May 2nd, 2014 by WCBC Radio
A number of National Day of Prayer events were held in the area Thursday, beginning with the annual Prayer Breakfast at the Ramada Inn in downtown Cumberland. The featured speaker this year was Dr Elmer Towns. Towns, 81, is co-founder of Liberty University, the largest private, non-profit university in the world. Towns is also a prominent Christian leader, author and speaker on the principles of church growth, church leadership, Christian education, Sunday School, and prayer and fasting. He has authored over 170 books, 8 of which are listed on the Christian Booksellers Best Selling List. The theme of his address before more than 200 in attendance was the importance of praying for community leaders…
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