Festival Brings Music with a Message

Local Volunteers Gearing up for the East Tennessee Franklin Graham Festival at the Thompson-Boling Arena, April 25-27

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 4, 2008—Volunteers representing hundreds of churches from across the Knoxville area are helping to lay the foundation for the East Tennessee Franklin Graham Festival, scheduled for April 25-27 at the Thompson-Boling Arena, on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 
"Everyone is invited to this event," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse. "There are art festivals, music festivals and food festivals-why not have a festival for the soul?"
 
Each night of the three-day event at the Thompson-Boling Arena, Franklin Graham will present an encouraging message with the help of top musical guests and a choir comprised of hundreds of local volunteers from a variety of area churches. The festival includes a special Saturday morning "Xtreme Kidz-LIVE" event for children and a Student Night youth event on Saturday evening.

ALL FESTIVAL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE  7:00 p.m. Fri, April 25-Musical guests Israel Houghton & New Breed and Austins Bridge   10:00 a.m. Sat, April 26-"Xtreme Kidz-LIVE" w/God Rocks, Tom Toombs and Chaos on Wheels   6:47 p.m. Sat, April 26-Student Night with musical guests Group 1 Crew and Toby Mac   4:00 p.m. Sun, April 27-Musical guests Michael W. Smith, Ricky Skaggs and Phil Stacey

 

The East Tennessee Franklin Graham Festival is a non-denominational effort organized through the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and supported and planned by local leaders from a variety of churches throughout the region. Since 1989, Franklin Graham has held an average of six Festivals a year as an evangelist for the BGEA.
 
In 2008 Franklin Graham Festivals will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland (April 5-7); Villahermosa, Mexico (June 6-8); Timisoara, Romania (July 4-6); Charleston, S.C. (Sept. 19-21); and Taipei, Taiwan (Oct. 30-Nov. 2).

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