GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 28, 2025 – Approximately 1,800 people braved the wet and cooler-than-normal weather at Gainesville’s Depot Park on Tuesday, Oct. 28, for the second night of the four-city Sunshine State Good News Tour with Will Graham. The evening outreach featured music by award-winning Christian artists Jeremy Camp and Christine D’Clario, followed by a message based on the parable of the Prodigal Son (found in Luke 15) by evangelist Will Graham.
“God wants to give you the gift of eternal life, and He gives it to you freely. It’s a gift, but you have to be willing to accept it. You have to be willing to come to Him on His terms, not your terms,” said Graham. “Your terms have left you where you are now, but when you come home to Him, you become a child of God. Return to Him tonight.”
At the end of the evening, more than 80 people from across the park responded to Graham’s invitation to begin a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Visit the Sunshine State Good News Tour online press kit to download high-resolution photos from Tuesday night’s event in Gainesville.
More than 135 churches across the Gainesville area were involved in the Sunshine State Good News Tour, with the goal of reaching their region with the hope of the Gospel.
On Sunday evening, Oct. 26, approximately 2,800 people attended the opening night of the Sunshine State Good News Tour in Tallahassee. More than 90 people responded to the Gospel at that outreach.
The Sunshine State Good News Tour with Will Graham will now continue on to Sarasota (Oct. 30), before concluding in Pompano Beach on Saturday (Nov. 1). Events begin at 7 p.m. each evening.
To learn more about the Sunshine State Good News Tour, please visit GoodNewsTour.com.
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About Will Graham:
Will Graham is the third generation of his family to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ under the banner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). The grandson of Billy Graham and the oldest son of Franklin Graham, he has spoken to more than 1.2 million people across six continents. Graham also serves as executive vice president of the BGEA, giving leadership to all areas of the organization his grandfather founded in 1950. Follow Will on Facebook, Instagram and X.
About the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association:
Founded by Billy Graham in 1950, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) shares the Good News of Jesus Christ around the world. From its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, the BGEA directs a wide range of domestic and international ministries, including: large-scale festivals led by evangelists Franklin Graham and Will Graham; the Billy Graham Library; the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, located outside of Asheville, North Carolina; SearchforJesus.net, an internet evangelism project reaching thousands of people for Christ online; and many others through print, television, telephone, radio and the internet. For more information, please visit billygraham.org. Get news updates at X.com/BGEAnews.