City of Las Vegas, NV

07/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/08/2024 08:26

Las Vegas Community Invited To Citywide Unity Prayer Event July 13

David Riggleman | Director of Communications | 702.229.2207

Monday, July 8, 2024| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Las Vegas Community Invited To Citywide Unity Prayer Event July 13

Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman Will Welcome Local Faith Leaders
To Pray For The Community

The community is invited to attend the Citywide Unity Prayer Breakfast Saturday, July 13, at 10 a.m. at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. in downtown Las Vegas.

Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman is scheduled to welcome local faith leaders to the event that will include Andrew Mason as the keynote speaker. Mason is the lead pastor of the International Church of Las Vegas. In addition, Ward 3 Councilwoman Olivia Diaz also is scheduled to speak at the event. A continental breakfast will be offered at 9:30 a.m.

The Citywide Unity Prayer Breakfast takes place twice a year and this event is sponsored by the city of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, SOS Christian Radio 90.5 and faith-based organizations in the community.

The event is in partnership with the Mayor's Faith Initiative, a working group formed in 2012 with more than 120 faith leaders representing more than 70,000 congregants from Las Vegas valley houses of worship. The group works to better the Las Vegas community through faith in action.

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Las Vegas City Council

Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman | Mayor Pro Tem Brian Knudsen

Cedric Crear | Victoria Seaman | Olivia Diaz | Francis Allen-Palenske | Nancy E. Brune

City Manager Mike Janssen