More Than Awareness
SoulFest exists to encourage all who attend to surrender to God's love, allowing TRUE LOVE to lead us into a deeper awareness of God's call on our lives to live relationally with God, each other, and our neighbors in our communities and throughout the world, and to take action against any inputs that crosses our path. While raising awareness is important, SoulFest hopes to empower attendees with tools and resources to fight injustice in small ways daily. Here a few of the ways SoulFest will be taking up social justice issues on site:
SoulFest Walk4Water
On Saturday morning of SoulFest, hundreds of participants will gather to walk 1 mile to a pond and back, representing the walk thousands around the world take daily to retrieve clean water for their families. Participants will carry a bucket, fill the bucket up at the pond and walk back while learning about the struggle for clean water in Africa along the way.
Walk, jog, sprint …any way you want … one mile to the water hole • Fill your container with water, feel the weight! • Carry the water 1 mile back to our village destination at SoulFest.
Sign up and begin raising funds for the second annual SoulFest Walk4Water. Proceeds will go directly to charity to continue to dig wells and install water purification systems in areas that need immediate assistance through Blood:Water Mission. Read More...
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Show Hope
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Show Hope is a non-profit organization that mobilizes individuals and communities to meet the most pressing needs of orphans in distress by providing 1) homes for waiting children through adoption aid grants, and 2) life-saving medical care for orphans with special needs. Established in 2003 as Shaohannah’s Hope, Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth initially founded Show Hope out of their desire to see more children find their way into forever families. Read More...
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Not For Sale Campaign
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The NFS national staff will join us to lead in a variety of ways by providing a precise understanding of how human trafficking is more prevalent now than any other time in history while also give attendees innovative solutions to re-abolish slavery in our own backyards and across the globe. Here are a few examples:
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• Chocolate Campaign:
Did you know 70% of the world’s supply of cocoa beans come from West Africa where there is an estimated 15,000 child slaves who harvest them?
At SoulFest 2010, the Not For Sale Campaign will be selling 100% organic Fair Trade chocolate from Sweet Earth Chocolates to incorporate social justice in all parts of the SoulFest experience! This chocolate comes from grower co-operatives that monitor their operations to ensure that forced labor was not used in the production of their chocolate.
Chocolate never tasted so sweet! Read more...
• Freedom Store:
The Not For Sale Freedom Store sells beautifully crafted products made by vulnerable and marginalized populations, including victims of human trafficking. With each purchase you make, you help spread awareness of injustice and support sustainable jobs for impoverished people. The Freedom Store allows Christian consumers to live out our faith and mission for social justice in all aspects of life, including our purchases.
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Bolivia's Best
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The proceeds of Bolivia's Best high altitude gourmet coffee provides Christian homes for orphaned, abandoned, and at risk children of Bolivia; the 2nd poorest nation in the western hemisphere. Every Soulfest attendee can support missions simply by choosing "Bolivia's Best...Coffee with a Cause", a member of International Orphanage Union (IOU).
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Spring Concerts
Casting Crowns
with Matthew West, Royal Tailor and Lindsey McGill
Gunstock offers numerous activites for all ages, including the mountain lift, skate park, and more.
Ministry Partners
Learn more about our ministry partners and organizations that are on-site. 
This year's Walk4Water raised over $2,000 more than our goal to help Blood:Water Mission build 2 wells in Uganda. Check back for more info on next year's walk!
Soulfest exists to inspire, celebrate, and spread love. It is our hope that all who attend are moved to a greater understanding of unconditional love through this festival of Music, Love and Action. We encourage answering God’s ever-present call to live relationally with neighbors in our own communities, and throughout the world. We call to take action against any injustice that crosses your path, bringing the light of love into all of our moments.True Love Essays
Writings on the SoulFest theme, 'True Love is Everywhere', from your favorite artists and speakers including Third Day, Aaron Gillespie, Andrew Schwab, Brian Welch, Trevor McNevan [TFK], and SoulFest Founder Dan Russell. 
