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Hope For Our City
Philadelphia Gospel Movement is a citywide initiative uniting the Body of Christ for the spiritual and social transformation of Philadelphia.
Meet Our Leaders
The dedicated people fully committed to advancing the Gospel throughout Philadelphia
REV. TERRY DAVIS
Executive Director
SKIP GALANES
Finance Manager
EMILY DAVIS
Operations Director
KAYLA GONZALES
Administrative Assistant
BRENT MARTIN
Pastoral Engagement Director
BOARD MEMBERS
PASTOR BOB OLIVER
President
Senior Pastor
New Covenant Church
of Philadelphia
PASTOR WANDA NOVALES
Vice President
Executive Pastor
City Reach Church
CINDY BERGVALL
Secretary and Treasurer
Partner
Bee Bergvall & Co.
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YVETTE NÚÑEZ
Board Member
Chief of Staff
Mastery Schools
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14
Revivals and Prayers In Philadelphia:
Then and Now
The City of Brotherly Love stands as a beacon of spiritual awakening, where waves of Christian revival have stirred hearts, transformed lives, and ignited a lasting passion for faith across generations.
1684
"My soul prays to God for thee that thou mayest stand in the day of trial, that thy children may be blest of the Lord and thy people saved by His power." - William Penn's Prayer for Philadelphia
1858
During the Third Great Awakening, the Philadelphia YMCA played a crucial role, sending members to preach on street corners, at wharves, and in other public spaces, targeting newcomers to the city, particularly young men.
1875
Evangelist Dwight Moody and gospel songwriter Ira Sankey held a series of revivals in Philadelphia between November 1875 and February 1876. Over a million people attended the revivals, making the 1875-76 Revival one of the largest in Philadelphia history.
