Marshalltown residents are invited to attend the annual Come Together — Worship at the Roundhouse event Wednesday evening. There is no fee to attend.

The purpose of Come Together is to gather Marshalltown Christians in one location. Founder Danielle Gudith said the event is not just for believers from Journey, Grace or the many other churches in town, but all of them, something which she called the “Big C church.”

Big C church is described as an inclusion of Christians from all denominations and beliefs.

“We will be praying for our community and our school,” she said. “That is where the heart lies.”

In fact, it was a school tragedy which prompted Gudith to create the event last year. Specifically – the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas which resulted in the deaths of 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers.

“School shootings really get to me and I was praying about it,” she said. “The Lord laid on my heart that what the world needs is Him. He told me to do this, so I did it and it was so great we are doing it again this year.”

Gudith said one of the best parts of last year’s Come Together was seeing all of the people walk through the doors of the Roundhouse and fill up the seats.

“Clearly there is a desire to worship together as a community and to pray over Marshalltown, our schools and citizens,” she said. “It was nearly a packed house [last year], and we are hoping for even more this year.”

The event, which will begin at 7 p.m., will feature local speakers — Dillon Johnson with Journey Church, Tony Willsher with Mosaic Church and David Foix with Restore — testimonies, prayer and local band The 641 Project. Attendees can provide a free will donation to help with future funding needs.

Along with Gudith, organizers include Kyley Leger, Jules McGrew and the Marshall County Prayer Task Force.

“Last year we were blown away, and we believe that God is going to do something amazing again this year,” Gudith said.

EVENT INFORMATION

Date: Wednesday, July 19

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Marshalltown Roundhouse, 102 S. Second Ave.

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Contact Lana Bradstream at 641-753-6611 ext. 210 or lbradstream@timesrepublican.com.