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 FAMILY BEACH FEST

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CHRISTIAN SURFERS PENSACOLA OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL FAMILY BEACH FEST IN PENSACOLA BEACH ON SATURDAY, MAY 27TH, 2017

FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE A FREE CONCERT FROM CHRISTIAN ROCK BAND KUTLESS ALONG WITH SPECIAL EVENT SPEAKERS AND EMCEE WENDY GRIFFITH, CO-HOST OF THE 700 CLUB

 

 

Christian Surfers Pensacola officially announced today the Inaugural Family Beach Fest, which will take place at Casino Beach in Pensacola Beach, FL on Saturday, May 27th, 2017 from 2PM – 7PM. This festival will include a free concert from Christian rock band, Kutless, along with special speakers Nathan Pooley of Upper Room, Arnie McCall of Freedom Church, Dale Waltman of Life Church, Tim Payne of Momentum Church, Amy Pernie of Five2 Backpack Ministries, Ben Martin of Christian Surfers Pensacola, Mike Hill, Former Captain in the US Air Force, Tim Pernie, Former US Marine and Emcee Wendy Griffith, co-host of the 700 Club.

 

“The Santa Rosa Island Authority is excited that Pensacola Beach will be the backdrop to the first ever Family Beach Fest,” said Robbie Schrock, Director of Administration at SRIA. “This event is directly in line with our mission statement which is ‘to promote tourism, manage growth and provide entertainment in a safe, clean, eco-friendly environment.’ We look forward to this becoming an annual event.”

 

Family Beach Fest was created to celebrate and honor God, Family and our Military during the Memorial Day Weekend and also foster a safe environment where families can come together and have fun while listening to good, clean music.

 

“I grew up in Pensacola and as a kid I learned to surf on Pensacola Beach,” said Ben Martin, President of the Christian Surfers Pensacola. “I got married on this beach and even co-founded a ministry on this beach. I absolutely love this place and I’m so excited to be a part of a huge event where we have the privilege to honor God, family and our military on Pensacola Beach!”

 

Not only will Kutless be playing during Family Beach Fest but other up and coming bands will have the opportunity to play throughout the day by submitting their videos to Who’s Next. Who’s Next offers a life-changing experience to unsigned artists where they can try out through online auditions and fans vote for a top three. Those three bands will then have the opportunity to play during Family Beach Fest with the top overall winner opening up for Kutless that evening.  

 

“We are thrilled to introduce Encoreable's next project, Who's Next, at Family Beach Fest,” said Lyle Sheppard, CEO and Partner at Encoreable. “The Who's Next opportunity will give unsigned, emerging artists the chance to open for large bands. In this case, the selected Who's Next artists will open for Kutless. We know that there is a lot of unrecognized talent in the area and are eager to see them embrace this opportunity.”

 

Lastly, this festival will support and feature the Five2 Backpack Ministries, who seek to serve all the local schools in the Pensacola, FL area. Their goal is to support and give “food-scarce” children enough food over the weekend when they are not in school and don’t have access to free or subsidized lunches. We will also be collecting non-perishable food items at Family Beach Fest to support Five2’s mission to care for those same children over the summer months.

 

“It is so fulfilling to know Jesus and make Him known by helping others, especially those in great need,” said Amy Pernie, Five2 Backpack Ministries director. “This is our mission at Five2, to feed His children.”

 

For more information on this announcement or how to get involved with Family Beach Fest or enter in for Who’s Next, please visit facebook.com/FamilyBeachFest or imwhosnext.com.

 

About Family Beach Fest:
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