‘Put Your Hands Up:’ Kidfest 2014 Registration Now Open
Church of God International Youth and Discipleship understands the need to target those between the age of 4 and 14 and is doing everything possible to reach those within the 4/14 window. Ministry to children has been a priority for many years.
Frontier Kidfest will be the opening Kidfest event in the Kidfest season 2014. Held on April 11-13 at the Westin Hotel in Irving, Texas, the Frontier Kidfest will attract hundreds of kids. Children’s ministry leaders from churches in Texas, New Mexico, South Central Hispanic Region and the Heartland Region will take their groups for a weekend encounter with the Holy Spirit. There will be four dynamic church services programmed for kids and geared to their liking. It will be an awesome opportunity for children to enjoy uninhibited worship and praise in an environment with hundreds of their peers as they together proclaim their intent to follow Jesus.
Kidfest has been a ministry of Youth and Discipleship since 2002. Since its beginning in Texas, Kidfest has expanded to five locations in the United States, as well as internationally where the ideas has been built upon. Kidfest 2014 will be bigger and better than ever before in the history of the event! With the theme, Put Your Hands Up, the focus in each of the five venues will focus on helping children understand the importance of worship, as well as surrender.
Carolina Kidfest will continue at the Charlotte Renaissance Suites Hotel on April 25-27, where space is abundant for both the session and the hotel suites! Smoky Mountain Kidfest has moved to the first weekend of May, May 2-4 and will be held for the fifth year at the Gatlinburg Convention Center, the earlier site of Winterfest. At this location, each group is able secure their own lodging and lodging recommendations are available on the www.mykidfest.com website. Midwest Kidfest will again this year be held at the Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, Ohio on May 15-18.. Limited space is available and early registration for Midwest is encouraged! Each registrant will receive a three day indoor water park pass with their registration. Registration is happening now for all Kidfest events. Registration forms can be obtained at www.mykidfest.com.
The guest speaker line-up includes a variety of people who love ministry to kids. They include Kidfest favorites-Burnin’ Bush, Chagy the clown, Compel, John Tasch, and Fritzy. New to the Kidfest line-up this year will be Mark Thompson, Jeff Smith, B-Shoc, Rob Biagi, Jagee, Steve Hogue and Justin Sigel. Winterfest has been happening for 31 years. Kidfest has been happening for 13 years. Don’t wait until they’re old enough for Winterfest when you can take them to Kidfest now and reach them before they have to be rescued!
For a brochure or for more information, call 423-478-7229 or go to www.mykidfest.com.
