A full ballroom at the 2026 First Coast Prayer Breakfast

Tuesday, October 6, 2026Prime Osborn Convention CenterJacksonville, Florida

The 2026 First Coast Prayer Breakfast

A morning of breakfast, friendship and faith with business and community leaders from across Northeast Florida.

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The Morning

Good food, good company and a full room

From hugs at registration to laughter around every table, here’s a look at the people who made the morning.

Four guests smiling and waving in the foyer
Greetings in the foyer
Four friends posing together in the foyer
Friends arriving together
Volunteers handing out name badges at registration
Picking up name badges
Volunteers laughing together at the registration table
Our registration team
Two women hugging and smiling in the ballroom
All smiles
Guests of many backgrounds smiling around a breakfast table
Conversation around the table
A couple smiling at their breakfast table
Breakfast with friends
A volunteer laughing with two older gentlemen
Laughter at every table
Two young men laughing in the ballroom
Making new connections
Three women smiling over breakfast
Enjoying breakfast
A guest in a green dress beaming at her breakfast table
Big smiles at breakfast
Guests applauding during a speaker's talk
Listening to the speakers
Two women sharing a big hug after the program
Until next year

From the Stage

The program

Two leaders shared how they found purpose beyond success, and the morning opened in prayer.

Matt McConnell welcoming guests from the stage

Emcee

Matt McConnell

Welcomed the room and closed the morning with his own story of finding purpose.

Ron Armstrong praying over breakfast

Prayer over Breakfast

Ron Armstrong

Table host who prayed over the breakfast and the morning ahead.

Scott Ryser speaking at the podium

Speaker

Scott Ryser

Former Founder & CEO of Yakabod and author of At Work As In Heaven.

Mark Whitacre speaking from the stage

Speaker

Mark Whitacre

VP of Culture & Care at Coca-Cola Consolidated, whose story inspired the film The Informant!

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Hear their stories

Watch both talks from the morning.

Scott Ryser — Faith Changed Everything
Scott Ryser · Former Founder & CEO, Yakabod  Watch on YouTube →
Mark Whitacre — A Second Chance
Mark Whitacre · VP of Culture & Care, Coca-Cola Consolidated  Watch on YouTube →

More Moments

Around the room

From the foyer to the front row.

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Thank You

Our 2026 sponsors

These partners proudly put their names next to the First Coast Prayer Breakfast and made the morning possible.

Coca-Cola Consolidated
MK Capital
Forged CEO
Abundant Life Planning
Christie's International Real Estate First Coast
Tesori Family Foundation
Adapt22
C12
Intradiem
Mind Maven

And thank you to our coffee sponsor, the Northeast Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce, and to the table hosts and volunteers who made it all happen.

Guests talking around a breakfast table

What’s Next

Join us for Path to Purpose

A free, six-week online Bible study where you’ll explore the story of God with peers from across Jacksonville. No Bible background needed, and all questions are welcome.

  • Wednesdays, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. ET, live on Zoom
  • Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18 and Dec 2
  • Each week led by a Jacksonville-area CEO or business owner
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Three table hosts smiling with coffee in hand

2027

Host a table next year

Interest in hosting far outpaced the tables we had in 2026. Early-bird pricing is open now for table hosts and Community Partners, so reserve your table for the 2027 First Coast Prayer Breakfast while they last.

Reserve a 2027 table