Creation East 2005 Begins Today
The 27th annual Creation East festival, will begin today at the Agape Farm in Mount Union, PA. Considered by the event’s organizers to be the largest outdoor Christian music and teaching festival in the country, Creation East will feature a host of artists including the newsboys, Kutless, Jeremy Camp, MercyMe, Audio Adrenaline, tobyMac, Switchfoot, Joy Williams, Casting Crowns, Michael W. Smith and others.
“Creation is a homecoming for the many who make it a point to attend each year,” said the festival’s organizers. “But don’t worry, even if this is your first time you will find that you are immediately accepted into the family. People are very friendly and welcoming.”
Alongside the wealth of musical talent at the festival, Creation East will feature a number of, “Godly speakers who have vital and relevant messages for this generation,” including Harvest Christian Fellowship Pastor Greg Laurie, Teen Mania Ministries founder and president Ron Luce, former mafia boss Michael Franzese, singer/songwriter Margaret Becker, and others.
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Other activities and shows that attendees can participate in and watch include a Fireworks Show, Comedy Club, Illusion Show, X Games, Children’s Tent and Craft Area, Candlelight Service, Water Baptism, a Skateboard and BMX Team, Food Court & Grocery Store, Prayer Tent, and more.
For fans that cannot attend the festival, Creation East 2005 will be partnering with CMRadio Networks to provide a live online broadcast. The broadcast will be available on CMRadio.net as well as on the Creation website. In addition to the broadcast, listeners will be able to access a wealth of information on either website, including artist information, links to artist websites, and the ability to purchase CD’s, as well as log into a chat room to discuss the Creation experience.
“We are very excited to be teaming with CMRadio once again for the live streaming of the Festival,” says Tim Landis, Creation Festival Co-Founder. “Last year, more than 20,000 music fans from around the world tuned in to experience the Creation Festival and we anticipate an even larger number this year. This is a great alternative for people who are not able to attend the Festival first-hand to experience the Creation Festival as if they are standing in the arena at Agape Farm.”
“The Creation Festival is one of the premier Christian events of the year and we are excited to be assisting them once again in reaching a worldwide audience with an incredible lineup of powerful worship, great artists, and dynamic speakers,” states George Motter, General Manager of CMRadio.Net.
For more information about Creation Fest or to purchase tickets, go to http://creationfest.gospelcom.net.
About Creation Festivals
Founded in 1979 in Pennsylvania, the Creation Festival has since grown to become the largest event of its kind. The Festival added a second event in 1997 on the west coast, held at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA. Tens of thousands of people attend the Creation Festivals from all across the United States and Canada, as well as many international countries, including Iceland, Switzerland, and France. In September 2002, CBS News featured a 20 minute segment about the Creation Festivals in its “Sunday Morning” show with Charles Kuralt, which was viewed by over eight million people across the nation. The Festival has also been featured by mainstream media outlets VH1, Details Magazine, The New York Times and GQ Magazine. In April 2004, the Creation Festival was awarded the Gospel Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor that recognizes major contributions to the gospel music industry through a company’s commitment to the Christian community for 20 or more years.
