Katoomba Christian Convention
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Katoomba Christian Convention (KCC) is an interdenominational ministry providing evangelical Bible preaching to Christians.
Conventions are held in KCC's 2300 seat auditorium at Katoomba
, in the Blue Mountains approximately 100 km (62.1 mi) west of the Central Business District of Sydney
, Australia
.
At present there are 6 conventions (many of them run over 2–3 identical weekends).
The site also hosts the annual CMS Summer School, organised by the Church Missionary Society which draws close to 3000 people a day during the first week of January.
Previous conventions have included City Youth Convention (CYC), KYCexpress, October Katoomba Convention (OKC) and Katoomba Convention Plus (KC+). kcc was the organisation behind the sell out event at the Sydney Entertainment Centre—Burn Your Plastic Jesus and has organised Pastor's Convention with Matt Chandler.
Conventions are held in KCC's 2300 seat auditorium at Katoomba
Katoomba, New South Wales
Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia and the administrative headquarters of Blue Mountains City Council. It is on the Great Western Highway 110 kilometres west of Sydney and 39 kilometres south-east of Lithgow. Katoomba railway station is on the...
, in the Blue Mountains approximately 100 km (62.1 mi) west of the Central Business District of Sydney
Sydney
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, Australia
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At present there are 6 conventions (many of them run over 2–3 identical weekends).
The site also hosts the annual CMS Summer School, organised by the Church Missionary Society which draws close to 3000 people a day during the first week of January.
List of current conventions
- next generation conference—equips and trains youth and children's leaders and also future leaders to have Bible-focused ministries
- men's katoomba convention (mkc)—challenges men them to give their lives to Christ
- katoomba easter convention (kec)—a long weekend away designed for families to be renewed and refreshed by the Word. Includes children's and youth programs for all ages.
- kyck—challenges and equips high schoolers to boldly live the Christian life
- engage—revitalises and refreshes Christians in the world of work
- women's katoomba convention (wkc)—gives women the opportunity to have a real break, be refreshed and challenged by God's word and energised to live out their true identity in Christ.
Previous conventions have included City Youth Convention (CYC), KYCexpress, October Katoomba Convention (OKC) and Katoomba Convention Plus (KC+). kcc was the organisation behind the sell out event at the Sydney Entertainment Centre—Burn Your Plastic Jesus and has organised Pastor's Convention with Matt Chandler.
Conventions
Convention | Theme | Dates | Speakers |
---|---|---|---|
next generation 2011 nextgen.kcc.org.au |
The Fight of Your Life |
|
Mark O'Donoghue, Kirk Patston, Raj Gupta & Leon Stead |
mkc 2011 mkc.kcc.org.au |
Living Outside the Garden: Men Facing Temptation |
|
Justin Mote & David Cook |
kec 2011 kec.kcc.org.au |
A Good Heart is Hard to Find: Commitment in the Age of Disposable Love |
|
Don Carson, Dale Ralph Davis & Simon Flinders |
kyck 2011 kyck.kcc.org.au |
The Glorious Son |
|
Ross Ciano, Steve Wakeford & Jason Smart |
engage 2011 engage.kcc.org.au |
|
John Piper |
|
wkc 2011 wkc.kcc.org.au |
A Life Worth Living: Eyes on the Prize, Feet on the Ground |
|
Jane Tooher & Cathy Heard |
History
The first Katoomba Christian Convention was held in 1903. A history of the ministry was published to coincide with its centenary under the title "A Century Preaching Christ".External links
- Official homepage
- Convention site on Google Maps