Church of God Winterfest 2014 Begins Next Weekend
One of the Church of God’s most powerful evangelistic efforts, Winterfest, begins the 2014 season next weekend with Midwest Winterfest, slated for Indianapolis, Indiana on January 24-26.
Winterfest is a power-packed weekend for young people. The agenda is full of music, fellowship, recreation, and Spirit-filled messages from some of today’s well-known speakers. Contemporary Christian singers and bands all combine to leave a lasting impact on thousands of youth from across the nation.
Winterfest attracts thousands of young people from across the country for a powerful weekend of worship (click on photo to enlarge)
Winterfest began over 30 years ago with four Church of God youth groups that came together for a weekend. Today, six Winterfest events attract nearly 40,000 people, including over 20,000 at the largest, Smoky Mountain, in Thompson-Boling Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. In addition to Midwest, the other Winterfest 2014 events include, Premier (Ocean City, MD), February 7-9; Northeast (Rochester, NY), February 14-16; Ozark (Branson, MO), February 21-23; Smoky Mountain (Knoxville, TN), March 14-16; and Sonfest (Orlando, FL), March 28-30.
Speakers and music groups are a major attraction at Winterfest events and this year will be no exception. The scheduled artists are as follows: Midwest: Josh Carter, JJ Weeks Band, Mike Nelson, Lee Claypoole, Tedashii, Rodney White & the LB1 Worship Band, Preston Centuolo, and 4 Trinity; Premier: Samuel Rodriquez, Julian Drive, Sharon Ramp, Reggie Dabbs, Ricardo Sanchez, 4 Trinity, Preston Centuolo; Northeast: Reggie Dabbs, Curtis Bridgeman, Kevin Wallace, Chris Hill, Tedashii, Nicole Mullins, 4 Trinity, Amante Lacey; Smoky Mountain: Desperation Band, Planetshakers, Kevin Wallace, Jason Crabb, Rich Wilkerson Jr., JJ Weeks Band, Preston Centuolo, Reggie Dabbs, The City Harmonic, John Luke & Sadie Robertson; Ozark: Tommy Bates, Curtis Bridgeman, Tommy Hart, Josh Carter, Julian Drive, 4 Trinity; Sonfest: Rich Wilkerson, Jr., JJ Weeks Band, Eric Petry, Preston Centuolo, 4 Trinity, Tedashii.
International Director of Youth and Discipleship Gary Lewis said, “We are excited about our great Winterfest line up and are expecting an incredible move of God. We ask that you join us in prayer that God would transform the lives of every student and leader that attends during this Winterfest season.”
For more information and to register, visit www.winterfest2014.com.
