Published: Friday, December 19, 2014 at 1:06 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 19, 2014 at 1:06 a.m. <\/p>\n
WINTER HAVEN | You can have a red Mohawk and still love God. <\/p>\n
That's one of the messages Katina Campbell said Hurst Chapel AME is trying to get across at its Youth Explosion event today and Saturday. <\/p>\n
\"We want to show our youth that you don't have to change who you are or what you look like to love God,\" said Campbell, event coordinator. <\/p>\n
The event starts at 7 p.m. today with minister and singer Alexis Spight. The 21-year-old was runner-up on Black Entertainment Television's fifth season of \"Sunday Best\" a national gospel singing competition. She's the one sporting the red Mohawk and red eyebrows to match. <\/p>\n
Evangelist and gospel singer Jekalyn Carr is Saturday's special guest. The 17-year-old is a Stellar-Award winner and her song \"Greater Is Coming\" debuted third on Billboard's gospel music chart. EBONY magazine lists her alongside Oprah and Beyonc on its Power 100 list for 2014. <\/p>\n
\"We're trying to motivate our young people by showing them these young women who are in their age group, have a good spiritual foundation and are using their special talents to live their lives as people of God,\" Pastor Ronnie L. Clark said. <\/p>\n
The idea for an event catered to young people came from a strategic planning meeting, Campbell said, which included church heads and the youth group. The youth group is made up of about 150 young people from 6 weeks old to 18 years old. <\/p>\n
The church has hosted gospel concerts before, but feedback from the youth told Campbell that they had a tough time relating because the artists were not from their generation or genre of music. <\/p>\n
\"We decided to showcase Alexis and Jekalyn because they're both dynamic in that they'll preach the word of God in their blue jeans,\" Campbell said. <\/p>\n
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