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Evangelicals Concerned Inc.
Presents:
EC’S 10th Annual Fall Festival
October 5-7, 2012
Grove Hall & Thornley Chapel
Ocean Grove, New Jersey
1912 ~ The Centennials ~ 2012
Lottie Moon – William Booth – Francis Schaeffer – Jacques Ellel
Biographical Lecture and Three Sermons by Ralph Blair
Gourmet meals, Antiques Fair, Museum and more!
The Weekend
The 2012 Fall Festival focuses on a different group of historical Christians whose journeys and testimonies are an encouragement and inspiration. The weekend is a great venue for gay and lesbian Christians to learn, connect, worship and relax in Ocean Grove, a National Historic Landmark resort offering the beach, boardwalk and the largest collection of Victorian architecture in the nation. Ocean Grove is just 1½ hours south of New York City on New Jersey seashore. The conference begins on Friday October 5th at 4pm with registration and ends on Sunday October 7th after lunch. Cost is $200 and includes room and meals.
The Centennials:
· Lottie Moon: (December 12, 1840 – December 24, 1912) Charlotte Digges "Lottie" Moon was a Southern Baptist missionary to China with the Foreign Mission Board who spent nearly forty years (1873–1912) living and working in China. As a teacher and evangelist she laid a foundation for traditionally solid support for missions among Baptists in America.
· William Booth: (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). The Christian movement with a quasi-military structure and government founded in 1865 spread from London, England to many parts of the world and is known for being one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid. William Booth was born in Sneinton, Nottingham, England.
· Francis Schaeffer: (30 January 1912 – 15 May 1984) was an American Evangelical Christian theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor. He is most famous for his writings and his establishment of the L'Abri community in Switzerland.
· Jacques Ellul: (January 6, 1912–May 19, 1994) was a French philosopher, law professor, sociologist, and lay theologian.
Schedule
Friday October 5 Registration begins at 4pm at Grove Hall, 15 Pilgrim Pathway, Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Evening meal and Opening Session follow
Saturday October 6 Sermons, activities and free time
Sunday October 7 Worship Service, testimonies, meals with departure at 1pm
Cost & Registration
Room, Meals and all Festival Events
$200.00
(Single rooms are available for an
extra fee payable at check in. This weekend is subsidized
by EC.)
Conference registration steps
Step 1. Register by sending an email to registrar@ecinc.org.
Step 2.
Pay using the link to PayPal on the Registration
Confirmation page.
(Already registered and need to pay?
Go here.)
Evangelicals Concerned and Dr. Ralph Blair
Evangelicals Concerned (EC) is a national network of gay and lesbian evangelical Christians. EC has been supporting the gay and lesbian community and integration of sexuality and Christian faith since 1975 by providing hope, encouragement, teaching and fellowship. Through conferences and publications EC’s mission is to spread the Good News of God's grace and peace in Christ to a people called to lives of grateful service. This year our speaker and preacher will be Dr. Ralph Blair, founder and president of Evangelicals Concerned, Inc. Dr. Blair founded The Homosexual Community Counseling Center in New York City and is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City.
Directions
Ocean Grove is easily accessible from New York, Philadelphia and Newark airport. For more information and directions go to http://www.oceangrovenj.com/ and click on Directions.
Space is limited, so do sign up right away!