HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 2, 2024 – High Point University invites the community to celebrate the Christmas season at the 53rd Annual Christmas Prayer Breakfast. This is one of HPU’s timeless holiday traditions, and this year’s event will start at 8 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, in the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center.
The prayer breakfast is free and open to the public. Guests will receive complimentary food, an inspiring message from featured speaker the Rev. Susan Sparks and holiday-themed music provided by the High Point University Chapel Choir. To register to attend, visit www.highpoint.edu/happy-holidays/prayer-breakfast/ or call the Campus Concierge at 336-841-4636.
Rev. Sparks is considered America’s only female standup comedian with a pulpit. She is a former trial attorney turned comedian and Baptist minister. A North Carolina native, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was president of her class, and a law degree from Wake Forest University. After 10 years as a lawyer moonlighting as a comedian, Sparks left her law practice and spent two years on a solo trip around the world, including working with Mother Teresa’s mission in Calcutta and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. In May 2007, she was installed as Madison Avenue Baptist Church’s 15th senior minister and the first woman in the New York church’s 176-year history to hold that title. Her work with humor, healing and spirituality has been featured in O (The Oprah) Magazine and the New York Times and on such networks as ABC, CNN and CBS.
Event parking and shuttle service will be available in the parking lot located at 1315 N. University Parkway. The entrance to the parking lot is accessible via the entrance on University Parkway.
HPU’s Christmas Prayer Breakfast is supported by Fence Builders, Inc., Johnson’s Modern Electric, River Landing at Sandy Ridge, Smith & Jennings, Inc. and the Haggai Prayer Breakfast Fund.