50 Days and 50 Nights of Continuous Worship on the White House Ellipse

2014 – 50 Days for 50 States!

From September 15th to November 4th. You are invited to join David’s Tent on the White House Ellipse in Washington D.C.

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” Colossians 1:15-17

David’s Tent DC seeks believers from every tribe, tongue and nation (all 50 states), across denominations, languages and anything that would ever seek to divide us. The program shall host worship teams comprising all music styles, children’s choir to hymnals and across all ages. It’s time to build an Oval Altar, by the Oval Office. The government will rest on His shoulders (Isaiah 9:6). According to David’s Tent, building this altar of day and night worship is going to rend the heavens!

Metropolitan Washington is a unique place. With over six million people, it is one of the most powerful, educated, and diverse cities in the world. It is also one of the most secularized. The organizers believe that God has assigned a unique role to David’s Tent DC to impact secular Washington with the message of Jesus Christ.

“My heart’s prayer is that one day, America will have a “congress of worship and prayer” assembled in Washington, DC, whose light will never go out, day or night, 24/7/365. Mark my words, the day that happens everything changes for America, because that day we will have shown the Lord that, as a nation, we have made Him our top priority. He should be given our most valuable space! - Jason Hershey (Founder David’s Tent DC)

The Ellipse is an oval, egg-shaped park, called the President’s Park, directly in back of the White House South Lawn. David’s Tent DC believes that new life is in the egg as we build an oval altar of worship to Jesus by the Oval Office!
 We have heard from the Lord that this is to be the “Joyful Assembly” of Hebrews 12.

You can go to http://www.davidstentdc.org to enjoy archived worship sets and video testimonies of some of what God is doing now at and through David’s Tent DC.

David’s Tent DC Core Values

There comes a point in every journey where the intercessor is asked to praise God in advance for the answers to their prayers, even though they haven’t seen the manifestations. This is the final test of faith for the intercessor: to thank God in faith, in advance, for the answer!

We do this because Jesus deserves it. Fully God and fully man, he succeeded where each of us since Adam failed. Jesus’ perfect obedience to his Father broke the power of death and every sin that has debased mankind. The cleanness and freedom that every heart longs for is now within reach – in Jesus. We want to be a voice for our nation, shouting “thank you” to Jesus!

Loving Jesus is our only agenda. We are neither protesting nor promoting any social or political viewpoint. We do not engage in preaching, political opinions, or extended intercession from the stage – only worship, thanksgiving, and adoration for Jesus.

We let our light shine. We are so in love with Jesus that we just cannot resist introducing others to him. We don’t preach from the stage, but our staff and worship leaders constantly watch for opportunities to personally share the good news of Jesus with those who come to the Tent. We ask for the Holy Spirit to show us those whose hearts are open to an invitation to know Jesus, to receive prayer, or simply to be touched by kindness.

The Tent is a celebration! “The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous” (Psalm 118:15). Our songs are focused on thanking, adoring, and praising Jesus more than on laying requests before him. We want to set a culture in our nation that values and delights in Jesus above all else.

Everyone’s song is valuable. The worship leader’s role is to provoke each person to a greater release of their own unique expression of love to Jesus, not to provide a performance. Each believer in Jesus is a temple of the Holy Spirit, and the Church’s great song of love to Jesus will be lacking if any voice is silent.

We honor all, but exalt only Jesus. We invite the Church’s finest talent to lead us, but all titles, achievements, and accolades are left at the door of the Tent. We gather around Jesus’ throne in equal humility, exalting only Him. We count it a privilege to become a nameless, faceless generation that makes famous the name of Jesus alone.

We embrace unity in diversity where all ages, races, and musical styles come together to lavish love on Jesus. Every church, ministry, and denomination can agree on at least one thing – that Jesus is worthy of our love. We long to see every expression of the Church of America represented at the Tent. The perfect unity Jesus prayed for in John 17:21 is our destiny.

We honor Jerusalem. We are inspired by David’s expression of devotion in setting up a tent in his capital city for the ark of the Lord’s presence. But we are under no illusion that our nation or any other has taken the place of Israel in God’s plan for mankind. God calls himself “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,” and we honor their descendants.

About David’s Tent DC

The name “David’s Tent DC” has a double meaning. First, the restoration of the fallen Tent of David (Amos 9:11) meant that a descendent of David would once again be on the throne! This is fulfilled in Jesus! David’s Tent DC is a national confession that Jesus is Lord of America and we receive Him as such. We know it’s significant that God has made a way to build this altar of worship right beside the highest executive office in our land!

Secondly, “David’s Tent DC” refers to the tent King David had erected to host the Ark of the Covenant. He hired over 4,000 musicians and singers to minister to the Lord 24/7 for the length of his reign. This tent was in Jerusalem, his Capital City! It brought blessing on the whole nation!

Special Note: Intercessors have a conviction just as Watchman Nee proclaimed: “everything good happens because of prayer and nothing good happens without it.” We must develop faith to know that God absolutely answers prayers.

Mark Gunderman can be reached at gunderman2001@aol.com.