Hundreds of Christians have journeyed to Asheville from across the country for a Texas-size revival in the heart of the downtown. Spearheaded by the Dallas-based group Time to Revive, the event at Pack Square Park started Monday and runs through Friday, with daily meals, music, ministering, witnessing and outreach — all designed to spread the Gospel.
“We believe this is what Jesus would do,” Time to Revive director Kyle Martin said of the focus on revival and outreach. “People are floored when you do things unconditionally.”
Two massive white tents at Pack Square Park, with some 2,000 square feet of space, are the nerve center of the revival each day at Pack Square. On Saturday the group moves to Carrier Park, and volunteers working with area contractors will perform nine home makeovers in the area that day, Martin said. The group will wrap up the week with activities at nearby Ridgecrest on Sunday.
Some 480 volunteers from 14 states are in town for the revival, and more than three dozen local churches are participating.
“These folks have a good track record of reaching out in cities across the country,” said Pastor Rocky Russell of Access Church in Skyland, one of the participants. “It’s not just preaching, it’s sharing the love of Jesus in practical ways. It’s a group of churches that wanted to have a bigger effect as a whole than we can ourselves.”
Daily activities at the park start at 6:30 a.m. and run to 9:30 p.m., with breakfast, lunch and dinner served under the tents. The group treated city government employees to a free lunch on Monday. Area residents can stop by any time for a free meal or conversation.
“I’ve always been a Christian, and when I found out what was going on, I felt it was my Christian duty to be here,” Asheville resident Robert Lee said.
Time to Revive was started in Dallas in 2010 and has held revivals in Dallas, Santa Fe, N.M., Sedona, Ariz., and Flint, Mich.
A group of Asheville residents who attended the Flint revival asked the group to come here, which led to this week’s event.
For more information, go to www.reviveasheville.org.
“We believe this is what Jesus would do,” Time to Revive director Kyle Martin said of the focus on revival and outreach. “People are floored when you do things unconditionally.”
Two massive white tents at Pack Square Park, with some 2,000 square feet of space, are the nerve center of the revival each day at Pack Square. On Saturday the group moves to Carrier Park, and volunteers working with area contractors will perform nine home makeovers in the area that day, Martin said. The group will wrap up the week with activities at nearby Ridgecrest on Sunday.
Some 480 volunteers from 14 states are in town for the revival, and more than three dozen local churches are participating.
“These folks have a good track record of reaching out in cities across the country,” said Pastor Rocky Russell of Access Church in Skyland, one of the participants. “It’s not just preaching, it’s sharing the love of Jesus in practical ways. It’s a group of churches that wanted to have a bigger effect as a whole than we can ourselves.”
Daily activities at the park start at 6:30 a.m. and run to 9:30 p.m., with breakfast, lunch and dinner served under the tents. The group treated city government employees to a free lunch on Monday. Area residents can stop by any time for a free meal or conversation.
“I’ve always been a Christian, and when I found out what was going on, I felt it was my Christian duty to be here,” Asheville resident Robert Lee said.
Time to Revive was started in Dallas in 2010 and has held revivals in Dallas, Santa Fe, N.M., Sedona, Ariz., and Flint, Mich.
A group of Asheville residents who attended the Flint revival asked the group to come here, which led to this week’s event.
For more information, go to www.reviveasheville.org.
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