The International Christian Leadership Movement is the result of the inspiration of Dr. Abraham Vereide who organized Prayer Breakfasts in the western United States.

After Pearl Harbour in 1941, it seemed to him that the members of Congress needed spiritual association and comradeship relative to the guidance, wisdom and power of God.

From this beginning, weekly Prayer Breakfasts are held by U.S. Senators and Members of Congress. The first Presidential Prayer Breakfast was sponsored by Dwight. D. Eisenhower on February 5, 1953.

The first National Prayer Breakfast in Canada was held March 1, 1965, and continues today. The Ontario Prayer Breakfast was held the first Wednesday in October 1977. Barrie’s Prayer Breakfast dates back to 1976.

Click here to view the Barrie Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast’s first speaker in 1976

Past Guest Speakers

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