'Undivided' Movie Documents The Extraordinary Impact One Church Makes On A School Engulfed By Violence [VIDEO]

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The 'Undivided' film shares the compelling story of how one church in America turned around a failing school and the lives of the students in it.

We often hear reasons why faith practices should be left out of schools, or students coming under scrutiny for sharing their faith.

In the public school Roosevelt High in liberal Portland, OR, you will find members of SouthLake Church serving as tutors, holding food/clothing drives, coaching, staffing in-school daycare and encouraging students.

The changes in the school, students, and volunteers is a model that is now being sought after by other public schools and churches - meeting the needs of students without feeling the need to evangelize.

'Undivided' tells the story of how the sacrifice of church staff, volunteers and teachers turned around the lives of students in a community riddled with poverty and gang violence.

Audiences will experience the bond between students, teachers, and church leaders. Even more rewarding is the emotional resilience of students who struggle daily to beat the cultural odds that are against them in hopes of making a better life for themselves.

To highlight the relationship between school and church, the producers have created a campaign titled #EVERYSCHOOLMATTERS, hoping to unite 300,000 churches with 100,000 schools across the nation in long-term serving partnerships. Already, more than 16,000 individuals have joined the campaign online.

'Undivided' will release on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 through iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, VUDU, XBOX, and Playstation. The film is affiliated with popular evangelist Luis Palau's Season of Service challenge to churches to make a difference in the community.