IN THE MOST POST-CHRISTIAN CITY IN AMERICA PROCLAIMING CHRIST
LIVES CHANGED
Springfield, Massachusetts — What was once the birthplace of the First Great Awakening has now become the least-churched region in America— and it’s where God opened doors for Dr. Youssef to passionately proclaim the Gospel at Leading The Way ’s Rise Up New England Celebration.
“The simple message of John 3:16 and the explosion of worship onstage gave me a new fire and more hope than ever before.”
LIVES CHANGED
“I was encouraged to see many come forward to give their lives to the Lord. God is on the move!”
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ust miles away from where the revivalist Jonathan Edwards preached the message that ignited America’s First Great Awakening, Dr. Youssef emphasized the saving love of Christ: “No religious system can save you or assure you of eternal life in heaven. Only Jesus can! No matter how many times you’ve rejected His invitation in the past, He’s extending an invitation to you tonight. Come and be assured of eternity in heaven.” By God’s grace and through your support, within a week, approximately 80% of those who made decisions for Christ had already received personal follow-up and been connected with local churches. For local pastors, the Celebration was an answer to their prayers for God to once again spark revival in New England—an area not typically sought out by most ministries.
Through Rise Up New England, your partnership made a lasting spiritual impact in the most post-Christian city in America: MINISTERING in Spiritually Dry Places
Strategically positioned between the three most unchurched cities in America
Within a 25-mile radius of 25 universities, some of them the most influential in our nation
Where roughly 40% of the population consider themselves non-religious
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