Rocking in Pennsylvania at “Christian Woodstock”
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MOUNT UNION, Pa. – It was muddy, it was loud and there were a lot of smiling, happy people offering free hugs and praising Jesus.
The Creation Festival drew around 70,000 people to rural Pennsylvania last month to listen to Christian music, ranging from hard rock to R&B, hip-hop and punk.
Check out the Reuters story on the festival along with an audio slideshow of pictures by Mike Segar, who got his feet wet to catch the moment when nearly 200 people were baptized in a pond.
Now in its 30th year and growing bigger every year, the festival is in many ways like any secular summer music festival — thousands of young people camping out, getting muddy in the rain and eagerly hunting down their heroes for autographs.
But these music fans wore T-shirts with slogans such as “Virginity Rocks” and “Mosh for Jesus.” To read more about the unusual merchandise on offer, click here.
PICTURES: Reuters/Mike Segar.
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I LOVE the creation festivals!! Some of the biggest names in Christian music play there!
I wish I could have attended this; sounds like it was really awesome!
Are they doing a repeat performance again this year?
I have not been part of a christian festival since I left my country, I would really love to experience those moments again.
It is nice to see young people engaging in something productive and beneficial for their futures.
extremely nice. pleased to see all these young people in this venture
Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most. – Mark Twain 1835 – 1910
The best part is you don’t hear of people dieing here like you do at the bonnarroo.
Some of the biggest names in Christian music play there!
Playing Christian musics rocks and awesome.
Look like Virginity Rocks really .
Do they do this every year? It’s awesome if they do.
I’ve never been to a Creation Festival but it looks awesome.