Contemporary Christian vocalist Blanca (left) offers an uplifting performance as youth run out of their chairs to dance in a conga line on the main fl oor. Brennan Korshavn (above) from First Lutheran Church in Torrance, Calif., watches the main stage performance on opening night. A surprise Motown performance (right) got Gathering participants dancing and singing along to their favorite tunes.


‘You who lost your faith


in the fire of your life, we have to know that all of our scars create a road map that leads us to our own resurrection.’


—Natasha T. Miller, a spoken- word poet from Detroit


Young people serve communion during closing worship at Ford Field.


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