Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM

47th CHATTANOOGA AREA LEADERSHIP PRAYER BREAKFAST

Community leaders, professionals, and students uniting in prayer for the city, state, and nation

Date and time

Starts on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Location

Chattanooga Convention Center
1 Carter St., Chattanooga, TN , 37402

Parking

Note: Breakfast Buffet Opens at 6:45am

**Closed Captioning Will Be Available**

Speaker: Barry E. "Butch" Wilmore, U.S. Navy Captain (Ret.) and NASA Astronaut (Ret.)

Barry “Butch” Wilmore, U.S. Navy Captain (Ret.) and NASA astronaut, has flown three space missions and spent 464 days in orbit. He is a test pilot with over 8,000 flight hours and 663 carrier landings. He piloted the Space Shuttle Atlantis, commanded the International Space Station, and most recently led Boeing’s Starliner on its first crewed flight—a mission planned for eight days that stretched into nine months. Butch speaks worldwide on perseverance and leadership under pressure. A Tennessee native, he received a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from Tennessee Tech in electrical engineering, where he was team captain of their football team, and a Master of Science in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee. Butch and his wife, Deanna, and their two daughters, Daryn and Logan, reside in Houston, Texas.