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About the organization
A Night with the Son is a nonprofit that unites every Christian ministry on a college campus for one night of worship and apologetics in the largest arena on that campus. Founded by Indiana University student Stuart Reimers, it held its first night on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, drawing 7,500 people. 766 committed or recommitted their lives to Jesus that night and 1,850 committed to sharing the gospel more. 12 Indiana University campus ministries formed the coalition behind it, and all 12 continue to meet weekly. One campus at a time. A Night with the Son operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Global Service Network (EIN 20-8686806).
Fact sheet
Every figure, with its source
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Event | A Night with the Son — Indiana University | Organizer |
| Date | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | Organizer |
| Venue | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, 1001 E 17th St, Bloomington, Indiana 47408 | Organizer |
| Campus | Indiana University | Organizer |
| Runtime | 1 hour 45 minutes | Organizer |
| Total attendance | 7,500+ | Self-reported by A Night with the Son |
| Indiana University students attending | 4,000+ | Indiana Daily Student, April 9, 2026 |
| First-time commitments to Jesus | 134 | Self-reported by A Night with the Son |
| Recommitments | 632 | Self-reported by A Night with the Son |
| Commitments and recommitments combined | 766 | Self-reported by A Night with the Son |
| Committed to joining a church or ministry | 325 | Self-reported by A Night with the Son |
| Committed to sharing the gospel more | 1,850 | Self-reported by A Night with the Son |
| Campus ministries in the coalition | 12 | Organizer |
| Worship | Tiffany Hudson, Elevation Worship | Organizer |
| Speakers | Cliffe Knechtle and Stuart Knechtle, Give Me An Answer | Organizer |
| Founder | Stuart Reimers, Indiana University | Organizer |
| Fiscal sponsor | Global Service Network, EIN 20-8686806, fund #31225001 | Organizer |
Attendance
The two attendance figures
Two attendance figures exist for the April 8, 2026 night and they are not contradictory, because they count different people. 7,500+ is total attendance in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, including the wider Bloomington community; 4,000+ is Indiana University students only, a figure Stuart Reimers gave the Indiana Daily Student for its April 9, 2026 photo essay. The response figures are calculated against total attendance: 134 first-time commitments plus 632 recommitments is 766, and 766 of 7,500 is the "over ten percent of the room" figure. Both attendance numbers are organizer-reported.
Images
Cleared for press use
Terms of use
Photographs may be used in editorial coverage of A Night with the Son with credit to A Night with the Son. They are not cleared for paid advertising: the frames show recognisable attendees and we do not hold model releases. Email stuartreimers@nightwiththeson.org for full-resolution files or for any use outside editorial.
Contact
Media contact
Media inquiries, interview requests and permission to use event photography.
stuartreimers@nightwiththeson.org