(BP) - About 40 members of the Tennessee Baptist Convention's executive board and TBC staff prayerwalked downtown Nashville, Tenn., in preparation for the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting and the pre-SBC evangelistic Crossover initiatives.

The prayerwalk was held following the May 10 board meeting at the TBC Baptist Center in Brentwood.

The prayerwalkers formed three groups. One group prayed in the downtown area. The second prayerwalked the Downtown Ministry Center, a nonprofit ministry started by First Baptist Church in Nashville, which houses The Next Door, a ministry for women in need and Christian Women's Job Corps - Nashville.

The third group prayerwalked Tennessee's legislative plaza, distributing personalized Bibles to legislators and praying for them. A group led by Roger Freeman, TBC president, and James Porch, TBC executive director-treasurer, presented a personalized Bible to Gov. Phil Bredesen.