Reality Check cranks up this weekend
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The two-day event will feature speeches and music in hopes of encouraging teens to make religion a more prominent part of their lives.
?The goal is to share with the kids what real reality is,? said Pioneer Community Baptist Church member John Templeton, who organized the event. ?You don?t have to have all the money, the girls and the looks. It?s not money you should try to obtain. It should be a closer relationship with God.?
Well-known Christian rapper ?The Ambassador? William Branch is flying in from Philadelphia to take part in the event and will speak on Friday night. Terence Carlton of The Inspiration Network is scheduled to speak Saturday night.
Activities start at 6:30 p.m. each night an usually last around three hours.
During the first Reality Check last year, Templeton said around 125 people attended Friday night with close to 200 in attendance on Saturday. Templeton is well pleased with those numbers, especially since the program was in its inaugural year. He?s shooting for much higher attendance for the second year.
?Churches from Nashville have gotten in touch with us and there has been much better communication with churches in our area,? said Templeton. ?They have heard about how well this went last year.?
Pioneer Community Baptist Church is located on Yager Road at the old Northside School.