CORRECTION A Big Thank You! Festival SonRise 2026 recap

Dear Friends and Supporters,

SonRise 2026 has officially come to a close, and we wanted to take a moment to say thank you!
Two days of worship, community, and celebrating faith together at the beach, it was everything we hoped for, and we know so many of you felt it too.

To everyone who came out, worshipped with us, and made this weekend what it was, thank you. To our volunteers, whose hours behind the scenes made every moment possible — thank you. To our vendors and partners who showed up and poured into this event — thank you. And to our ministry leaders, who covered this weekend in prayer and kept every heart pointed toward Jesus — thank you.

Relive the weekend: Photos, highlights, and moments from the festival are brought to you by Annette Holloway and are up now on Instagram and Facebook, with more galleries — including meet & greet photos — added regularly. Please visit our website at sonrisemin.org as updates are posted there regularly.

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SonRise 2027 is already on our hearts. We can't wait to see you back at the beach.

To God be ALL the glory,

The SonRise Team

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A message from our founder, Trina Olson Keeney:
This year’s SonRise was absolutely amazing. His sweet Holy Spirit was so present and drew many unto Himself. There were over 50 salvations, and many baptisms took place. Thank you to one of our vendors- "A Cup of Kindness" for many people they lead to Christ on the boardwalk at the festival.

For the past few years, the Lord has been impressing upon my heart to shift the festival outreach into more of a worship experience and less of an entertainment experience, so to speak. I received quite a bit of pushback regarding who the Lord had placed on my heart to book, and there was a tremendous amount of spiritual warfare leading up to festival weekend.

But God!

His plans and purposes prevailed! What He desired to do was accomplished, and I give Him all the glory!

I praise God for our wonderful Board of Directors and incredible SonRise team. I thank Him for the amazing volunteers who came with hearts ready to serve, and for every generous donor and sponsor who helped make this ministry outreach possible.

To each of you who prayed, served, gave, encouraged, and stood with us—thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Please keep us in prayer. Fundraising for the festival outreach is the greatest challenge.

“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” — Proverbs 11:25

To God be ALL the glory!

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