05/20/2026
📣 A Solemn Assembly: A Sacred Call to Prayer, Repentance, and Renewal 📣
Beloved, there are moments in history when God’s people must pause, humble themselves, and gather before the Lord in unified prayer. Throughout Scripture, when nations were in crisis, when communities were under attack, and when God’s people needed divine intervention, they called for a Solemn Assembly.
The prophet Joel declared:
“Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people. Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants.” — Joel 2:15–16
A Solemn Assembly is more than a church service. It is a sacred gathering where the people of God come together to:
🙏🏾 Repent of sin
🙏🏾 Seek God’s face
🙏🏾 Intercede for our families and community
🙏🏾 Pray for justice and healing in our land
🙏🏾 Ask God for revival and spiritual awakening
In a time marked by violence, division, injustice, and uncertainty, the Church must do what the Church has always done—we must pray.
📅 Thursday, May 21, 2026
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 The First Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church
312 South 17th Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
We are calling pastors, leaders, families, and believers from across our city to join us for this sacred hour of corporate prayer. Let us gather as they did in the Bible and cry out to God with one voice.
As King Jehoshaphat proclaimed in 2 Chronicles 20:12:
“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”
Now is the time to humble ourselves.
Now is the time to seek the Lord.
Now is the time for a Solemn Assembly.
When God’s people pray, heaven responds.
