History

For years the local chapter of the Christian Businessmen’s Association (CBA) in Cedar Rapids organized a “Men’s Prayer Breakfast” which developed into the “Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast”.  The last one was held on Good Friday in 1998 and after that the local chapter of the CBA discontinued.  For the next 3 years a Prayer Breakfast on Good Friday did not take place in Cedar Rapids. 

In 2002 a group of men from the Tuesday Morning Bible Study (they meet on Tuesday’s at Nelson’s Meat Market) with the help of Nina Swan-Kohler reorganized the “Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast”.  The Speaker was a local missionary, Tim Phillips with over 500 in attendance.  

In 2003 Billboard Bob Klaus began organizing the event and the Speaker was NFL Hall of Fame, Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner.  After several more years as the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast it became "Good Friday Prayer Breakfast, Inc." a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry.  After the 2024 event it moved under the umbrella of the Kingdom Community Center:  KingdomCR.org

The community has grown to enjoy this event as a meaningful way to begin the joy of Resurrection Sunday by celebrating what happened on that first Good Friday:  God’s son, Jesus paying the penalty for our sin by dying on the Cross!

The above is based on conversations over the years.  Please contact Bart Woods at 319-533-2687 with any revisions.