As churches across the U.S. continue to report an influx of attendance last weekend in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, pastors are increasingly speaking out.
Mike Signorelli, pastor of V1 Church in New York, is among those who witnessed record professions of faith Sunday, when 533 people accepted Jesus as their Savior.
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“I almost started weeping just hearing the number again,” Signorelli told CBN News. “It’s still overwhelming to even think about it. … Five-hundred-and-thirty-three decisions for Christ of every age, [many] generations were represented, every race was represented.”
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He said this stunning display unfolded in Long Island, New York, where Protestants are a small minority.
“I’ve just been crying for the last couple of days thinking about how God would take a national tragedy like this and turn it around and use it for mass salvations,” Signorelli said.
With young people increasingly turning to faith, the preacher said it seems Kirk’s death has only exacerbated interest in Christianity.
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“That’s why he went to college campuses and he fought a spiritual battle, preaching the Gospel,” he said of Kirk. “His martyrdom now has sort of been like … throwing a match on gasoline. And what is the gasoline? The gasoline is the conditions that Generation Z were already in, and this is the spark for a massive fire, a fire of revival.”
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