Pictured is Pastor Brent New behind the podium at the National Day of Prayer event at the County Courthouse.
-Tanya DeForest

May 2, 2024, will always be remembered by the people who gathered at the Calhoun County Courthouse that day. History will record it as a day when many across our great land gathered to pray for America.

The event held at the Courthouse was sponsored by the Calhoun County Ministerial Alliance. The newly elected president of the Ministerial Alliance, Pastor Samuel Flores from Parkway Port Lavaca, presided over the meeting. Participating ministers took turns praying for these nine different areas in our county, state, and nation. The nine areas were as follows:

The Nation and its Leaders
The Military and our
Government
First Responders
Education
Families
Churches
Businesses
Non-profit Workplaces
News and Media

Ministers participating in the event were as follows:
Evangelist Judy Torres, Port Lavaca’s First Baptist Church Pastor Michael Little, Olivia’s Bayside Community Church Pastor Reuben Castillo, and Indianola’s First Baptist Church Pastor Brent New.