Thousands of people made decisions to follow Jesus Christ at a massive evangelistic rally held recently in Portland, Oregon.
More than 35,000 people attended the PDX Crusade, which was organized by Athey Creek Church, and the organizers report that more than 3,200 responded by saying “yes” to the good news of God’s offer of salvation and new life in Him.
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“PDX Crusade 2025 was a life-changing weekend. So many met Jesus, and His name was magnified across our city,” the church announced in a post.
These types of outreaches are so uncommon in Portland that KLOVE reports this was the first such “crusade” event in the city in more than 25 years. But the response from attendees indicates a spiritual hunger for God has been building up for years throughout “Rose City” and the surrounding areas.
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The outreach was held at the Moda Center on August 2-3, and huge crowds came each night to see top Christian musicians like Chris Tomlin, Zach Williams, Cain, Taya, Anne Wilson, and Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes.
As Pastor Brett Meador shared the gospel during the high point of each night, a huge red, yellow, and white graphic was displayed behind him reading, “Out of Darkness into the Light.”
He shared with the crowd, “We live in a town where darkness is all around us… If you live here, you feel it – how desperately people need to believe in Jesus that they may find hope. We need to see our town, our city and our whole country come out of the darkness and into the light.”
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He went on to preach from scripture that, “Anyone who confess with their mouth and believes in their heart on the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bible tells us that you’ll be saved. Your sins are forgiven. Doesn’t mean that your life’s gonna be perfect or rosy, but it means that you’re gonna have that peace that only comes through Christ.”
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