God's Not Dead: A Light In Darkness(2018) Apr 2026

The story picks up following the events of the second film, with (played by David A.R. White ) returning home after being jailed for refusing to turn over his sermons to the government. Upon his return, he finds St. James Church , which sits on the campus of the secular Hadleigh University , at the centre of intense social and political controversy. Tragedy Strikes

: In a moment of humility, Dave chooses to drop the lawsuit and allow the university to take the land, settling out of court. God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness(2018)

: To fight the university, Pastor Dave reaches out to his estranged brother, Pearce Hill (played by John Corbett ), a high-powered attorney and an atheist who had distanced himself from the family's faith years prior. The story picks up following the events of

Rather than allowing the church to be rebuilt, the university board uses the tragedy as an opportunity to seize the land via to build a new student centre. James Church , which sits on the campus

The film concludes with Dave addressing a crowd of protesters, announcing that while the physical building of St. James will be torn down, he will open a nearby—focusing on being a light to the world rather than just a fixture on a campus.