Michigan—The students at Battle Creek Academy got up early on Wednesday, September 26, for a very special event. The campus ministries department held its annual Prayer at the Pole ceremony at 6:30 a.m. It was a chilly morning, but students were eager to take part in this nationwide event where students were encouraged to gather around their school's flagpole and pray for national leadership, schools, friends, and families.

Camden Bowman, campus ministries president, provided this great opportunity for students and faculty, and gave Battle Creek Academy the opportunity to send out a message to their community and nation about how important prayer is.

Coty Day shared what Prayer at the Pole meant personally, "It means to me that we are not only coming together as friends to pray together, but coming together as family members of God, to worship Him and share our faith."

Marie Palfi added, "Prayer at the pole was a very moving experience! I wish there were more people. Being around the pole, listening to everyone pouring their hearts out to God was very reassuring for the Christian growth in our school."

Prayer at the Pole started in 1990 as a student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led event that takes place at both private and public schools nationwide.

Wendy Keough, director of marketing and recruitment, Battle Creek Academy