New York City

“…thousands of people from all races and different denominations came together to worship God. Clips show people speaking in tongues, surrendering to God, praying over people, waving flags that read ‘Jesus,’ dancing, and screaming the name of Jesus in the streets of New York.” - C.Leaders



“The 53-year-old Tilson, a retired hedge fund manager by trade who now pens a newsletter on investment, told RNS he finds Samaritan’s Purse to be an ‘incredibly impressive organization … delivering world-class critical care to my fellow New Yorkers stricken with COVID-19.’” - FaithWire



April 14, “a group of LGBTQ activists stood several yards away from the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital on the East Meadow lawn and blasted city and state officials and Mount Sinai Hospital for partnering with the evangelical humanitarian relief organization treating overflow patients suffering from the coronavirus.” - RNS



“New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill into law Tuesday that will allow individuals to elect a third gender category on birth certificates issued within city limits, removing a number of medical and administrative barriers to doing so.” - Jurist



http://www.worldmag.com/articles/18543 ]Former Wall Street Journal editor Melanie Kirkpatrick escaped 9/11…saw in New York “that religion and people’s reliance on God in a time of crisis was very evident.”

Barna Study Explores Faith in New York Since 9-11 Residents of the New York City media market are more spiritually active today than they were in the late 1990s – and more so than they were in 2001. Reported weekly church attendance, for instance, was lowest in 1999 and 2000 (31%), but has since grown to represent 46% of the market’s residents