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Through a series of circumstances, I became a Christian in 1973. A group of friends came to me and said, “You’ve done such a good job promoting rock and roll, why don’t you turn your talents to the Lord?” I thought that was a pretty novel idea and opened a Christian coffeehouse that year, with live music every Friday and Saturday nights. | Through a series of circumstances, I became a Christian in 1973. A group of friends came to me and said, “You’ve done such a good job promoting rock and roll, why don’t you turn your talents to the Lord?” I thought that was a pretty novel idea and opened a Christian coffeehouse that year, with live music every Friday and Saturday nights. | ||
− | I got involved with a group called The Fellowship of Contemporary Christian Ministries. Their ministry was music – whether it was radio, a coffeehouse, concerts, record stores. There really wasn’t a “support group” for contemporary Christian music back then – keep in mind that the GMA was mostly Southern gospel quartets at the time. | + | I got involved with a group called '''The Fellowship of Contemporary Christian Ministries'''. Their ministry was music – whether it was radio, a coffeehouse, concerts, record stores. There really wasn’t a “support group” for contemporary Christian music back then – keep in mind that the GMA was mostly Southern gospel quartets at the time. |
That association led to friendships with a couple of guys who wanted to start an annual Christian festival. My wife and I were youth leaders in our church, so we loaded up about four vans with kids headed for central Pennsylvania and that was the first Creation Festival. | That association led to friendships with a couple of guys who wanted to start an annual Christian festival. My wife and I were youth leaders in our church, so we loaded up about four vans with kids headed for central Pennsylvania and that was the first Creation Festival. | ||
− | http://www.shurenotes.com/how7/keitzman.html | + | * [http://www.shurenotes.com/how7/keitzman.html Denny Keitzman Interview with Shure Microphones] some of the leading Christian music festivals wouldn’t be the same without his skills and talents. He is Denny Keitzman, the man behind Strait Gate Productions and a true veteran of the contemporary Christian movement. He’s been doing it longer and better than just about anyone else. |
* [http://restart.typepad.com/breckenridge_chapel/2010/09/denny-keitzman-a-personal-story.html Denny Keitzman - a Personal Story] | * [http://restart.typepad.com/breckenridge_chapel/2010/09/denny-keitzman-a-personal-story.html Denny Keitzman - a Personal Story] |
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What was the Fellowship of Contemporary Christian Ministries?Fellowship of Contemporary Christian Ministries (FCCM) was a support group and network for contemporary Christian musicians and artists based in the United States of America.
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Denny KeitzmanDenny Keitzman has been involved with Creation East, Kingdom Bound, GMA Week Through a series of circumstances, I became a Christian in 1973. A group of friends came to me and said, “You’ve done such a good job promoting rock and roll, why don’t you turn your talents to the Lord?” I thought that was a pretty novel idea and opened a Christian coffeehouse that year, with live music every Friday and Saturday nights. I got involved with a group called The Fellowship of Contemporary Christian Ministries. Their ministry was music – whether it was radio, a coffeehouse, concerts, record stores. There really wasn’t a “support group” for contemporary Christian music back then – keep in mind that the GMA was mostly Southern gospel quartets at the time. That association led to friendships with a couple of guys who wanted to start an annual Christian festival. My wife and I were youth leaders in our church, so we loaded up about four vans with kids headed for central Pennsylvania and that was the first Creation Festival.
Lon Calvin WhitfieldAmerican, Lon Calvin Whitfield was the Northeast Regional Representative August 1980 - August 1982. Title: . Planned, organized, and coordinated the development of Christian music projects represented in the Northeastern section of the United States. Responsible for coordinating district meetings and format, compiling news and opportunities from over 10 states, transferring them to a newsletter format for distribution; screening new talent and scheduling showcases for national conventions. Involved with all aspects of concert promotion for nationally known artists for convention attraction such as: contract agreements, ticket sales, radio advertising and This article is a stub. If you have information to help make this page more accurate, please contact us. If you would like content on this page removed from our database, please contact us. To link to this page from your web site, blog, social networking site, Twitter feed or e-mail message, use the byline "From David Spencer's Media Spin <http://media.davidspencer.ca>." |