Metro Voice News Celebrating Faith, Family & Community
In a historic worldwide gathering, an estimated seven million people from 225 countries and territories joined Gather25 online and on television on March 1. From every continent, Christians came together to witness how God is transforming lives and to join in prayer, worship, repentance and commissioning.
This event marked a historic moment for the global church. For the first time, technology and AI enabled a monumental achievement. Live sessions from the United States, New Zealand, Malaysia, Romania, Rwanda, the United Kingdom and Peru were translated into 87 languages in real time, extending the reach of Gather25 far beyond physical borders.
With unprecedented participation levels, Gather25 highlighted powerful stories of salvation from around the world and from the persecuted church. Across the world, speakers delivered a message to Christians across denominations — the church is not shrinking, it’s growing. Self-organized group gatherings also took place, from living rooms and remote villages to large gatherings such as the one in Cebu City, Philippines, where more than 5,000 people gathered outdoors to watch the sessions.
According to Metro Voice News, more than 117,000 prison inmates in the United States were able to gather with the global church through an app from God Behind Bars. Gather25 participants even got news from Antarctica, where Christians from the local scientific bases joined together in the local Chapel of the Snows. In addition, TBN’s extensive coverage over the course of the weekend reached a global network of two billion potential viewers.
A global lineup of speakers and worship artists that included Jennie Allen, Christine Caine, Tim Godfrey, Sergio Hornung, Matt Maher, Dr. Charles Mugisha, Matt Redman, Sinach, Andres Spyker, Mark Varughese, Rick Warren, Darlene Zschech and many more also challenged participants to take action.
Jennie Allen, founder and visionary of Gather25 and one of the speakers, reflected on its impact.
“The only way that this happens — that denominations come together, countries come together, continents come together — is because of prayer,” she said. “What we saw at Gather25 was a picture of heaven — believers from every nation, tribe and language coming together with one mission: to make Jesus known.”
To view the presentations or learn more, visit www.gather27.com.
–Dwight Widaman
