Alive Festival
Alive Festival, located in Mineral City, Ohio, Alive is an annual Christian music festival. It features many Christian musicians and popular Christian bands, as well as several Christian speakers and worship leaders. The festival began in 1988 and celebrated its 20th anniversary June 20–23, 2007[1].
Alive is usually held in mid-summer over 4 days. Attendants can stay overnight at Atwood Lake Park in Mineral City, Ohio. Atwood lake Park features camping, swimming, a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) lake, boating, electric hook-ups, hiking trails, volleyball, basketball,
Alive Festival is a member of the Christian Festival Association, created in 2006.
According to Bill and Kathy Graening, heads of the Alive Festival Staff, the festival's mission includes: "the opportunity to experience great music and teaching", as well as "the opportunity to be challenged to seek a deeper walk with Christ." It is named[1] after the Christian belief that Jesus Christ is risen and alive.
[edit] Past and upcoming Alive artists[2]
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- 33Miles
- Anberlin
- As I Lay Dying
- Audio Adrenaline
- Austrian Death Machine
- BarlowGirl
- Beyond The Rage
- Brandon Heath
- Britt Nicole
- Brooke Barrettsmith
- Casting Crowns
- Chris Tomlin
- Copeland
- David Crowder Band
- Day Method
- dc Talk
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Disciple
- Eleventyseven
- Emery
- Esterlyn
- Everyday Sunday
- Fireflight
- Family Force 5
- Flyleaf
- Francesca Battistelli
- Guardian
- Haste the Day
- Hawk Nelson
- High Flight Society
- Hillsong United
- House of Heroes
- Imperials
- Inhabited
- Inhale Exhale
- Jaci Velasquez
- Jackson Waters
- Jared Anderson
- Jason Bonham
- Jeremy Camp
- John Reuben
- Jonny Diaz
- Josh Wilson
- Joy Whitlock
- Kutless
- Leeland
- Manic Drive
- Mile 7
- A Minor Bird
- Mixtape Metro
- Needtobreathe
- Newsboys
- Nitengale
- Norma Jean
- Our Heart's Hero
- Parachute Band
- Paul Baloche
- Petra
- Phil Wickham
- Praise-apella
- Project 86
- Remedy Drive
- Rebecca St. James
- Red
- Relient K
- Roper
- Ruth
- Ryan Wilkins
- Salvador
- Seabird
- Shane & Shane
- Shine Bright Baby
- Sixpence None the Richer
- Skillet
- Spoken
- Starfield
- Staple
- Sunny With A High (formerly Mixtape Metro)
- Superchick
- Switchfoot
- Tenth Avenue North
- Thalon
- The Afters
- The Classic Crime
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Thousand Foot Krutch
- This Beautiful Republic
- TobyMac
- The Wedding
- Twila Paris
- Wavorly
- Willet
- Worth Dying For
[edit] Past and upcoming speakers[3]
- David Nasser, minister and director of D. Nasser Outreach
- Ben Homan, President of Food for the Hungry
- Crystal Miller, survivor of Columbine massacre and popular speaker on the meaning of life
- Brad Stine, comedian
- Tim Hughes, UK-based worship leader
- Scott Spencer[disambiguation needed
], founder of Character Corporation - Phil Savage, General Manager of Cleveland Browns
- Joe Savage, pastor and organizer of Winners Influence
- Hunter Smith, Indianapolis Colts punter
- Brady Quinn, quarterback of the Cleveland Browns
- Jason Wright, running back for the Cleveland Browns
- Kirk Cameron
- Louie Giglio
- Reggie Dabbs
- Phil Keaggy
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Alive Christian Music Festival (undated). "alive festival 2008". The Alive Christian Music Festival. http://www.alive.org/default.aspx. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ The Alive Christian Music Festival (undated). "alive festival 2008". The Alive Christian Music Festival. http://www.alive.org/artists.aspx. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ The Alive Christian Music Festival (undated). "alive festival 2008". The Alive Christian Music Festival. http://www.alive.org/speakers.aspx. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
In 2010 The ALIVE FESTIVAL is moving to Atwood Lake Park in Mineral City, Ohio. Atwood Lake Park is located on a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) lake with a new 7-acre (28,000 m2) amphitheater located on the lake. Atwood Lake offer swimming, shaed and open camping, paved roads, electric hook-up sites, fishing, boat rentals, marina with year round restaurant, 104 room lodge and resort with 18 hole golf course, lighted par 3, cabin rentals and much more.
