Who Are We?
Core Values
Everything Points to God: Our foundational belief is that everything not pointing to God will fade away. Our singular purpose is to make the name of Jesus Christ known, ensuring that all we have serves to magnify His glory.
Spirit-Driven Stewardship: We choose to work with what God provides, trusting Him to guide the timing and location of our events, and the resources to do it.
Active Prayer: We believe prayer is a means of preparing our hearts for God’s leading.
Unity in Christ: We are dedicated to fostering unity within the "Body of Christ," bringing together diverse denominations and groups.
What Do We Do?
Gospel Hill has conducted 94 tent meetings in 20 cities over the last seven years. While our base is in Waynesboro, we also travel throughout the Shenandoah Valley, to locations in Staunton, Harrisonburg, and even as far as North Carolina.
The revivals are structured around 4 core pillars: Worship, Preaching of the Word, Personal Testimonies, and Unity. Each Revival gathering is unique as the individual members in the body of Christ. "What makes the fishing net work is the network of connections within the net." When the body of Christ comes together under the Tent, it becomes a net for a great haul of fish.
Gospel Hill’s international mission in Pakistan is partly modeled after the feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew 14. We operate with the belief that when we love, we love in WORD and DEED. The centerpiece of the work in Pakistan is the House of Bread-House of Prayer. These gathering locations provide ministry through the word of God, meals to the hungry and in some cases jobs for Christians in need. All that we do is centered around Jesus Christ.
Gospel Hill’s Origins
“Something like Twenty years ago, I was passing through the historic district of Staunton, Virginia. On a wall at the corner of West Beverly Street and the Woodrow Wilson Museum, I saw a historical marker. It read: Gospel Hill.
Curiosity led me to the archives. I discovered that back in the day, a blacksmith named Samson Egan used to hold holiness meetings on that very corner. His impact was so profound, his fire so bright, that the community renamed the hill after the Good News he preached. I remember thinking, “What a beautiful name for a ministry,” and then I tucked it away in the back of my mind, not knowing it was a seed waiting for its season.
Skip forward to the eve of the pandemic—that unprecedented phenomenon that caught the world off guard. We were out on prayer walks, sensing a shift in the atmosphere. People had long taken the "Sunday assembly" for granted, but God was about to show us something deeper.
During a prayer meeting, I had a vision as clear as the afternoon sun. I saw a church steeple, grand and imposing. Suddenly, the steeple began to topple. As it fell, a voice spoke in my spirit:
“Everything that is not pointing to Me is coming down.”
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I was speechless. Shortly after, COVID-19 hit. The world shut down. The buildings were closed, the pews were empty, and the steeples were no longer the center of spiritual life. God was stripping away the tradition to reveal the Foundation.
The city of Waynesboro was locked tight under regulations, but the fire in our hearts wouldn’t go out. We wanted to gather. I applied for a permit for a tent meeting—a bold move, considering I didn't even own a tent. I had a vague promise from a friend who said he’d try to find one if the time ever came.
I told almost no one. For six months, the city sat on the application. We kept walking, kept praying, and kept checking in, only to hear "not yet."
It came down to the wire: eight days before the scheduled start date. We still had no permit, no tent, no worship teams, and no speakers. That morning, we decided to stop walking the city and start walking the specific field where we hoped to meet. We circled that grass like it was Jericho.
The moment my foot touched the sidewalk after our final prayer, the phone in my back pocket vibrated. It was a woman named Stephanie from the city office. “Mr. Adams, I’m calling to let you know your permit for the tent meetings in downtown Waynesboro has been approved.”
When I told an elder of the church, he said, “Mike, if this comes together in eight days, you’ll know it’s God.” I told him, “Brother, I already know.”
In one week, the Holy Spirit did what takes committees years to organize. Twenty preachers and ten worship ensembles stepped forward, hungry for connection. People were tired of being apart; they were ready to go "out into the wilderness" to meet their King.
As I prepared to speak that first night, the Lord spoke two things to my heart that changed my perspective forever:
“Do not withhold the gift of giving from the people.” I realized then that giving isn't a burden we ask of people; it’s a grace they get to participate in.
“What makes the net work is the network.” I looked out and saw the "network"—the Body of Christ. It wasn't about denominations, baptism styles, or whether people spoke in tongues. It was about tearing down walls.
The provision was miraculous. I didn't want to ask for money, and I didn't have to. Someone brought porta-potties. Someone brought lights. People gave so freely that we didn't just cover the costs—we raised enough to buy our own tent and sound equipment outright. God funded His own movement.
Since that first night on July 1st, we haven’t stopped. We took that tent to every city where I used to deliver bread—Waynesboro, Hot Springs, Harrisonburg—following the command to return to the places where seeds had been sown for years.
My business is simple: Show up and be present. Like Mary said at the wedding in Cana, “Do whatever He tells you.” I’ve seen the power of God on the streets of D.C. and in small-town fields. I’ve seen pastors weep because our arrival fulfilled a promise they’d been praying over for decades. When you stop trying to "construct" a ministry and simply step into the good works God prepared in advance, it becomes effortless. We aren't building a brand; we’re just the workmanship of a Living God who is still speaking, still connecting, and still moving on the Hill.”
Tent Revivals
From Set-Up to Worship: Behind the Scenes Look
Impact Stats
We believe that if we are faithful to the work God has prepared in advance, then the results are God's business, not ours. Our role is simply showing up and being present to what God is doing. So let’s celebrate some of the ways God has shown up over our ministry’s lifetime!
Baptisms and Rededications The ultimate focus of every revival is spiritual transformation. Gospel Hill is proud to have faithfully ministered God’s word to hearts ready for transformation, manifesting in hundreds of baptisms and rededicated lives over the years. By creating a space under the tent free from denominational barriers, the ministry invites people to publicly declare their faith and return to their spiritual roots. The personal testimonies of believers during these meetings serve as a powerful communal witness to the life-changing nature of the Gospel within the Shenandoah Valley and beyond.
A Record of Over 90 Meetings Gospel Hill operates as a mobile gospel mission center with more than 90 meetings conducted since its inception. The ministry has established a presence all over Virginia, from its home base in Waynesboro, to as far-reaching as North Carolina. This regional mobility allows them to take the Tent Revival experience directly into diverse neighborhoods—from rural towns like Hot Springs to urban centers like Harrisonburg—meeting people exactly where they live and work.
Currently in our 7th year of operation.
Over 10,000 people have attended throughout
We average of 50 volunteers at each tent event
Volunteers have donated thousands of hours to help
Gospel Hill has operated in approximately 20 cities.
Waynesboro: 52 nights of revival meetings.
Luray: 10 nights.
Harrisonburg: 7 nights.
Other Locations: 4 nights each in Staunton, Hot Springs, Wilson (North Carolina), Monroe, and Stuarts Draft.
100% of donations go directly to ministry expenses and missions