Youth Will Encounter God at BattleCry Event in the U.S.

Young Christians in the U.S. are in for a life-changing experience with God at BattleCry events, beginning March.

|PIC1|Presented by Christian youth organisation Teen Mania, BattleCry events is a place where “young people encounter God in a real way and are mobilised and equipped to take a stand for Him in their schools, their homes and their communities,” according to the website.

Tens of thousands of teens, young adults, youth workers and parents will join together in the cities of San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Detroit to encounter God through inspirational messages and praise led by top Christian bands including Jeremy Camp, tobyMac, Cross Movement, Pillar, Delirious?.

Speakers at these mega-events will include President and founder of Teen Mania Ministries Ron Luce, president of National Association of Evangelicals
(NAE) Ted Haggard, and prolific pastor and author Jack Hayford.


Here are dates for the following cities:

San Francisco, CA - March 24 - 25, 2006
Detroit, MI - April 07 - 08, 2006
Philadelphia, PA - May 12 - 13, 2006
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