History

2009

2008

• Joe Senser, Keynote Speaker
  Owner and Operator of the well-known Joe Senser’s Sports Theatres is a 1979 graduate and basketball/football Hall of Famer for West Chester University. Known for setting and breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s single season percentage, Joe went on to play tight-end for the Minnesota Vikings. Today, Joe serves as Board Manager for the Milton Hershey School-Hershey Trust Board of Directors which manages the near 8 billion dollar endowment left by Mr. Hershey. Joe resides in the Twin Cities with his wife Amy and their four daughters.

• Dave Clutter, Emcee
  Dave Clutter is a 27-year veteran of radio/television broadcasting. In his Twin Cities tenure, he’s worked as a traffic reporter for KARE-11 TV, and currently a member of the 98.5 KTIS Radio on-air staff. His career has taken him to North Dakota, Wisconsin and greater Minnesota. Dave grew up in Fridley, and now resides in Maple Grove. He’s the father of five boys, and is blessed with two daughters-in-law and a granddaughter. He loves his family and is thrilled to combine his passion for radio with ministry.

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• Click here to view the “23rd Psalm Video” also featured during the breakfast.

• Record attendance! Over 700 people attended the 2008 Woodbury Prayer Breakfast at the Prom Center. Paul Ridgeway of Ridgeway International shared a personal and powerful testimony of how God called him to share Christ’s message of salvation with others.

  “It is evident that Paul is not ashamed of the gospel and has a strong desire to share that it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith,” said Mary Giuliani Stephens, one of the event committee members.

  Check back soon to listen to Paul’s message. Kim Jeffries, now Kim Ketola, served as this year’s emcee. Kim hosts her own radio show on KTIS FM. Karen Diers sang “Burdens Roll Away” and “I Go to the Rock” with the Gospel Choir and the New Life Jazz Band. Karen closed the morning with “God Bless America”.
   

• Paul Ridgeway, Keynote Speaker
  Paul Ridgeway of Ridgeway International is an entrepreneur, businessman, and a man of faith. Taking as many as 25 major events a year, Ridgeway International plans Super Bowls as well as visits by heads of state. In 1990 Paul organized the near flawless Minnesota visit by Russian President, Mikhail Gorbachev. A man of focus, creativity and charisma, Ridgeway’s customers have included Microsoft, Ford, Saturn, Coca-Cola, Billy Graham, and the National Football League. “He is a great communicator. He brings in a diverse group of professionals and experts to make the Super Bowl roll,” says Frank Supovitz, senior vice president at the National Football League.

• Kim Jeffries, Emcee
  Kim Jeffries is the host of her own radio show “Along the Way with Kim Jeffries” and has hosted many other radio shows on KTIS FM, WCCO Radio and TV and KS95. A 2003 Annual Media Award winner for her contributions to reducing the stigma of mental illness, Ms. Jeffries also serves as Chair of the MN Governor’s Council on Faith and Community Service Initiatives. Kim and her husband, Bruce have four young adult children in their blended family.

• Karen Diers, Vocalist
  Karen Diers has lived in Woodbury for almost nine years and is the Worship Leader at New Life Church of Woodbury. A 1986 graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Music, Karen has enjoyed singing for a variety of venues including live radio, community theatre, recording studios, churches, homeless shelters, missions and coffee houses. Her greatest joy is living life to the fullest with her husband and their four children.

• Theme: Connecting Our Community Through Prayer”
  Location: Prom Center
  Keynote Speaker: Paul Ridgeway
  Emcee: Kim Ketola (formerly Kim Jeffries)
  Music: Karen Diers, Gospel Choir, New Life Jazz Band
  Attendance: 720
   

• Message From the Co-Chairs

  Thanks to all of you who worked hard and gave freely and generously of your time and resources for this year’s event. This event would not be possible without the support of our community businesses, sponsorships and in-kind donations, and the countless volunteer hours of many who attend to details behind the scenes.! What an honor and privilege it has been to serve with the steering committee members to plan for this community event and to pray with them for our city and surrounding areas, its’ leaders, and citizens. The Woodbury Prayer Breakfast is more than an event. It is a commitment to continue to serve the community, through prayer and follow-up.
  
  Mary Giuliani Stephens and Debbie Murphy
  Co-Chairs Woodbury Prayer Breakfast