- Alive Festival
Alive Festival, located in Canal Fulton, Ohio, is an annual Christian music festival. It features many Christian musicians and popular Christian bands, as well as several Christian speakers and worship leaders. The festival began in 1988 and celebrated its 20th anniversary June 20-23, 2007cite web |author=The Alive Christian Music Festival |publisher=The Alive Christian Music Festival |date=undated |url=http://www.alive.org/default.aspx |title=alive festival 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-19 |format=html, Javascript, Flashmedia ] .
Alive is usually held in mid-summer over 4 days. Attendants can stay overnight at 350+ acre Clay's Park Resortcite web |author=Clay's Park Resort |publisher=Clay's Park Resort |date=undated |url=http://www.clayspark.com/ |title=Clays Park - Waterpark and RV Resort |accessdate=2008-01-19 |format=html, Flashmedia ] , which is a recreational, camping, and water park with an 18-hole miniature golf course, sand volleyball pits, basketball courts, skate park, soccer and baseball fields in northeast Ohio.
Alive Festival is a member of the Christian Festival Association, created in 2006.
According to Bill and Kathy Graening, heads of the Alive Festival Staff, the festival's mission includes: "the opportunity to experience great music and teaching", as well as "the opportunity to be challenged to seek a deeper walk with Christ." It is named after the Christian belief that Jesus Christ is risen and alive.
= Past and upcoming Alive artistscite web |author=The Alive Christian Music Festival |publisher=The Alive Christian Music Festival |date=undated |url=http://www.alive.org/artists.aspx |title=alive festival 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-19 |format=html, Javascript, Flashmedia ] :=
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*33 Miles
*Audio Adrenaline
*Barlow Girl
*Beyond The Rage
*Brandon Heath
*Brooke Barretsmith
*Casting Crowns
*Chris Tomlin
*Copeland
*David Crowder Band
*Disciple
*Eleventyseven
*Emery
*Esterlyn
*Family Force 5 *Flyleaf
*Francesca Battistelli
*Hawk Nelson
*High Flight Society
*Inhabited
*Inhale Exhale
*Jaci Velasquez
*Jackson Waters
*Jared Anderson
*Jason Bonham
*Jeremy Camp
*John Reuben
*Jonny Diaz
*Josh Wilson
*Joy Whitlock
*Kutless
*Leeland
*Mile 7
*Mixtape Metro
*NeedToBreathe
*Newsboys
*Nitengale
*Our Heart's Hero
*Parachute Band
*Paul Baloche
*Phil Wickham
*Praise-apella
*Rebecca St. James
*Red
*Relient K
*Ryan Wilkins
*Salvador
*Shane and Shane
*Seabird
*Sixpence None the Richer
*Skillet
*Starfield
*Superchick
*Switchfoot
*Thalon
*The Afters
*Thousand Foot Krutch
*TobyMac
*The Wedding
*Wavorly
*Willet
*Worth Dying For
= Past and upcoming Alive speakerscite web |author=The Alive Christian Music Festival |publisher=The Alive Christian Music Festival |date=undated |url=http://www.alive.org/speakers.aspx |title=alive festival 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-19 |format=html, Javascript, Flashmedia ] :=*David Nasser, minister and director of D. Nasser Outreach
*Ben Homan , President ofFood for the Hungry
*Crystal Miller , survivor of Columbine massacre and popular speaker on the meaning of life
*Brad Stine , comedian
*Tim Hughes , UK-based worship leader
*Scott Spencer , founder ofCharacter Corporation
*Phil Savage , General Manager ofCleveland Browns
*Joe Savage , pastor and organizer ofWinners Influence
*Hunter Smith ,Indianapolis Colts punter
*Brady Quinn , Quarterback of the Cleveland Browns
*Jason Wright , Runningback for the Cleveland Browns
*Kirk Cameron
*Louie Giglio
*Reggie Dabbs References
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