For its entire 70-year history, the National Prayer Breakfast has been hosted by the mysterious International Foundation, or Fellowship Foundation, which is known colloquially as “The Family ...

Religion National Prayer Breakfast breaks with Christian group that ran it for years. The International Foundation, referred to as “the Family,” will no longer run the event.

But there are still questions about just how much the new group is a break from the old. When did the National Prayer Breakfast begin and why? It's been happening annually for 70 years.

Hundreds gathered early Tuesday morning for the annual Amarillo Community Prayer Breakfast, marking 35 years of fostering unity, prayer, and reflection in the city. Held the week of Thanksgiving ...

The breakfast was not only for dads, but also for members of the church to fellowship and connect with each other. “We invited everyone to come, not just the guys,” Cox said.

The breakfast, inspired by the National Prayer Breakfast and founded in 1989, has grown into a cornerstone of Amarillo’s Thanksgiving traditions. Committee member Nathan Murphy highlighted its ...