Summer
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Contact Info:
P.O. Box 772
Brunswick, GA 31521
(912) 264-3474
info@thegp.org
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MAIN EVENT
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What is the Main Event?
A dynamic student gathering of over 1,000 teenagers meeting weekly during the summer months. An event filled with lights, engaging music, skits, and relevant gospel teaching where gifted communicators share the powerful reality of a relationship with Jesus Christ on a weekly basis. You’ve got to experience it to believe it!
If you would like to assure that your group can sit together, we will save you seats in the back half of Strickland Auditorium. Call the GP office the week before, and let us know how many seats you want saved. If your seats are not occupied by 7:45 pm, we will open these up to the general public. Without reservations, seats will be available first come, first serve. Each week we are going to leave the front few rows for kids who come without a youth group. Our air conditioned tent will be cooled off and ready for your group by 6:00pm, if you want to get to Epworth early and hang out.
The Main Event takes place during the summer on Sunday nights at Strickland Auditorium at Epworth-by-the-Sea on St. Simons Island. The Doors open at 7pm and the Main Event begins at 8:35pm. ****MAIN EVENT IS A FREE EVENT****
****CLICK HERE TO RESERVE SEATS**** (GROUPS OF 7+ ONLY)
DIRECTIONS
From I-95, Take Exit 38.
Turn onto the Spur 25 heading South.
The Spur 25 will merge into Hwy 17; turning right onto Hwy 17 S.
Take a left onto the F. J. Torras Causeway towards St. Simons at the light about 2 miles after merging onto Hwy. 17S. At the end of the causeway, follow directions through the round-about to head north onto Sea Island road. Shortly after getting onto Sea Island rd., turn left at the first street which is the 1st entrance to Epworth-by-the Sea onto Epworth Road and then right onto Arthur J. Moore Drive. Parking is in the grass lot before entering the Epworth gates.
Main Event Schedule
Summer 2012
June 10 Speaker - Shelly Griffin
Shelly
Griffin, formerly, Shelly Bland, grew up in Brunswick, Georgia. She
attended Brunswick High School and graduated in 2001. At the age of 15,
she joined The Gathering Place as a Jr. Intern, where the fashion of the
day was over sized tee shirts tucked into very lengthy jean shorts!
Upon graduating from highschool, she pursued a degree in Experimental
Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. During her
summers, Shelly continued her involvement with The Gathering Place, as
both an intern and an employee. Six hard undergraduate years later, with
her appetite for study still not curbed, combined with a deep desire to
know God through His Word, she pursued biblical studies at
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Shelly is married
to Nate and they live in Nashville, TN with their 65-lb. dog, Hudson who
they unashamedly spoil. She also continues doing that which she loves
most: biblical research, in this present season, for a ministry known as
Going Beyond Ministries. At the end of the day, she longs for others to
come to know Christ and who they are as a result of that.
June 17 Speaker - Kenny Grant
Kenny serves as the interim pastor at Calvary Baptist Temple in Savannah, Georgia and is also regularly engaged to teach to a wide range of groups throughout the United States. A former Marine Drill Instructor, Kenny has a unique style of teaching and preaching. He communicates the Word of God with insight, clarity, passion, and conviction. Often punctuated with humor, his impactful messages always leave his audiences informed, inspired, and equipped to apply God's word to their daily lives. Kenny's wife, Shirley “completes him.” They are the parents of four children and one grandchild: Kenetha, Gina, Kenny, Jr., Kameron and Keara.
June 24 Speaker - Duffy Robbins
Duffy Robbins, Professor of Youth Ministry at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania, is a thirty-five year veteran of youth ministry. Duffy speaks around the world to teenagers and people who care about teenagers. Duffy has his D.Min. in Youth and Family Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary, and is the author of numerous books including Ministry of Nurture ,This Way to Youth Ministry: An Introduction to the Adventure, Speaking to Teenagers (which he co-wrote with Doug Fields), Youth Ministry Nuts and Bolts and Enjoy the Silence (which he co-wrote with a wonderful girl named Maggie Robbins that he married 35 years ago).
July 1 Speaker - Ed Newton
Ed Newton is a full-time evangelist who strives to present the timeless truth of Scripture for abundant life change. Through difficult circumstances and major hardships Ed was radically saved in high school. It was through the spoken word of others and the written Word of God that clarified a call to ministry as a senior in high school. God has uniquely gifted Ed with an ability to connect with various age groups, personally and corporately. His communication style can be summarized as “passion with content” while seeking to inspire people to be passionate, dedicated followers of Christ. He and his wife, (College Sweetheart) Stephanie, and their four children, London, Lola, Liv, and Lawson reside in Lakeland, TN.
July 8 Speaker - Craig Gross
Craig Gross is an author, speaker, pastor, and revolutionary. He shot to prominence in 2002 when he founded the website XXXchurch.com as a response to the hurting he saw both in those addicted to pornography and those who made their living in the porn industry. In the 10 years since it began, XXXchurch.com has had over 70 million visitors to the website and his ministry is the subject of an award winning documentary. Craig also spearheaded the development of X3watch, an internet accountability system that is used by over 1 million people. Craig is the author of nine books and has been featured in GQ magazine, Newsweek, Time, Wired, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and has appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, CNN, Fox News, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He currently resides in Los Angeles CA with his wife Jeanette and their two children Nolan and Elise.
July 15 Speaker - Mike Grayson
Mike
Grayson is the lead singer for the worship-driven rock band MikesChair.
Mike Grayson first found his passion for music while in sixth grade and
continued to grow this passion throughout high school. In college, Mike
joined up with several other classmates to form MikesChair and in the
fall of their senior year, the guys were signed and added to the
well-respected CURB Records roster. Equally important, they chose to
stay in school, graduating together in 2007 and earning their degrees
from the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont
University. The band has been on the nations top 10 music charts and
been nominated for 8 Dove Awards. Not only does the band make great
music, but they are also committed to using their platform to helping
those in need and making themselves available to be the hands and feet
of Jesus.
July 22 Speaker - Lucas Ramirez
Lucas
Ramirez is the Executive Director of The Gathering Place. Previously,
he spent 5 years as director of Youth Ministries for Wesley United
Methodist at St. Simon’s Island, GA after receiving his B.A. in Youth
Ministry from Eastern University (St. David’s, PA).
Lucas has traveled worldwide in mission work, is noted for his teaching
and leadership gifts and has a passion for maximizing every students
sense of value and potential. Lucas is a leader in his community as he
serves on a joint task force to reduce high school drop outs, has been
nominated for the prestigious Georgia Leadership Program and also serves
on the Advisory Board of Awakening, one of the finest open forum and
think tank conferences. In 2006, he married his college sweetheart,
Anthea ‘Thea’ Sholander and in November of 2008, the couple welcomed their first child, Luciana. Two years later, in November 2010, their son 'Max' was
born and they are expecting their third child in September 2012. The
Ramirez's reside in Brunswick, GA with their chocolate lab, Bailey.
July 29 Worship Night
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