More Than 300 Brave Nor'easter for Tent Revival in West Baltimore's Sandtown
Six evangelists preached "dry bones" from Ezekiel 37 in a neighborhood still rebuilding after 2015's unrest. The meeting ended with one baptism and several new Bible studies.
BALTIMORE —
More than 300 people came out for an old-fashioned gospel tent revival hosted by the Sandtown Church of Christ in West Baltimore this month, despite rain and cold winds from an early-season nor'easter, The Christian Chronicle reported Oct. 16.
Six evangelists preached from Ezekiel 37:1-3 under the theme “God's Power for a Hopeless People: When God Breathes, Dry Bones Live.” The preachers were Edward Maxwell, Wesley T. Leonard, Alvin Daniels, Norman Newton, Willie Hubbard and Melvin Jones. Saturday's service was cut short because of the rain.
“And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.”
Ezekiel 37:3, KJV
The congregation's minister, Davis Worley, called the revival a “resounding success.” It led to one baptism and several Bible studies, according to the Chronicle. “Revival is more than a date,” Worley told the crowd.
Sandtown is the neighborhood still recovering from the 2015 unrest that followed Freddie Gray's death in police custody. Worley, a retired Marine staff sergeant, started the Sandtown work in 2016 and takes no salary, the Chronicle reported. The congregation has met in its current building since April 2025.
Worley said the church now has a strong presence in the community. Its yearly backpack drive serves 400 children, and Baltimore police have formed a volunteer chaplain group that walks the neighborhood's streets in prayer.
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