American Awakening presents the “Better Together” Event with music and timely messages
On July 28, American Awakening invites you to join their “Better Together” event. Join for King & Country, Lecrae, Crowder, Jonathan McReynolds and The New Respects as they come together and blur the lines of politics, race and genre for an amazing moment of music. This FREE concert stream starts at 8pm. Register for free at

THANK YOU!
Lifeline 2025 would not be possible without the generous support of many individuals and businesses. The WNZR staff shares our sincere thanks to these partners for their support of our annual fundraiser. May God bless each of you and your businesses!
Thank you to the many MVNU staff and faculty for their support of our efforts including Printing and Mailing, University Development, Marketing, IT, and the Facilities/Housekeeping Teams.
A special thanks to Esther Carpenter, Kelly Russell, Marilyn Elliott and Vicky Reed for their help and support of Lifeline 2025!
Thanks to our Lifeline
Choice Challenge Partners
WNZR is so thankful for the many businesses and individuals that help to feed our Lifeline 2025 Crew! These businesses support our station in many ways throughout the year. Please join us and visit one of these wonderful restaurants. We truly value our partnership with these businesses and want to say THANKS for their commitment to make our community strong.
Thanks to our Lifeline
Food Donors
Mortellaro McDonalds
Pizza Hut of Mount Vernon
Jana Shira
Sue MacDonald
Pizza Cottage of Mount Vernon
Sara Keith
and Pioneer Foods at Mount Vernon Nazarene University
STUDENT THANK YOUS
"Although this is my first year doing lifeline, I feel like I’ve been so greatly impacted by the amount of people who have had their lives changed by music ministry. Thank you for calling and talking with me about your favorite artists, events, and how God has used WNZR to expand the kingdom of Heaven! Connecting with others about how Jesus has saved lives has been such a blessing, and being able to support you through WNZR is an honor. Thank you for your support and love towards our station! It truly means the world to us.”
“I just want to take a moment to say a huge thank you to all of you who are supporting and donating to WNZR during Lifeline 2025. Your generosity means so much not just to us, but to everyone who listens and finds encouragement through this station. We couldn’t do what we do without you, and we’re so grateful to have a community that believes in our mission. You’re making a real difference!”
“Before coming into Lifeline 2025, I didn’t know what to expect. I am absolutely blown away by your generosity. My heart is full of gratitude for how generous you’ve been with your donations. Your gifts help students like me to expand my experience and knowledge in radio and digital media. Thank you. Your support is allowing us to pursue our passion for this industry and at WNZR.”
Freshman Ethan Hershberger
of Wooster, OH
Worship Arts Major

"The Lifeline 2025 Theme of Made For These Days is a constant reminder for me to be confident in who I am. Placing my trust in God doubles down as trusting myself. He made me in His image with His strength.."
Senior Jack Moore
of Johnstown, OH
Communication & Media (Digital Media) Major
“Thank you for your continued support of WNZR. Your support means so much to us and what we are able to do in this community. Thank you for your support!”
“Thank you so much for your prayers and support of our station. With your gifts, more new students will be able to experience being able to spread the Word of God on the air. I’m grateful for the connection to the community that generously supports us. Thank you for continuing to pray for our station, our staff, and our university.”
Freshman Braden Taylor
of Lima, OH
Communication & Media (Digital Media) Major
“Thank you so much for you gifts to WNZR! Lifeline has been such a blessing to me. It has offered me many great opportunities to grow not just as a student but as a follower of Jesus.”
Sophomore Shawn Williamson of Grove City, OH
Communication & Media (Digital Media) Major

“Your support of Lifeline 2025 is a huge blessing. Your willingness to pledge a financial gift to WNZR is both an honor and a responsibility. It’s a responsibility that Marcy, our staff and I take very seriously.
Our commitment is to continue to glorify our Lord Jesus Christ while serving you.
Thank you for partnering with us and making a strong statement that you believe in this ministry. I pray that WNZR continues to be an inspiration and a place of spiritual renewal for you and your family.”
Joe Rinehart, M.A.
of Mount Vernon, OH
Assistant Professor of Communication, Department Chair
Director of Broadcasting, WNZR-FM and WNZR.tv
Co-Host of
The Afternoon Drive
"As a student, your giving is such a blessing! It is an investment in our future and the ministry we are able to be a part of at WNZR.
Thank you!"
“Thank you so much for your generous support during our annual Lifeline fundraiser! Your partnership means the world to us and helps us spread God’s love and message through our radio ministry. Your generosity motivates us each and every day. We truly appreciate each and every one of you, and because of you, we can show the world that we were Made For These Days.”
“I want to thank you so much for supporting WNZR during Lifeline and every time you turn on the radio to listen to us! This wonderful station wouldn’t be here or be what it is without you, and we students are so blessed to be a part of it! I know God is changing me through this station and I want to thank you for being a part of that journey and all of our lives here at WNZR! I’m so happy to serve such a wonderful community as you!
Thank you!”
Sophomore Zoey Hover
of Sparta, OH
Communication & Media (Digital Media) Major
“Thank you so much for supporting our ministry here at WNZR during Lifeline 2025. This is only my first year involved with Lifeline and it is truly amazing to see this community rally behind our station. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to be part of this ministry. Your prayers and donations make that possible.”
“Thank you so much for your support of our radio ministry! WNZR provides incredible opportunities for the students and staff at MVNU and that is made possible by the generosity of our listeners and supporters. We are thankful for every prayer, praise and donation that comes our way. Every interaction throughout Lifeline is truly a blessing from God and your involvement in Lifeline 2025 reveals that we were Made For These Days!”
“Thank you for your support and giving to Lifeline 2025. This was my first time being a part of this fundraiser. I’m grateful that you give our students a chance to learn life-changing skills. Thank you for the opportunity and support of our ministry.”
“Thank you for supporting WNZR during Lifeline 2025! It’s been amazing to see how this community has rallied around the station over the years. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or this is your first time getting involved, I want to say thank you. Your contributions during Lifeline make such a difference—helping to inspire people, share hope, teach future communication professionals, and most importantly, spread the love of Jesus to all our listeners. We truly were Made For These Days!”
Eric Brown DBA (ABD), MBA
of Greenville, OH
WNZR Assistant
Station Manager
Co-Host of
The Morning Thing
"Thanks to all of you for joining and being a part of Lifeline 2025. It means everything to us and our station’s ministry. Without you, Lifeline and WNZR wouldn’t be what it is today. We hope you’ll be by our side for the years to come."
“Thank you so much for your gifts and prayers during Lifeline 2025. As believers, we can continue to minister and encourage our local community because of the unwavering support from our listeners. And as students, we are able to continue to do what we love and learn more every single day. None of this could happen without you. Thank you for being our Lifeline!”
“Thank you so much for your support of our station and Lifeline 2025! Because of your generosity, I’ve been able to make lasting friendships and memories that I’ll never take for granted. Because of you, we can continue to spread a message of hope and positivity to Knox County. Thank you!”
“Thank you for your support of our station! I am incredibly grateful for your generosity and commitment to WNZR. Thank you for joining us in sharing the life of Jesus. We believe we are Made For These Days and your involvement in Lifeline 2025 is a testament of that. God bless you! We appreciate all that you do to support our ministry.”
“Thank you so much for supporting and helping us during Lifeline 2025! I'm so blessed to be able to have the privilege to serve in this ministry. Thank you for joining us in glorifying Him! Your generosity and compassion reminds us that we are Made for These Days.”
Freshman Brooklynn Speck
of Norton, OH
Communication & Media (Digital Media) Major
“Thank you so much for supporting our ministry. Your generosity and support have made a significant impact, and we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Thank you!”
“Thank you to everyone who gave and prayed for us during Lifeline 2025. Your prayers and gifts go a long way in building the Kingdom of God through music, on-air programming and providing our students with the opportunity to learn and enhance their skills for their future. WNZR is extremely blessed to be in this community with wonderful and faithful listeners like you, who are an example of what it means to be Made For These Days. YOU are a light in a dark world and YOU are God's masterpiece!”
"Thank you so much for contributing to this year's Lifeline 2025 fundraiser. It allows students like me to grow not only in our faith but also experience different media industries and figure out what our careers will look like. Donations like yours enable the students and staff here at WNZR to go out and spread God's love through media, and for that I'm grateful."
“Thank you for your incredible support of Lifeline 2025. Your support during this time is what keeps WNZR in operation and helps my peers and I serve in our leadership roles for this radio ministry. Thank you!”
“I want to you thank you so much for being willing to give us your hard-earned money to help support our ministry. Without your generous gifts, we would not be able to do what we love, and more importantly share the amazing love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ throughout the community.
Thank you so much.”
“I want to thank you for your contribution to our station and our mission. Because of your gifts, we will be better able to serve our community and spread the good news of Jesus.”
“This is my first year participating in Lifeline 2025. I’m having so much fun interacting with listeners and this ministry wouldn’t be possible without our donors, sponsors, or listeners. Thank you for making it possible for me to grow in many different ways.”
“Made For These Days means that I can help make a difference today in my community and help make a change in our department through this fundraising experience.”
“Thank you for giving to Lifeline 2025. Thank you for your partnership with our radio ministry.
We are living in a world with division, chaos, uncertainty, anxiety, and new challenges every day.
I believe that God is calling us to work together to spread His message of hope to others. I believe that we are Made For These Days. God has put us in the right place, at the right time. I believe the world around us just needs to see the hope that is inside of us!
Thanks for joining WNZR to share that message every day to our community. Our theme verse, Ephesians 2:10, is a beautiful promise: God has prepared a plan and a purpose for our lives. With that assurance, I am filled with anticipation for what He will do through our radio ministry in 2025. Let’s walk boldly into the future, trusting in His perfect plan!”
May God bless you and your family for being faithful to His leading and for supporting our ministry.”