Background On The Quad Cities Prayer Breakfast
The Quad Cities Prayer Breakfast is an event started by David Pautsch in 1995. Its primary purpose is evangelism, though it also encourages the Body of Christ. We’ve been blessed with large crowds (attendance of 1,000 to 2,600) and great speakers over the years. Here's a roster of previous speakers:
1995- Ambassador Alan Keyes
(U.N. Ambassador and Presidential candidate)1996- Mac Gober (former motorcycle gangster)
1997- U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) and
Peter Marshall (son of former Senate Chaplain)1998- Elizabeth Dole
(former Red Cross President and U.S. Senator, R-NC)1999- Coach Steve Alford (U of New Mexico basketball coach)
2000- Francis Frangipane (author and pastor)
2001- Kirk Bennett (7 Thunders Prayer minister)
2002- Dr. Pat Robertson (Christian Broadcasting Network)
2003- Erika Harold (Miss America 2003) and
Wellington Boone (author and PK speaker)2004- Chief Justice Roy Moore
(former Alabama Supreme Court Justice),former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) andAmbassador Alan Keyes2005- Coach Dan Reeves (former NFL Head Coach)
2006- Luis Palau (international evangelist)
2007- Mario Murillo (international evangelist)
2008- Meadowlark Lemon (former Harlem Globetrotter) and
"Earthquake" Kelly (past Olympic boxer)2009- Nicky Cruz (international evangelist) and
Guy Penrod (recording artist)2010- Astronaut Charlie Duke (10th man to walk on the moon )
and Steve Green (recording artist)2011- Mike Huckabee, Fox News TV talk show host
Billy Ray Cyrus, Country Music Star-Actor
Sal Giunta, Medal of Honor Recipient
Twila Paris, Inspirational Composer/Singer
Josh Gracin Country Star/Marine Veteran
Sarah Darling, Country Star
Becky Hinton, Acclaimed Midwest Singer
Dennis Wilson, International Recording Artist
A CALL TO REMEMBRANCE at the i Wireless Center
2012- Ted and Gayle Haggard
Ministers in Colorado Springs and
Wes Hampton (lead tenor with the Gaither Vocal Band)
2013- Don Piper, Author of "90 Minutes In Heaven" and
Guy Penrod (country/Gospel recording artist)
2014- Dr. Robert Schuller
(pastor, TV speaker, media excutive)
Marshall Hall
(former Gaither Vocal Band member, and
Willow Creek Church worship leader)
2015- Guy Penrod (country/Gospel recording artist)
Gov. Bobby Jindal (Governor of Louisiana)
2016- Natalie Grant & Danny Gokey (Gospel recording artists)
2017- Carman (Music Artist and Evangelist)
2018- Randy Gradishar
(former Denver Bronco and Ohio State linebacker)
Michael English
(recording artist & former lead singer with
the Gaither Vocal Band)
2019- Governor Scott Walker
(recent Wisconsin Governor)
The Brown Family Singers
2020- David Barton, Historical Expert & Author
United States Sen. Joni Ernst (Iowa)
Janet Paschal, Gospel Music Hall of Fame
2021- Mike Lindell, My Pillow Founder
Wes Hampton, (lead tenor with the Gaither Vocal Band)
Charolotte Richie, Gaither family singer
2022- Gene Bailey, FLASHPOINT TV Host
James Jones, NFL Defensive Lineman
Bryan Duncan, Dove Award winning singer
Ben Carson, Surgical Pioneer and 17th Secretary of HUD
Julie Green, ministry of hearing God's heart
2023- Eric Metaxas, Best-Selling Christian Author
Kari Lake, former Phoenix, AZ TV Anchor,
Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate
The Brown Family Singers
2024- Gov. Mike Huckabee, Former Governor of Arkansas
Steve Amerson, Recording Artist
Listen to this precious Gaither song for a glimpse of God's tender heart for lost people--"There Is Always A Place
At The Table."
