at the core of current regional and national distress “is the failure of God’s people to live lives consistent with the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
The solemn assembly prayer gathering is open to the public. A special offering will be received to assist in the Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
Conveners are asking all attendees to refrain from engaging in political campaigning for this assembly. No candidates’ or campaign issues’ paraphernalia such as T-shirts, buttons, banners, placards or literature distribution will be permitted.
The ministers sponsoring the gathering said they see this as a day to “cry out to the Lord” on behalf of the city and the Mahoning Valley.