On August 25, 2025, the second National Prayer Breakfast was held in Kyiv. This is an annual interfaith event that continues a tradition started in 1953 in the United States.
The event was held under the patronage of the President of Ukraine and became a powerful platform for sincere conversation about values, faith, freedom, responsibility, and the power of common prayer in the darkest moments of history.
Scale and Participants
The event brought together more than 1,200 participants, including representatives of the Ukrainian government, clergy, international partners, and charitable organizations.
Among the 350+ international guests from 50 countries were:
- Keith Kellogg, Special Envoy of the U.S. President for Ukraine;
- Elijah Brown, General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance;
- Edward Graham, Chief Operating Officer of the international mission Samaritan’s Purse;
- Bob McEwen, Executive Director of the Council for National Policy of the U.S. Republican Party;
- Mark Burns, American evangelical pastor and founder of The Harvest Harvest Praise & Worship Center.
Key themes: efforts to achieve peace, support of the allies, the spiritual resilience of Ukrainians, and the role of the international community in restoring justice.
Role of MAINSTREAM
The MAINSTREAM team took part in organizing the event and provided comprehensive communication support. As part of its full-cycle event support, the MAINSTREAM event team contributed to:
- developing the event concept and visual identity;
- shaping the program;
- coordinating logistics and speakers;
- designing the venue with themed areas, including registration, press room, photo zones, and exhibition stands;
- providing simultaneous interpretation for participants.
The Strategic Communications Department provided comprehensive PR support for the event, including:
- building communication with event partners;
- coordinating with Ukrainian and international media (accreditation, press briefings, and journalist coordination);
- preparing and distributing informational materials (press releases, news updates, photos, videos, etc.);
- monitoring media coverage.
In addition, an exclusive interview with the President of Ukraine was arranged for Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) — a leading American Christian television network.
Results
- 380+ media publications;
- over 1,200 mentions on social media;
- extensive coverage in leading international and Ukrainian media outlets, including Associated Press, Deutsche Welle, The Washington Times, ARA, The Irish News, Christian Daily, Kyiv Post, RBC-Ukraine, Ukrinform, Interfax-Ukraine, Forbes, Telegraf, Suspilne, TSN, Rada TV channel, Channel 24, and many others.
