Revival Ministries Says 150,000 Prayed at U.S. 250th Fair as 1,000 Missionaries Fan Out
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 2
Revival Ministries Says 150,000 Prayed at U.S. 250th Fair as 1,000 Missionaries Fan Out
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 2
Summary
150,000 people prayed with Revival Ministries missionaries during a week on the National Mall, the group said, as evangelists treated the Great American State Fair as a prime field for conversion.
More than 1,000 missionaries came to Washington for the fair, saying the 250th-anniversary setting drew patriotic visitors they found unusually receptive to prayer and brief gospel conversations.
Revival Ministries tracked outreach with stat cards and an app; by lunchtime Wednesday, about 40 teams had contacted 2,231 people while spreading out to avoid approaching visitors twice.
The faith-themed fair unfolded in a White House-backed revival atmosphere that included a recent 'Rededicate 250' prayer event, even as some participants said they were trying to avoid partisan politics.
That mix drew criticism from some visitors, including a D.C. teacher who said Trump had turned a major national anniversary into a partisan event rather than a broadly shared celebration.