The Elevation Worship concert took place in St. Louis’ Enterprise Center from 7 p.m. until about 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, as a part of the Elevation Nights fall tour. It was an impactful, fun night for thousands of attendees, including several MBU students. The concert featured the two Elevation bands: Elevation Worship and Elevation Rhythm. Pastor Steven Furtick from Elevation Church, in Charlotte, North Carolina, gave an inspiring message during the event. Overall, it was an encouraging night of music and worship.
Voices were lifted up and hands were raised high in a stadium packed with devoted music lovers at the Elevation Worship concert, leaving attendees with unforgettable memories of fellowship and collective worship.
The 2025 Elevation Worship concert attracted a large crowd of Christian music-lovers of all ages and backgrounds, including several MBU students, making it a beautiful night of Christian unity and worship.
The concert included live music from the two Elevation bands: Elevation Worship and Elevation Rhythm, as well as a message from Elevation Church’s pastor: Steven Furtick.
“My favorite part – probably when Elevation Worship and Elevation Rhythm were both on stage together singing. That was really cool, really fun. I think that’s when they sang, ‘Goodbye Yesterday,’” said GG Rogers, a senior majoring in business.
Lydia Fallon, a sophomore majoring in nursing, loved the fact that the Enterprise Center, which can hold up to 22,000 people for concerts, was packed full.
“It was so good. There were so many people. It was at the Enterprise Center, so I didn’t know how packed it was going to be, and I felt like almost every seat was full, which is amazing,” said Fallon.
Rogers’ favorite Elevation song is, “Washed,” which she described as “very uplifting.”
“I just really like the rhythm of the song. I just love the song,” said Rogers. “It’s not anything personal to me … it’s a really good song in general.”
Rogers highly recommended the concert, which has upcoming dates throughout the country, beginning in February.
“Overall it was just a really good experience. I think everyone should go to one if they have the chance, it was really fun,” said Rogers.
Amidst the singing and worshipping of the night, there was a 30-minute period of time where the music stopped, and the pastor of Elevation Church, Steven Furtick, gave a message.
“So that was really cool too. … It was basically like a 4-hour church service, just like, a lot of worship,” said Rogers.
Fallon appreciated the fact that she got to experience the performance of songs she already knew and loved, along with thousands of other people worshipping alongside her.
“And it was just so cool hearing songs that we hear on the radio and we sing at church. And the people singing it in-person, and just like the whole stadium worshipping the Lord all together,” said Fallon. “It was so good, and it was so encouraging, song after song.”
“I think it was very uplifting and fun to be there with all my friends, and I really loved it,” said Ryleigh Sandifer, a sophomore nursing student who was at the concert with Fallon.
Sandifer enjoyed not just being at the concert, but also the fun memories she made with a group of friends before the concert.
“Me and my friends went to Lydia’s house, and we all made Jesus sweatshirts. So what we did was we cut up little pieces of different quilts or patchwork, little fabric squares, and we sowed them onto any sweatshirt that we saw, and then we wore those to the concert, so that was really fun,” said Sandifer. “We went to Chick-fil-A before, too.”
Sandifer’s favorite song from Elevation is, “Goodbye Yesterday,” which is a popular and uplifting song from Elevation Rhythm.
“I just really like that song. … it’s very hype-y and fun to sing,” said Sandifer.
The concert was not only a special time for long-time fans of Elevation, but also for newer listeners, who could appreciate the upbeat worship music.
“I don’t think I had listened to them nearly as much as when I was preparing for the concert and went to the concert, and I really like their music. So it kind of introduced me to that,” said Sandifer.
Many MBU students who attended the Elevation concert not only had a fun night at the concert, but they left feeling encouraged as well.
“That’s just my biggest takeaway: just the encouragement and the hope I felt afterwards,” said Fallon. “It was so good.”
