September 15-17, 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
"For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT)
The Lord has a purpose and plan for every people group. God's original intent for America, home to hundreds of indigenous sovereign nations, was freedom, liberty, and Covenant. Many immigrants came to America fleeing religious persecution in their native countries and others came to extend the Christian faith. When the expedition of 1607 led by Pastor Robert Hunt arrived on the shores of Cape Henry, they planted a cross and covenanted America to the Lord. Parallel to biblical history, the newcomers soon became sidetracked with the wealth of the land. Indigenous people were regarded as "savage and heathen" without regard that they knew Creator God and worshipped Him. Consequently, initial covenants made in good faith were broken and countless trails of tears followed as indigenous people were forcibly removed from their homelands.
But there was one man who took a different approach, William Penn. Penn, the son of a British Admiral, was born and raised in nobility. Because of his encounters with Jesus, he experienced a dramatic conversion and became a Quaker. This decision led him to embrace his heavenly Father's vision for his life, costing Penn his inheritance, his reputation, his freedom (for a time), and his relationship with his earthly father (eventually restored). His relationship with God caused him to say, "Let us try what love will do," in response to those who labeled the indigenous people of Pennsylvania, Penn's newly granted land, as "savages." For the duration of his life, William Penn modeled the power of that love in his covenantal relationship with Chief Tamanend of the Lenape (chief of the Turtle clan and council chief of the three clans). Penn desired that Pennsylvania would be a "holy experiment," the seed of a new nation where relationships between all men were built on biblical principles of faith and good will and expressed through mutual trust and oneness of heart with one another and God. So powerful were Penn's contributions to the foundation of America's original framework that Thomas Jefferson, writer of the Declaration of Independence, called him "the greatest lawgiver the world has produced." For the duration of his earthly life, the holy experiment worked, and Pennsylvania became known as “the birthplace of the nation.”
The love that William Penn embraced, proclaimed, and lived, was and still is, God's original intent for all people. Our desire, at the 2023 USA Watch Summit, strategically situated in Philadelphia, PA (“America's womb”), is to honor the covenantal love William Penn and Chief Tamanend of the Lenape tribe shared, bring understanding and alignment where needed, and foster nation-transforming rebirth and reformation.
We invite you to join us for a time of worship and contending for God's original purpose and intention for America. For such a time as this, we were born. Click here to register for the USA Watch Summit.
- The USA Watch Leadership
But there was one man who took a different approach, William Penn. Penn, the son of a British Admiral, was born and raised in nobility. Because of his encounters with Jesus, he experienced a dramatic conversion and became a Quaker. This decision led him to embrace his heavenly Father's vision for his life, costing Penn his inheritance, his reputation, his freedom (for a time), and his relationship with his earthly father (eventually restored). His relationship with God caused him to say, "Let us try what love will do," in response to those who labeled the indigenous people of Pennsylvania, Penn's newly granted land, as "savages." For the duration of his life, William Penn modeled the power of that love in his covenantal relationship with Chief Tamanend of the Lenape (chief of the Turtle clan and council chief of the three clans). Penn desired that Pennsylvania would be a "holy experiment," the seed of a new nation where relationships between all men were built on biblical principles of faith and good will and expressed through mutual trust and oneness of heart with one another and God. So powerful were Penn's contributions to the foundation of America's original framework that Thomas Jefferson, writer of the Declaration of Independence, called him "the greatest lawgiver the world has produced." For the duration of his earthly life, the holy experiment worked, and Pennsylvania became known as “the birthplace of the nation.”
The love that William Penn embraced, proclaimed, and lived, was and still is, God's original intent for all people. Our desire, at the 2023 USA Watch Summit, strategically situated in Philadelphia, PA (“America's womb”), is to honor the covenantal love William Penn and Chief Tamanend of the Lenape tribe shared, bring understanding and alignment where needed, and foster nation-transforming rebirth and reformation.
We invite you to join us for a time of worship and contending for God's original purpose and intention for America. For such a time as this, we were born. Click here to register for the USA Watch Summit.
- The USA Watch Leadership
Dates: September 15-17, 2023 (Friday evening through Sunday noon)
Location: Downtown Philadelphia ** All venues and listed hotels are within walking distance for those able **
Friday 6pm:
Jubilee 2023 (Independence Mall, corner of 5th and Market St. next to the Liberty Bell)
We will join Jamie Fitt and the Philadelphia Tabernacle of David celebrating Jubilee 2023 and declaring the Lord's decree over America.
Saturday 9am:
USA Watch Summit 9am-5pm
Arch Street Meeting House
320 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
ASMH Website
On Saturday evening we will rejoin Jubilee 2023.
Sunday 9am:
"Boots on the Ground" Prayer assignment 9am-noon
Parking:
On-street parking will be limited. Some parking is available at the Arch Street Meeting House on Saturday, on 5th street. This is a first come, first serve basis. Paid parking garages are available - please research the areas for the nearest parking garages.
Hotels:
Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District
400 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
+12159238660
** Rate: $189+taxes ("USA Watch" using listed number) for Sept 15-17th (2 nights). Discount overnight parking: $25 + taxes
Independence Park Hotel
Historic District, 235 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
+12159224443
** Special rate: $246+taxes ("USA Watch Group") for Sept 15-17th (2 nights)
Online group rate booking: Best Western Online
Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown
401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
+12159250000
Kimpton Hotel Philadelphia Monaco
433 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
+12159252111
** Courtesy blocks while available
Recommended Reading: The Seed of a Nation: Rediscovering America by Darrell Fields with Lorrie Fields