Seven band members began to play a Christian song to lead the worship. As the lights came down on them, their amplifiers blew out their loud tunes praising Jesus Christ.
In the crowd, Christians from 11 different on-campus denominations raised their hands and sang along with the lyrics on the projection screen at the front of Pruis Hall at the first BSU United on Wednesday.
Carl Frost, a minister for The Revolution and organizer for the event, said the event was an opportunity to put aside the differences among denominations and to raise money for World Vision.
The congregation, which had about 400 people, raised about $900 for the organization by passing a KFC bucket through the crowd to collect money, he said.
World Vision is a non-profit Christian organization that helps poor children and families in foreign countries, Frost said.
Some of the work the organization does is give people in places of poverty water and animals, such as goats, to raise, he said.
One of the goals of the organization is to help people become self-sustaining, he said.
Frost said he and a few other ministers started to talk about having an event similar to Wednesday's in November.
During the service, Frost was on stage leading the Christian congregation in prayer.
"We just want to celebrate the source, Jesus Christ," he said while the congregation members bowed their heads.
Mindie Fields, president of Christian Campus House, said this was an important night for on-campus Christian groups because it let them forget about the differences among the groups.
"I feel this is how Jesus would have wanted it," she said.
She said she hoped a lot of people would come and saw a large number of people on Facebook who planned to attend on.
"This is our first time we're really doing something like this and I hope it isn't the last," she said.
During the beginning of the service, Frost told the crowd to change seats and to sit with someone they never had met before. Afterward, the congregation broke down into smaller groups to pray.
Sophomore English education major Rob Bunner said he has been to The Navigators and said the event is something that would strengthen the Ball State community.
ParticipantsThe following Christian campus groups were part of the Unity Service
- Campus House
- Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
- Alpha Nu Omega
- Campus Crusade for Christ
- St. Francis Newman Center
- Voices of Triumph
- The Revolution
- Union Missionary Baptist Ministry
- Touch of Fire
- Baptist Campus Ministry
- The Navigators
World VisionDonations for the night went to World Vision. It is a Christian humanitarian organization that is committed to the cause of eliminating poverty and injustice.
SpeakerThe main speaker for the night's event was Minister Terrance A. Bridges. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministries from Taylor University, a Master of Arts in Executive Development for Public Service from Ball State University and is in the progress of earning his doctorate of education from Regent University. Currently, he is an associate minister at Union Missionary Baptist Church.
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