Christian Hip-hop Artist Tedashii Headlines Youth 2015 GO ON Tour

NASHVILLE, Tenn. JUNE 3, 2014 /GBOD/ – Like the Phoenix, Tedashii is rising from the ashes of life. Known for his deep voice with a delivery style that has a wide range of flow schemes and patterns, the Christian hip-hop artist will be featured this fall at YOUTH 2015’s 10-city GO ON Tour.

The GO ON Tour, an innovative and engaging approach to reaching as many United Methodist youth as possible, will be a high impact, energetic and low-cost experience to build momentum for YOUTH 2015, the quadrennial national gathering of United Methodist youth and leaders, scheduled for June 24-28, 2015. Both events are sponsored by Young People’s Ministries, a division of the General Board of Discipleship (GBOD).

“The idea behind the GO ON Tour is to bring a one-night preview of the worship and concert experience of YOUTH 2015 to major United Methodist areas all over the nation,” said- Blake Thornell, event manager for Young People’s Ministries. “With top United Methodist speakers and a cutting edge artist like Tedashii at each location, this tour is truly going to be an experience that no United Methodist youth or youth leader will want to miss.”

Tedashii is sure to set the house on fire. After experiencing the tragic death of his 1-year-old son last year, the multi-talented artist released his autobiographical fourth album, “Below Paradise” this week.

GO ON Tour tickets are $15 in advance and are available, along with more information about YOUTH 2015, at www.YOUTH2015.com.

The tour kicks off in Atlanta at United Methodist-supported Clark Atlanta University. Winding its way through to Colorado, Michigan, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Kansas, New York, Texas and Ohio, the tour ends Nov. 15 in California at Los Altos Hills UMC. The tour dates, cities and locations are:

Sept. 13 – Atlanta at Clark Atlanta University

Sept. 21 – Denver at St. Andrew UMC, Highlands Ranch

Sept .28 – Caledonia, Michigan, at Cornerstone UMC

Oct. 4 – Worcester, Massachusetts, at Wesley UMC, Worcester

Oct. 11 – Charlotte, North Carolina, at Davidson UMC)

Oct. 18 – Kansas City, Kansas, at Church of the Resurrection, Leawood

Oct. 25 – Dallas at Highland Park UMC

Nov. 1 – Dayton Ohio at Ginghamsburg UMC, Tipp City

Nov. 8 – New York City at Korean UMC, Flushing, Queens

Nov. 15 – San Jose, California, at Los Altos UMC, Los Altos Hills
YOUTH 2015 will be held next summer at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

GBOD’s mission is to support annual conference and local church leaders for their task of equipping world-changing disciples. An agency of The United Methodist Church, GBOD is located at 1908 Grand Ave. in Nashville, Tenn. Visit www.gbod.org for more information or call the Communications Office at (877) 899-2780, Ext. 1726.

Kevin Alton

Kevin Alton is the Executive Editor of The United Methodist Reporter, Senior Writer & Editor for the Youthworker Movement, and co-founder of the Wesleyan youth resource Youthworker Circuit. He lives in the Georgia woods just outside of Chattanooga, TN, with his wife Britta and their two boys, Grey & Penner.

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