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One dead after tent collapses during Craguns performance in Moneta, Virginia

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STEVE MORGAN, SPECIAL FOR TEXAS GOSPEL

MONETA, Va. — A sudden, powerful wind gust collapsed a large commercial tent during an outdoor celebration at Eastlake Community Church on the evening of June 13, killing one person and injuring several others.

The church was marking its 20th anniversary with an outdoor service featuring The Craguns when the wind struck without warning, according to witnesses and a statement released by the group.

The victim has been identified by witnesses as Bob Stouffer, a longtime member of the church congregation.

A witness at the event said the wind lifted the tent into the air, estimating it rose roughly 100 feet before crashing back down on the crowd below. The witness said the church’s pastor, sensing the danger, tried to warn attendees to get to their cars, but the wind hit before he could finish delivering the warning.

The number of people injured in the collapse has not been confirmed.

The Craguns, who were performing under the tent at the time, said in a statement posted online that their family was unharmed.

“Tonight while singing outdoors (under a large commercial tent) celebrating the 20th anniversary of Eastlake Community Church in Moneta, Virginia, a VERY strong wind came through suddenly and without warning and blew the tent down,” the group wrote. “We are thankful to report that our entire family is safe and unharmed. However, there were multiple injuries and at least one fatality (that we are aware of).”

The group said they released the statement after receiving hundreds of messages asking about their safety, noting the incident had become national news.

“We ask that you help us pray for everyone who is injured, the church staff and all of the precious souls who attend this church,” the statement continued. “They are hurting tonight and they need our love and prayer support. Eastlake Community Church is a wonderful, God honoring church. After 20 great years, they will have a few hard weeks ahead.”

The Craguns expressed confidence that the church and its members would recover from the tragedy.

“But based on God’s word, we know that somehow, someway, God is working all things together for good to those who love him… and by God’s grace we believe brighter days are ahead,” the statement read. “Thank you for your prayers.”

Services for Mr. Stouffer were held June 20, 2026 at the EastLake Community Church.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is backed by history and changes everything

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TEXAS GOSPEL VOLUNTEER

The resurrection of Jesus is not a story that was made up, and the evidence for it has been examined for centuries. The Old Testament prophets wrote about the details of his life, death, and rising again long before it happened, and every one of those predictions came true. There were real people who witnessed the risen Jesus and left documented testimony about what they saw.

Jesus’ death on the cross isn’t just history. It’s an act of love that God will forgive our sins. And because he rose, those who believe in him can look forward to living with God forever. You can receive him right now by faith, and he can begin to change your life.

 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

1 Corinthians 15:17

Knowing you are already glorified in God’s eyes should move you to live for him and share your faith

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TEXAS GOSPEL VOLUNTEER

God has already placed his stamp of glorification on every believer’s name, meaning that from his perspective the work is complete and finished, and that truth should be one of the greatest motivators in a Christian’s life. Rather than waiting for a sermon to push us toward serving God, the awareness of all he has already done and who he has already declared us to be ought to stir us to praise him through the way we actually live.

The people of God are described as glorified saints, already headed to heaven, and that identity carries a responsibility to bring others along. Sharing what we have in Christ is not just an obligation; it flows naturally from understanding the generosity of what God has given us. A life lived to his glory is the most practical and fitting response to a salvation that was entirely his doing from beginning to end.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:20

LeFevre Quartet’s Jordan LeFevre on finding honour in the ordinary moments of parenthood

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CHERYL QUIGG

There was nothing glamorous about it. A tour bus, a bucket of soapy water, and a little boy trying to keep up with his dad. But for Jordan LeFevre of the LeFevre Quartet, that quiet Saturday chore turned into something he is still thinking about.

“My son was helping me wash our tour bus,” LeFevre recalls, “and if we’re being honest, I probably could have done it faster by myself. But that’s not really the point.”

For a man who spends much of his life on the road, performing for audiences across the country, LeFevre has a gift for recognising what actually matters. And what matters, he will tell you, is not the stage. It is the small, unremarkable hours in between, the ones most parents are tempted to rush through.

“As we scrubbed and rinsed, I was showing him how to do the job the right way,” he says. “Teaching him, guiding him, working alongside him.”

It brought to mind a verse he knows well, Proverbs 22:6, which calls parents to train up a child in the way he should go. LeFevre sees that scripture not as a task to complete, but as a posture to hold. “God doesn’t just give us instructions and walk away,” he says. “He teaches us, corrects us, and patiently works alongside us as we grow in faith and character.”

That patience is something every parent recognises and struggles with. The mess, the inefficiency, the slower pace that comes with letting a child participate rather than simply observe. It takes a certain kind of discipline to resist doing it yourself, to honour the process over the outcome.

And yet, those are exactly the moments children carry with them. A home, after all, can be a place of peace or a place of noise and confusion. The difference often comes down to whether parents are willing to be present, not perfectly, but consistently, and with intention.

LeFevre puts it plainly: “Sometimes the greatest lessons aren’t taught in the classroom. They’re learned side by side, in doing life together.”

For Christian parents, that is both a comfort and a challenge. Every errand, every chore, every ordinary Tuesday holds the potential to shape the next generation’s understanding of faith, character, and what it looks like to follow Christ. The colour of those moments, whether they feel significant or not, is rarely obvious in real time.

But a soapy bucket and a willing child are a good place to start.

The Holy Spirit is God’s guarantee that his promises to us will be fully kept

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God has made remarkable promises to those who follow Jesus, including eternal life, the forgiveness of sins, the assurance that death is not the end, and the hope of one day ruling and reigning with Christ over all of God’s creation. Ephesians 1:13-14 tells us that when we heard the true message of the gospel and believed, we were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who serves as a guarantee of everything God has promised us until we receive it fully.

Think of the Holy Spirit as a down payment, a deposit that God has already placed in the life of every believer to confirm that the rest of what he has promised is still coming. God does not make promises and walk away from them. The presence of the Spirit living within us is real evidence that our inheritance is secure and that the fullness of what God has in store for his people is yet ahead. What we experience of God now is a foretaste, and the best is still to come.

In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of the promise

Ephesians 1:13