Downtown Franklin Self-Guided Prayer Walk
Our friend (and Franklin, TN native!) Laura Beth Peters takes you on a tour to explore a few locations of spiritual significance as it relates to the history of Franklin.
The tour covers a one mile loop that starts and ends from the prayer house. Since the tour is self-guided, you can do it all at one time or visit individual stops as you prefer.
Take a paper map with you at the prayer room, or follow along on this page for each stop and the accompanying audio clip.
Tour Introduction
Stop #1:
From FPH, go right on 2nd towards South Margin and take a right. Walk through the light on 3rd Ave. and come to 4th and Margin for the first stop: La Casa De Mi Padre, former home to the Holiness Tabernacle. A significant corner where a great move of God happened here! Pray holiness and openness to moves of God.
Stop #1
Stop #2:
Turn Right on 4th and turn right on Church St.
Second stop: 303 Church St. Home to the recording of “Jesus Freak” a Billboard Top 10 hit song about standing up for the belief in Jesus in the midst of persecution! Pray for the creatives and producers in our city.
Stop #2
Stop #3:
Turn around on Church St and go to 5th Ave.
Third stop: Franklin 1st United Methodist where E.M. Bounds preached and where his pulpit still sits. Pray for unity.
Stop #3
Stop #4:
Walk towards Main St. You’ll pass K-LOVE radio (largest Christian radio station in the country, massive influence.) Turn right on Main St and walk to the square. Fourth stop: The Square, where E.M. Bounds held a prayer meeting every Tuesday and first diverse faith gathering of the city of Franklin. Pray the ministry of reconciliation.
Stop #4
Stop #5:
From the Square continue down Main St. all the way to 2nd and turn right. Fifth stop: Look on the left for the Franklin Masonic Lodge. Here Andrew Jackson signed a treaty with Chickasaw tribal leaders that 7 years later led to the unfortunate Trail of Tears. Pray repentance and healing. Pray also for discernment for leaders and those in authority.
Stop #5
Stop #6:
Final stop is the corner of 2nd Ave S and Church St. This city block has been home to African American churches that have since moved. Most of the churches in downtown Franklin are white; Pray diversity in land ownership and businesses represented in downtown Franklin.
Stop #6
Tour Farewell
Your Tour Guide:
Laura Beth Peters is a Franklin, TN native and friend of the Franklin Prayer House. She is the Co-Host and Producer at Steel Magnolias Podcast alongside her sister, Lainie.
Your support allows us to create and maintain programs and projects like the prayer walk! Thank you.
References:
- City of Franklin: The Fuller Story:
https://www.franklintn.gov/our-city/the-fuller-story - Mansfield,Stephen, Grant, George.(1997) Faithful Volunteers: The History of Religion in Tennessee, Cumberland House Publishing.
- Miller, Andrew B. (Presented Oct. 28, 2000) The History of Revival in Franklin, TN
- Visit Franklin: Masonic Lodge: https://visitfranklin.com/see-and-do/historic-masonic-hall
- Visit Franklin: African American Neighborhoods: https://visitfranklin.com/sites/default/files/aa_driving_tour.pdf