About

Prayer Breakfast Administrator: Debbie Magnuson

Address:

INDIANA LEADERSHIP PRAYER BREAKFAST

PO Box 2101

Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

The Indiana Leadership Prayer Breakfast, “The Governor’s Prayer Breakfast,” is presented in the same spirit as the National Prayer Breakfast. The prayer breakfast idea developed out of weekly prayer groups in the United States Senate and House of Representatives. These groups have been meeting since 1941. In 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower was invited to attend the Senate group for a time of fellowship and prayer. Out of the invitation, the National Prayer Breakfast developed into an annual affair that brings together people in positions of responsibility – not only from the United States, but from many other countries. Since the initial breakfast in Washington, DC, over forty states have held their own events. Indiana’s began in 1964. The idea has also carried over to more than a thousand communities and many professional and trade associations. As a time of fellowship and prayer, it is our hope that our homes, our businesses, our local and state governments, and our individual lives will be influenced in a positive way by this breakfast.

Previous Keynote Speakers

2025 Dr. Os Guinness, author of 30+ books, international speaker, social critic

2024 Manny Ohonme, Samaritan’s Feet

2023 Herman Mendoza, International Speaker and Author

2022 Ron Blue, Financial Advisor

2021 Bob Goff, Attorney and Philanthropist

2020 Ed Simcox, Attorney, Former Indiana Secretary of State

2019 Rachael J Denhollander, Lawyer, Educator, Sexual abuse advocate

2018 Col. Bobby Little, Executive Director, Christian Embassy, Washington D.C.

2017 Dr. Os Guinness, author of 30+ books, international speaker, social critic

2016 Mr. Hunter Smith, punter, Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI, author “The Jersey Effect”

2015 Mr. Randy Lewis, former Walgreens VP, and author “No Greatness Without Goodness”

2014 RZIM

2013 Curtis Bostic, humanitarian

2012 Fr. Stephen Powley, prison chaplain

2011 Carol Kent, Author and speaker

2010 Erica Harold, 2003 Miss America

2009 Walter Wangerin Jr.

2009 Bill Gaither

2007 Wintley Phipps

2006 David McFadzen

2005 Dick Woodward

2004 Lloyd Ogilvie, Chaplain of the United States Senate

2003 Steve Saint, son of Missionary Nate Saint

2002 David Beamer

2001 Jorge Valdes

2000 Lt Col Dave Grossman

1999 Mort Crim

1998 John Perkins

1997 Michael Medved

1996 Joni Earickson Tada quadraplegic, author, painter, singer

1995 Wintley Phipps

1994 Woodie White

1993 Jay Kessler

1991 Robert Seiple

1990 Brennan Manngin

1990 Fr Lawrence Jenko

1989 Alan Chambers

1988 Gloria Gaither

1987 John Nelson

1985 Richard Halvorsen, Chaplain of the United States Senate

1984 John Forbes

1983 Jacqueline Wexler

1982 US Rep Mark VanDer Jagt

1981 Rabbi Marc Tannenbaum

1979 Douglas Coe

1978 John Erickson

1976 Landrum Bolling

1975 US Sen Harold Hughes

1974 Keith Miller

1973 US Sen Mark Hatfield

1971 US Rep Albert Quie

1969 Lind Esch

1966 Gov Ed Whitcomb

1965 Gov Roger Branigin

1964 Gov Matthew Welsh