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Franklin County mayor shares video of statewide 'Pray for Tennessee' event and reads HJR 803
Summary
County Mayor Chris Guest presented a video of a courthouse-square "Pray for Tennessee" event featuring Rep. Bonnie Fritz and ministers, and introduced House Joint Resolution No. 803, which calls for a 30-day season of prayer and fasting from July 1–31, 2024; the resolution was adopted in April 2024 and is promoted across all 95 counties.
County Mayor Chris Guest presented a video and remarks about a "Pray for Tennessee" event held Monday at the courthouse square and introduced House Joint Resolution No. 803 urging a month-long season of prayer and fasting.
The mayor said Representative Bonnie Fritz of Roane County spoke at the courthouse gathering and that "several ministers" led the group in prayer. "It's called Pray for Tennessee," Guest said, and he told listeners the event was held despite rain and is intended to be observed in all 95 counties.
The program included a public reading of the state resolution. Janice Bowen read the text of House Joint Resolution No. 803, which the transcript identifies as "A resolution to seek God's hand of mercy [and] healing on Tennessee." The resolution lists concerns including violence, human trafficking, drug addiction and harms the text attributes to cross-border flows and other causes. The reading concludes by calling for a 30-day season of prayer and intermittent fasting running from July 1, 2024, through July 31, 2024, and notes the measure was adopted in April 2024. As one passage in the reading put it, "Be it further resolved that we ask the Lord Jesus to heal our land and remove the violence, human trafficking, addiction, and corruption."
Mayor Guest framed the event as an "uplifting" civic gathering intended to remind residents of shared values and direction. The mayor's update consisted largely of showing the video and highlighting the resolution's adoption and statewide observance. The transcript does not record any formal vote or local action by the Franklin County government adopting or implementing the resolution; it was presented to the county audience as a statewide initiative and as context for the video's message.
The county's presentation materials and the reading identified the resolution by number and adoption date; the transcript states "House joint resolution number 803" and that it "was adopted April 2024." The mayor said he and county staff would "be back to work with Franklin County on Monday," signaling this was an informational update rather than a county policy action.
