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CHIC to Continue as Single-Site Event
CHICAGO, IL (June 5, 2003) - Marti Burger, director of Youth and Family
Ministries for the Department of Christian Formation of the Evangelical
Covenant Church, announced that the denomination's triennial high school
conference, CHIC, will continue as one conference and be housed at the
University of Tennessee in upcoming years.
Burger made the announcement during a chapel service for denominational
employees on Wednesday. The CHIC (Covenant High in Christ) council had
considered hosting two separate CHIC events in 2006, citing the inability
to find a venue large enough to house more than the 6,500 attending the
2000 event, CHIC2K. The CHIC council was hoping to
host an East Coast and West Coast CHIC event during 2006 and announced its
intention shortly after CHIC2K.
However, the University of Tennessee recently stated that it can increase
its housing capacity for as many as 12,000 by using off-campus housing in
Knoxville, said Burger. Kirsten Bell, who is coordinating CHIC through the
Department of Christian Formation, estimates that this year's event will
have between 5,800 and 6,200 in attendance.
CHIC2K3 will be held from July 31 through August 6 at the University of
Tennessee. Call Bell at 773-583-0220 for information about the event.
In other news, council member Dale Lusk stated that CHIC2K3 is seeking
youth talent for "A Place Called Heaven," a nightly opportunity for
individuals and groups to share their talents on stage (see related story
elsewhere in the news report). A venue will be set up in the Presidential
Courtyard of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville as a place where
youth at CHIC can display their talents and learn about cultural
differences in creative expression. For more information about "A Place
Called Heaven," call Lusk at 956-668-1723.
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