NEWCASTLE

Annual Lord Mayor’s prayer breakfast. 

Newcastle has a heritage of church and civic leaders coming together to pray for the welfare of the city.

The commitment of so many to gather together reflects the willing ability of civic, church, business and community leadership to journey together in a God honouring way!

2024 Breakfast

DATE: Friday 7 June 2024

TIME: 6:45am for a 7am start (breakfast closes 8:45am.

LOCATION: NEX Newcastle, The Arena Room

TICKETS: $ (Inc GST and Ticket Fee)

  • Early Bird Individual Ticket (closes 6 May) – $45
  • Early Bird Table (x8 persons) – $360
  • Full Price Individual Ticket – $60
  • Full Price Table (x8 persons) – $480


TICKETS

Sponsorship

This gathering has served to elevate the church of Newcastle and has demonstrated a strong Christian presence and culture to our civic leaders. We invite you to join with other Kingdom minded churches, schools, businesses and charities to support the breakfast and student forum through sponsorship.

Since the breakfast began $151,000 has been donated to local charities. The sponsors have ensured this outcome.

Since 2013 the sponsorship of the breakfast has underwritten the ‘Student Leadership Forum’ which is a leadership development opportunity for high school students.


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2024 Sponsors

Major Sponsors

OTHER Sponsors

History of the Newcastle Breakfast

In 1990 after the Newcastle earthquake (1989), the city leaders along with people from churches across the region gathered at the West Leagues Club.

2009 – 2012 Lord Mayor John Tate

In 2009 a group of Newcastle pastors approached the then Lord Mayor Cr John Tate about establishing an ‘Annual Lord Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast’ in Newcastle. He hosted the prayer breakfast from 2009 through to 2012.

2013 – 2014 Lord Mayor Jeff McCloy

The breakfast was hosted by Lord Mayor Jeff McCloy in 2013 and 2014. During this period the associated Student Leadership Forum was established as a leadership development opportunity for high school students throughout the region.

Student Leadership Forum Website

2015 to 2023 Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes

Since 2015 the breakfast and student leadership forum has been hosted by Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes. In 2023 the Lord Mayor noted that it was the 15th year “that civic, business, community, and church leaders had gathered and celebrated shared values that benefited our community.”    

Civic & Church leaders reflect on the breakfast and why they gather!

BREAKFAST BENEFICIARIES

Since 2009 over $151,000 has been raised and donated to local Newcastle charities.

The generosity of sponsors and those that have attended the breakfast has raised thousands of dollars for local charities who represent a small portion of the vast and impressive charitable work that is done throughout the Newcastle region.

RECAP 2023 Breakfast

RECAP 2022 Breakfast

RECAP 2021 Breakfast