By Betsy Finklea
The Dillon County Christian Ministerial Alliance held the annual National Day of Prayer service on Thursday, May 1st at 12 noon on the grounds of the Dillon County Courthouse.
This year’s national theme was “One Voice United in Prayer.”
This theme was based on Romans 15:6: “So that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Photo by Johnnie Daniels/The Dillon Herald

Several local pastors prayed for our nation, our state, and our county including Rev. Rob Pierce, president of the ministerial alliance and pastor of Latta Baptist Church; Rev. Dickie Cullum, pastor of Dillon First Baptist Church; Overseer Joseph Graham, pastor of New Memorial Temple of Christ; Rev. Rick Rogers, pastor of Open Door Community Church; Rev. Anthony Alford, pastor of Shiloh United Methodist Church, who also sang a song; Pastor Sarah Jackson, pastor of Lighthouse Full Gospel Church; and Dr. Greg Hyler, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Abbey Polverari, third grader at Dillon Christian School, sang at the ceremony.
The National Day of Prayer is observed o the first Thursday of May and was established as an annual event in 1952, according to www.nationaldayofprayer.org.

Here is a photo slideshow from the National Day of Prayer Service held at the Dillon County Courthouse on May 1st.

(Photos by Johnnie Daniels/The Dillon Herald)