Unite US coming to the O’Connell Center Oct. 23

Gainesville, FL– Unite US is coming to the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m.  Unite US is a movement of college students coming together to lift the name of Jesus. The event is open to the Gainesville community.

You can register for free at https://brushfire.com/uniteus/uniteflorida/579337.

More than 50,000 students representing more than 300 universities have joined the Unite movement at events across the country. The movement has traveled to college campuses including Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee. UNITE began at Auburn University as a one-night venture started by Tonya Prewett. Prewett’s husband Chad is an assistant basketball coach at Auburn, and her daughter Madison Prewett Troutt rose to fame for standing up for her faith as a contestant on season 24 of “The Bachelor.”

Madison and her husband Grant Troutt will also be attending. Tonya said she is seeing God move on college campuses. “We’ve heard testimonies from students who say I came in wanting to end my life, but I walked out wanting to live my life,” she said. “Only God could do this.”

Unite Florida will feature a lineup of nationally renowned speakers Jennie Allen and Jonathan “JP” Pokluda. Allen is a New York Times’ best-selling author of “Untangle Your Emotions,” “Find Your People” and “Get Out of Your Head.” She is also the founder of IF: Gathering, a discipleship event for women launched in 2014. Pokluda is the lead pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, TX. He previously led one of the largest young adult ministries in the country, “The Porch,” in Dallas, TX. He is the author of three books: “Why Do I Do What I Don’t Want To Do,” “Outdated,” and “Welcome to Adulting.” Pokluda is also the host of his podcast, “Becoming Something with Jonathan Pokluda.”

Passion Music is leading worship at the event. Gator football legends Danny Wuerffel and Coach Steve Spurrier have been impressed by the impact that Unite Us has had across college campuses.

“I have been so moved by the students leading the effort to bring Unite US to UF,” Wuerffel said. “As our mission at the Wuerffel Foundation is to inspire greater service and unity, we are excited to see what God is doing through Unite Us and encourage everyone to attend. This will be a night UF won’t forget and will impact many students forever.”

Coach Spurrier added, “As the son of a preacher, faith and religion have always played an integral role in my life. It’s always been a rock for me when going through the hard times, as well as the good ones. The Unite US Movement has a strong message and is sure to be inspirational for the students at UF.”

UniteUS is a section 501(c)(3) charitable organization and as such is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. To learn more about the Unite US movement visit https://www.uniteusmovement.com/. 

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