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None of this was ours to begin with. It still is not, and that is the best part.
Dear friend,
A little over a year ago, Revive was a burden shared among friends: a passion for worship, and a longing to carry the gospel of Christ missionally beyond the walls of the church. We wanted to bring worship to unlikely places, and to advance the Great Commission through it. Out of that burden Revive was born, and the Lord brought together people from across this city, differently gifted, carrying the same conviction.
We began hosting worship nights in living rooms, and we quickly outgrew them. We prayed, we sang, and we sought God for our generation and our city. From the very start, we committed to respond in obedience to whatever the Lord asked of us.
Fourteen months later, I am writing to you from the far side of things none of us saw coming. By our third worship night it was clear that homes could no longer hold what the Lord was doing. So we stepped outside, to Schenley Plaza in Oakland, and watched it fill with hundreds of voices unashamed of Jesus. Today, believers from churches across Pittsburgh gather at our experiences: young and old, new believers and mature ones, students from every university in the city, families from well beyond Pennsylvania, and more than a few who were headed out for a night on the town and stumbled into ours instead. People from distant cities, national and international, keep asking how to bring Revive to theirs.
We have watched the Lord move powerfully: story after story of salvation and healing, faith revived, lives rededicated to Jesus, identities restored in Him, and people from backgrounds that do not traditionally worship learning to worship with reckless abandon. Churches and universities have begun inviting us to bring worship experiences to them. All of it persuades us that His hand is on this work. It is why we formalized as a nonprofit this spring, eager to keep running with the mission He has given us. Our posture has not shifted since the first night.
With this report, we hope to show you a glimpse of what He has done, and to invite you to journey with us into what He will do next. Read it prayerfully. And as you do, please consider how you might partner with us financially. Your generosity fuels the outreach of our city and its people, and it resources the team that carries the work.
Our core team and board are united in one sense: God stands ready to do a great work through Revive as we deepen our commitment to bringing worship to places that do not worship, with our eyes fixed on glorifying Him. Our sails are up. We cannot wait to see where He carries us.
For the King,
Revive Worship was founded in May 2025 with a single conviction: that there is no place too unlikely for worship. We were born out of a vision to bring worship into the spaces that do not yet worship, drawing all people, those who worship and those who do not yet, into deeper intimacy with God.
Since our founding, we have held monthly worship nights in homes, parks, university campuses, co-working hubs, and any room that opens its doors. Our desire is to proclaim Jesus to all people, and our gatherings foster spaces where churches, people, and many expressions of worship come together, reflective of the Acts 2 church and the Church Christ envisioned.
We are not a church, and we are not affiliated with any one local church. We are a growing community of all kinds of people who love God and love one another, and everyone, regardless of age, background, or belief, is welcome in the room.
“We bring worship to unlikely places, and the Body of Christ gathers beyond the walls: many expressions, one Lord.”
One night a month, somewhere in the city.
We gather in any room that opens its doors. Every month since May 2025, the Lord has given us a room and filled it.
And He has provided all along the way. COhatch, a co-working space in the heart of the city, has continually hosted us at a fraction of what space costs in Pittsburgh. Between the unlikely places, it has become something of a home base for Revive, and we do not take that provision for granted.
Unashamed is our public worship gathering, evangelistic by design: worship in the open air, every expression of faith welcome, bold proclamation, and the gospel shared plainly. It is typically held at Schenley Plaza in the university district, chosen as a central point within reach of students, passersby, and the greater Pittsburgh metro.
The turnout at our first Unashamed went far beyond anything we envisioned, and the spring edition confirmed it was not an accident. Students, families, and passersby wandered in with their questions and stayed for the answer.
A night of worship and honest proclamation, built for students and their curiosity.
The first Why Jesus was held at Carnegie Mellon in February 2026, and this fall we return: the second edition at Carnegie Mellon in September, and Duquesne on October 31. Unashamed at Schenley Plaza is not a typical Why Jesus night, but planted in the heart of Pitt’s campus on the first weekend students are back, it is a university outreach in its own right.
During our campus experiences, we invite the partnership of local college ministries and organizations. Our heart is to pair students with communities where they can be shepherded, discipled, and find people to do life with. Our regular partners include the Interfellowship Association (IFA) at Carnegie Mellon, Chi Alpha, Run With Christ, and others.
From the beginning, we have been convicted against measuring ministry by statistics. We have stood in rooms so full we worried about being shut down, and we have had to invent parking where there was none. We have also worshipped in rooms nearly empty, and He was just as present and faithful in both.
We have worshipped outdoors under clear summer skies, and through rain and hard cold that made the experience unusual, and still we worshipped, and still He moved powerfully. And as encouraging as it has been to watch our online community grow by more than two thousand percent in a single year, we keep praying to stay grounded, not in the amazement of numbers, but in the things that look small and matter more.
We try not to track numbers too closely. Counts are the easiest thing to worship and the poorest measure of what God is doing. We count chairs so we can plan rooms.
First encounters. People have met Jesus for the first time at Revive nights, and left with a community around them.
Healing. We have prayed with people and watched God heal: bodies, hearts, and battles of identity.
Coming home. People who had drifted from the faith have found their way back, and people who had given up on church have been reconciled to her.
Undivided hearts. People from backgrounds that do not traditionally worship have learned to worship unashamed.
Every month, some of the people in the room have driven three, four, five hours to be there: West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, South Carolina, Philadelphia. They keep coming back with friends, and that has been a blessing.
Our hearts have been warmed to watch the Lord move through our little ministry. People who have attended have gone back to their churches eager to replicate our ‘style.’ We receive more invitations than we can say yes to, from churches, organizations, and universities all over, and others keep asking how to launch Revive nights where they live, and for our training.
The truest record of this year is not a page in this report. It is people. Here are a few of them, in their own words.
There is a real hunger for Christ in Pittsburgh. A desire to see this city known more for God than steel or anything else. Revive has stirred that hunger in my own heart. To surrender more, to stand in awe of Jesus, and to see others come to know Him. I’m just grateful to play a small part in it. All glory to God.
A Kingdom movement like I’ve never seen before is happening in the city of Pittsburgh, and the moment I connected to Revive Worship I felt the heartbeat and vitality of that exact movement rising in me and every person connected. Revive Worship has the hand of God tangibly orchestrating its experience. Each experience I’ve been a part of is never about a good performance, it’s about one pure sound of worship.
I first encountered Revive at an event on my college campus. As a musician, I was immediately drawn to the band’s crazy talent, but I loved the joy and freedom radiating from all around me even more. As I’ve come back to later Revives, I’ve found I can’t help but “dance before the Lord with all my might” (2 Sam. 6:14), whether I’m playing in the band or shouting from the seats.
It has been an honor and a joy to witness God move in the hearts of His children as I’ve served on the prayer team with Revive. Deliverance from anxiety and depression, strongholds broken, and people hearing directly from the Holy Spirit to better understand God’s purposes for their lives. All glory to God!
Revive glorifies God in many ways; the Gospel is consistently shared in all truth and grace, the speakers and musicians are prepared and excellent, and the events are considerate, compassionate, and compelling. But it is the Godly men and women behind Revive that give me so much confidence in it being a movement with the Lord’s favor. Nothing is done for show or attention, and there is no compromise in theology or worship to please people. Rather, every event and experience is focused on pleasing God, as should every moment of our lives.
I came to Revive because I love the mission behind it. Uniting the body of Christ is so important, and Revive does just that. It has been a joy to come with old friends or meet new ones. The Lord is doing a beautiful thing in Pittsburgh, and each encounter at Revive is never the same. His presence overflows in each event!
Revive Worship is truly a light for the city of Pittsburgh. Having attended a few Revive Nights, and having served as a prayer partner at Unashamed, I’ve seen firsthand what a wonderful community God is cultivating here at Revive. The team is full of incredibly talented, Spirit-filled worship leaders who are both down to earth but have their eyes fixed on Jesus. It is wonderful to get to witness what the Lord is doing in this city with Revive. Looking forward to seeing how God continues to move.
Within Run with Christ (RWC), we constantly seek for ways to encounter Christ in a deeper way, beyond our running sessions. Revive has offered just that for our community. Revive Nights create a space not only for community, but also for people to encounter and meet Jesus in a tangible way. The messaging of Revive Nights consistently discourages pursuing hype and encourages deeper, honest pursuit of Christ, corporately and individually. During my time in Pittsburgh, Revive was a big blessing to me and to RWC Pittsburgh. I am looking forward to what the Lord will do.
The reverence for the Lord that is carried within Revive is such a blessing to see. As I have come to Revive since its beginning, the same heart and fear of the Lord has been carried to every worship night. I have been deeply touched in such a different way by the Lord at each event, and being a part of it has been such a privilege and honor. It has been beautiful to see Revive have a heart for a move of God in Pittsburgh, as well as reaching the lost and unifying the body of Christ as one. There is such a continual focus on beholding the Lord and exalting Him above all else, and I am so excited to see what the Lord is going to do in the future!
Being part of Revive Worship has been an enriching experience for me. What makes Revive Worship special is the freedom to worship wholeheartedly, without fear, pretense, or limitations. Every gathering is a reminder that worship is more than music, it is an encounter with God that transforms lives. I am honored to be part of this vision and excited for all that God is doing through Revive Worship. May He continue to use this ministry to draw many hearts closer to Him. All glory belongs to God.
Behind every night is a team of volunteers who serve faithfully and sacrificially: a worship team of gifted and devoted members, a prayer team of equipped, surrendered, consecrated people covering every night before, during, and after, and a logistics and production crew that builds the room, carries it, and packs it away long after everyone else has gone home.
More than ten congregations are represented on our serving teams alone. On a given night, the room holds members of churches from across Pittsburgh and well beyond it.
Students from all seven Pittsburgh universities are part of the room, and this fall we are bringing worship to their campuses.
No single church, no denomination, no age group, no scene. One belief in Jesus, and the first things of salvation.
We believe Revive Worship, as the name suggests, is called to revive a sound of worship that draws people into deeper intimacy with God. The Lord has graced us with a sound of our own: youthful in its charisma, cross-cultural and cross-generational in its reach, and radically committed to the message of the gospel.
We believe it is because of that gracing that people drive hours to attend Revive, churches ask us to lead worship at their conferences, and worshippers keep asking to join the team.
In obedience to that calling, we intend to write and release Spirit-filled worship songs and ministry resources for the edification of believers in the local and global church. On November 20 we will record our first project, and we are praying the Lord carries it further than we can. Our heart is simply to magnify Him.
Unlike our monthly experiences, this night will be hosted indoors, in partnership with a church that has invested deeply in production and recording technology, so the sound can be captured with excellence on proven systems. Conversations with a few friends of the ministry are already underway.
Revive answers to a board of trusted servants, and day to day it is carried by a core team of six who share the work of the nights between them, and answer to the board and to one another.
Each with a track record of faithfulness in the local church and in leading their own families well. They speak into our direction and our doctrine, and they hold our books to account.
* Founding leaders
From the first night until this spring, Revive was funded entirely by the generosity of its own members and friends. God be thanked, in April 2026 we received our 501(c)(3) approval, and for the first time we can invite everyone who believes in this work to build it with us.
We are praying for $50,000 for the remainder of this year, and we are believing God for $200,000 to fund the year ahead. Here is what your generosity builds:
If you feel led to give, there are options for one-time and recurring giving. We are committed to stewarding every resource faithfully, and we will report back on every bit of our spending.
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