Thousands of Christians Gather in Prayer at State Capitals Across America

This week tens of thousands of Christians are gathering for mass prayer and worship in state capitals across the United States.

As a part of an event called “Tent America 2018,” hosted by Awaken the Dawn, Christians from across the U.S. are heading to their state capitals for a three-day prayer session and celebration where they will pray for the healing of our nation and celebrate the works God is doing. 

The event is running from September 27-29 and is taking place simultaneously with the Feast of Tabernacles which is happening in Israel. 

The event will have a tent city set up where people can come to worship, listen to and sing music, pray and hear gospel proclamations. According to Awake the Dawn, the hope is to be able to bring prayer tents to all 50 state capitals as well as to hundreds of college campuses across the country. 

According to the Awaken the Dawn website, “The Tent of Meeting represents the raw, unfiltered presence of God, unrestrained by cultural norms – extending an invitation to weak men and women to cry out to meet with Him, face-to-face. This is the cry that must arise from the generations as we tabernacle together in September: We want to meet with You face-to-face! …John 1:14 declares that ‘the Word became flesh and dwelt among us’ – we want Jesus to tabernacle among us during Tent America 2018 in His full…