{"id":468309,"date":"2026-10-16T23:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/468309\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:46:25","slug":"80k-believers-gather-for-prayer-worship-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/468309\/","title":{"rendered":"80K believers gather for prayer, worship in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Leonardo Blair<\/a>, Senior Reporter Tuesday, October 13, 2026\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"Twitter\"<\/a>\"AnAn estimated 80,000 believers gather with Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell and his 2819 Church for a night of prayer and worship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 10, 2026. | Screenshot\/Facebook\/2819 Church<\/p>\n

An estimated 80,000 believers, including several high-profile pastors, gathered with Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell and his 2819 Church at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday for a night of prayer and worship that some attendees said left them feeling God\u2019s presence long after the event ended.<\/p>\n

Ed Newton, senior pastor of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, Texas, attended the event, billed as \u201cACCESS \u2014 That Powerful Hour of Prayer,\u201d for which free tickets were all booked<\/a> in just eight hours. He said it felt like God \u201cwalked in the room and spoke right to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are moments that God allows His presence to be so evident and real in a tangible way, like He walked in the room and spoke right to you! Tonight was that night! Here it is. … BEHOLD THE KING IS COMING!\u201d Newton wrote on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cI honor Philip Anthony Mitchell I honor 2819 CHURCH for a night of a solid hour of prayer, 45 minutes of worship, pleading, warring, contending for our lives, families, cities, nation, and the nations to turn to Christ! Honored to be in the room!\u201d<\/p>\n

Josh Howerton, senior pastor of the multisite Lakepointe Church in Texas, said in a statement on X<\/a> that he was \u201cgrateful to have witnessed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c80k ppl gathered at AT&T Stadium tonight to assault heaven in prayer. Grateful for the move of God happening through @PhilipAMitchell and @2819Church \u2026 and grateful to have witnessed it,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

The 2819 Access Tour, popularly known as \u201cACCESS,\u201d is an annual event designed entirely around \u201cThat Powerful Hour of Prayer.\u201d The event features no celebrity speakers, no official sermon and no standard concert programming. It centers on a unified corporate prayer called \u201cThe Cry\u201d and the phrase \u201cMaranatha! Come, Lord Jesus<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n

After the Atlanta church\u2019s ACCESS 2025 event drew more than 30,000 people to State Farm Arena, the church moved this year\u2019s gathering to AT&T Stadium.<\/p>\n

Mitchell\u2019s church did not immediately respond to The Christian Post\u2019s request for comment Tuesday. This year\u2019s ACCESS event follows a debate that erupted on social media<\/a> last month over Mitchell\u2019s ticketed tour with Pastor Tim Timberlake for their \u201cStreet Preachers\u201d podcast<\/a>, which included $200 VIP packages.<\/p>\n

Malachi O\u2019Brien, senior pastor of The Church at Pleasant Ridge<\/a> in Kansas City, Missouri, credits Mitchell\u2019s growing ministry to his faithfulness to God.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien said the Atlanta pastor, whose new book Contend: Standing Boldly for Biblical Truth While Winning the War Within<\/a> was released Tuesday, has worked behind the scenes in ministry for years and has a heart for the Gospel.<\/p>\n

\u201cTHE SECRET TO 2819 CHURCH Last Saturday, more than 80,000 people gathered at AT&T Stadium in Texas to PRAY! It would be easy to see a crowd like that, or watch a viral preaching clip of @PhilipAMitchell and think, \u2018Must be nice.\u2019 Or assume you’re witnessing an overnight success,\u201d wrote<\/a> O\u2019Brien on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut here’s what you don’t see. You don’t see one man in 2013, carrying a burden like an Old Testament prophet, crying out to God ALONE. You don’t see a \u2018small\u2019 prayer meeting of 12 desperate people, on their faces, contending for the presence and power of God. You see the PUBLIC fruit, but you don’t see the PRIVATE price,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod rewards in public what He alone sees in secret. If you’re reading this, hear me: DO NOT DESPISE THE DAY OF SMALL BEGINNINGS! Before there are crowds, there are closets. Before there are platforms, there are prayer meetings. To be used mightily by God often requires sleepless nights, foodless days, hidden tears, and costly obedience,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Contact: leonardo.blair@christianpost.com<\/a> Follow Leonardo Blair on Twitter: @leoblair<\/a> Follow Leonardo Blair on Facebook: LeoBlairChristianPost<\/a><\/p>\n