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MARK HALL OF CASTING CROWNS ADDED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER TO INAUGURAL AWAKEN CONFERENCE LINEUP


Over 750 teens expected to attend the first annual event in Buffalo, NY


awaken 2018


2017/11/17.MarkHallAddedtoAwakenConferenceLineup.asp
NEWS SOURCE: High Ground PR
November 17, 2017

Buffalo, NY – Kingdom Bound Ministries presents AWAKEN 2018 - an all new conference for high school teens and their leaders set to take place in Buffalo, NY in February of 2018. The conference will feature Casting Crowns front man Mark Hall as a keynote speaker along with popular regional voices Wes Aarum, Preston Centuolo, and worship leaders Christopher and Jennifer Hopper. The conference is set to attract teens and their leaders from across NY state and the surrounding regions and will seek to address relevant topics for both teens and leaders.

AWAKEN 2018 will take place February 16 – 18 at Buffalo’s Adam’s Mark Hotel. Registration to the conference is open now with a special discounted rate of $59 per person available through December 15th. More information can be found at www.AwakenCon.com or by calling 800-461-4485.

In addition to his leadership of Casting Crowns, Mark Hall has served full time as a youth leader at his local church for the last 25 years. Hall will speak to youth during the Saturday Morning conference session and then will host a special workshop exclusively for youth leaders on Saturday afternoon. The conference will also feature a variety of other workshops and breakout sessions addressing topics for both teens and youth leaders with more details to be announced soon.

AWAKEN 2018 is produced and presented by Kingdom Bound Ministries. For more information visit www.AwakenCon.com or www.KingdomBound.org.

 

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