From left, Mitch Tepper, missionary development officer of Christian Witness to Israel; Pastor Larry Thompson of First Baptist Church and interim minister at the Martinsburg Church; and Robert Erskine of Carrying the Message of the Cross Ministries stand on the pitcher's mound at Michelle Krill Field at Historic Pullman Park, where they will host a revival Oct. 10.

The organizers of an upcoming October revival believe faith will conquer fear in these difficult times.

The event, “God Bless America: A Judeo-Christian Revival Celebration,” will run from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10 at Michelle Krill Field at Historic Pullman Park, 100 Pullman Park Place.

One of the three planners of the revival, Pastor Larry Thompson, of First Baptist Church and interim minister at the Martinsburg Church of Bruin, had written a newspaper article in June for the Butler Eagle titled “Refocus and Revival in God's Church.” He credited the article with becoming the genesis of the Oct. 10 revival.

Thompson brought Mitch Tepper, the missionary development officer of Christian Witness to Israel, and Robert Erskine, of Carrying the Message of the Cross Ministries, to join the planning.

“When you've got a Jew, a Baptist and a Lutheran working together, you've really got something,” Tepper said.

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