Our story
A bi-partisan, inter-denominational fellowship.
The National Prayer Breakfast began with a simple conviction: that those who lead the nation should pause, together, to seek wisdom beyond themselves. Forty years on, that conviction still gathers us.
Our timeline
1986
The first gathering
A handful of members of parliament meet for breakfast and prayer.
1990s
A bipartisan tradition
The breakfast becomes an annual fixture across both houses.
2010s
Going national
State breakfasts and local hubs open the table to the whole country.
2026
The table today
Thousands gather in person and online, in one shared morning.