The Rochester Area Prayer Breakfast is held in recognition of the National Day of Prayer, bringing together people of different backgrounds and affiliations for the betterment of the community, the state and the nation.

This year's speaker is Eric Metaxas. Eric Metaxas is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Bonhoeffer, and many other books, including "Is Atheism Dead?", "Martin Luther, Amazing Grace", and "Letter to the American Church". He has written more than thirty children’s books, including the bestsellers "Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving" and "It’s Time to Sleep, My Love", illustrated by Nancy Tillman. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He is the host of Socrates in the City, and the nationally syndicated Eric Metaxas Radio Show — “The Show about Everything!” — which also airs as a weekly television program on TBN. Metaxas has conducted interviews with an eclectic mix of guests including film director Ron Howard, Mel Gibson, and Morgan Freeman,  as well as such figures as Peter Thiel. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and many other publications.