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A Portland, Oregon, pastor believes people are ready for a spiritual revival in the deeply secular city, after tens of thousands of people responded to Christ at an evangelism event his church hosted earlier this month.

"We’ve become known as a dark city," Athey Creek senior pastor Brett Meador said, referencing the city’s reputation for homelessness, drug abuse, strip clubs, and human trafficking. "Our goal was to shed the light of Christ."

The "PDX Crusade" — a free, two-night event inspired by famed evangelist Billy Graham’s crusades — drew 35,000 people to Portland's Moda Center on August 2-3 to hear the gospel message and worship with popular Christian artists Chris Tomlin, Zach Williams and others.

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