Bonnaroo Music Festival

What is happening


The Bonnaroo Music Festival has been scheduled for June 12 - 14, 2025 in Manchester, TN.


The Bonaroo Music Festival is one of the largest such events in the U.S. bringing in approximately 80 to 100 thousand people each year. The Festival is located on a 700 acre farm in Manchester. There is a public county road that runs right through the heart of it and provides great ability to preach to multitudes of people. It is truly a dark place with open blatant immorality and sin, where people need to be confronted with the Gospel.


Lord willing SFOI will be there and is looking for 16 men to join the team to preach the Gospel to the fans and local citizens; minister to them in the moment and to potentially refer them to a Bible teaching church or ministry for discipleship.


The goal is to evangelize and minister to the fans as they come and go from Festival activities and the local citizens who are in the area as well. 

 

If you can't attend "Sponsor An Evangelist" (donate the fee) for someone to go in your stead: SAE.


Event Info:


Ministry Location: Manchester, TN


Event Leader:  Corey Lindsey, Jesus in My Place Ministries - www.jesusinmyplace.org


Speakers: 


Team Leader(s):


Dates: June 12-14

  • Arrive: Thursday, June 12
  • Depart: Saturday, June 14


Schedule: Official Schedule


Ministry Schedule:


  • Thursday, June 12

3:00pm - 6:00pm - Arrive
6:00pm - Instructions and remarks
6:15 - 7:00pm - Dinner (provided)


  • Friday, June 13

6:45am - 7:45am - Worship & Prayer
7:45am - 8:15am - Breakfast (provided)
8:15am - 9:00am - Teaching
9:15am - Depart for Ministry 
10:00am - 4:00pm - Ministry (sack lunch incl)
4:30pm - Be back at van for pickup
5:00pm - Back at the church (dinner on your own) 


  • Saturday, June 14

6:30am - 7:30am - Worship & Prayer
7:30am - 8:00am - Breakfast (provided)
8:00am - 8:45am - Teaching
8:45am - Pack up your stuff
9:15am - Depart for Ministry 
10:00am - 4:00pm - Ministry (sack lunch incl)
4:30pm - Be back at van for pickup
5:00pm - Back at the church (depart for home)


  • We will all be transported together each day with a van from the church to the area of outreach.


Accommodation, Meals & Airport Pick-up:


Accommodations: Rutledge Falls Baptist Church

  • Check In: 3:00pm - 6:00pm Thursday, June 12
  • Check Out: Saturday, June 14


Address:  1289 Rutledge Falls Road, Tullahoma, TN 37388


Meals:  Thursday evening dinner, breakfast and sack lunch for Friday & Saturday is provided

  Other meals On Your Own.


Bedding:  Bring own bedding and air mattress.

      Alternatively, let us know if you need a sleeping cot (no extra cost).

      Send an email to info@sfoi.org.


Airport Pickup: Yes. Email your itinerary to info@sfoi.org.


Travel: Book Your Travel 

  • New feature: book your flights; car rental, etc. via SFOI's partnership with Hotel Planner.
  • You can also call: 888-973-5987 to check for unpublished airfare rates.
  • Visit Hotel Planner on this link: https://sfoi.hotelplanner.com


Registration info:


Who can attend:  This event is for men only.


Cost: $50


Payment Deadline: May 28 (2 weeks prior to event)


DonorBox Payment Link:  BMF.


Next steps: 

  • If this is your first outreach event with SFOI, click on the logo below to read through the steps to register.
  • If you are a returning evangelist, send an email to info@sfoi.org indicating that you want to register for this event.
  • Once you register and are approved you will receive further information including but not limited to an event waiver and payment information. You will also be asked to submit a bio and picture to be posted on the event pages.

Prayer:


Please pray daily for the Manchester, TN Civil Magistrate based on 1 Timothy 2:1-7.

  • Prayer is the foundation of the SFOI and praying for the Civil Magistrate has allowed the outreaches to operate smoothly over the years. So this is a must.
  • Prayer time: SFOI has a weekly prayer time which is held Monday evenings at 7:00 PM EST. Click on the link to get details about the weekly prayer meeting:
  • Prayer Call


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's):


If you have not previously participated in an SFOI outreach, and you have questions about how SFOI works, then visit these pages to help you understand the work of the ministry: 


Ministry Team

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Ministry Summaries

The Bonnaroo Music Festival Outreach Team of 2025

From left to right:

David Correa, Lucas Call, Eric Kilianski, Eric Swinney, Caleb Ashley, Jacob Colby, Frank Rollberg, Tyler Mansfield, Corey Lindsey, Ben Gonzales, Shane Ghigliotti, Robert Paulsen, Andy Sherrill.


Not in the picture: James Cartwright, Austin Keeler and James Sherrill

Ministry Report by Corey Lindsey:


I had the privilege of leading 15 men in the 2025 Bonnaroo outreach. We all convened at Rutledge Falls Baptist Church near Manchester, TN on a Thursday evening with plans to evangelize on Friday and Saturday. Shortly after everyone arrived we discovered that one brother who had signed up, Lucas Call, had never taken the step of being baptized. So we all went across the road to the falls for which the church is named and pastor Eric Swinney baptized Lucas. It was a wonderful way to kick off the weekend.

Evangelists preaching during the Bonnaroo Music Festival


Friday morning we had a sweet time of prayer, worship, and teaching. Then it was off to the farm. The Bonnaroo music festival is held every year on a huge farm in Manchester, TN. Over 80,000 people were there this year to listen to live music and partake in all sorts of sinful activities. The odor of marijuana was strong in the air all day long, and men and women were walking around with very little covering their bodies.


We arrived shortly before 10:00am, split up into three teams of five, and immediately began open-air preaching and handing out gospel tracts. We faced strong opposition all day long. The intense hatred toward God and the gospel was unlike anything I’ve seen in my life. One of our teams had four bags full of trash hurled at them as they preached. Water bottles were tossed in our direction as well. Several festival goers tried their best to disrupt the preaching by shouting all kinds of blasphemy. One man, who claimed to be a pastor, kept shouting to anyone who would listen that we were preaching a false gospel and that God was okay with homosexuality and drug use. “You be you” was his message. Yet through it all the men preached on undeterred. 

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Meaningful conversations with some of the Bonnaroo Music Festival goers


Every single one of the men showed great patience and grace in the face of all the hostility. No one reviled in return. The true gospel of Jesus Christ was faithfully preached for nearly six hours. Toward the end of the day the skies opened up and intense heavy rain fell on the just and the unjust. So much rain fell that afterward it looked like a river was flowing through the middle of the farm. The organizers had no choice but to cancel the last two days of the festival. We were already back at the church and several men were already asleep when we learned that we would not be able to return to the farm for more ministry on Saturday. 

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Times of fellowship, worship and teaching


We still had prayer, breakfast, worship, and teaching Saturday morning. Then we said our goodbyes and headed home. I am convinced that God had seen enough of the wickedness and outright hostility toward Him and His people and flooded the festival out. I live less than two miles from the festival site and when I got home my yard was barely wet at all. 

Overall we all had a blessed time of fellowship and ministry. In the midst of the hatred and hostility there were still many wonderful conversations. You could see the brokenness in many people. One young man was very convicted and said he wanted a Bible so that he could learn more about Jesus. I had a few Bibles in my backpack so I gave him one.  I know the Lord is drawing many of these people to Himself. We planted the seeds. May others water and may God give the increase. To Him be all the glory!