Women Praying for Women was founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2001 by three Christian women: Katherine Spaht, Martha Elkin and State Senator Sharon Weston Broome, serving at that time in the House of Representatives.   Mrs. Spaht, a law professor at LSU and author of the Covenant Marriage Law, approached Mrs. Elkin, women’s Bible study teacher and prayer leader at her church, and Senator Broome, an advocate for marriages and children in the legislature, about starting an inter-denominational group for women in the city of Baton Rouge for the purpose of strengthening the roles of women as wives and mothers through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and prayer.  As author of the Louisiana Covenant Marriage Law, Mrs. Spaht saw the increasing number of divorces occurring among society today and the affect it was having on the family.  It was her desire to see these statistics change.  As the three women came together in prayer, Women Praying for Women was formed. 

The group decided to meet in local churches throughout the city twice yearly with guest speakers sharing on Christian topics related to women. The meetings were held on Saturday mornings so working women could attend.  The meeting started with an opening prayer, music, speakers and ended with prayer groups led by committee members. After meeting in different denominations throughout the city for four years, the decision was made to change the meetings to a Saturday morning breakfast at a country club. The women enjoy the Christian fellowship that is felt around the breakfast table before starting the meeting with music, a speaker and prayer.