About Us
Since 1998 the Hartford Prayer Breakfast has reached across religious boundaries to find and celebrate those beliefs we share, to pray for the city of Hartford, and to affirm and support caring volunteers and staff involved in life-enriching services. Hundreds of people attend.
Over the years the breakfast has been held at the Expo Center and at Rentschler Field. Beginning in 2008 the breakfast moved to The Artists Collective on Albany Avenue in Hartford. A light breakfast is served; there is uplifting, spiritual music. A main speaker is selected with a message of hope and compassion. The mayor of Hartford brings greetings.
Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists have been involved in the planning of the event. All are volunteers. Care is taken to respect each other’s traditions. The breakfast evolved from discussions held years ago at the YMCA and the ‘Y’ continues to be the administrative partner.
The breakfast is an annual opportunity to acknowledge together that our diverse communities need the prayerful support of all of our religious faiths if we are to realize a healthy urban center. It is, then, a gathering of people of faith. The focus is on what brings us together, not on what divides us.
Last year keynote speaker was CME Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, former President of The National Council of Churches.
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