60,000 Students Attend Passion 2013 in Altana

 

(Courtesy of 2013 Passion Conferences)

More than 60,000 college students have gathered for the four-day Passion 2013 conference - the largest single gathering of the movement in North America thus far - in Atlanta, Georgia, from January 1 to 4, 2013.

ATLANTA – A strong sense of anticipation, energy and purpose was evident all over downtown Atlanta Tuesday as over 60,000 students and ministry leaders from across the country and around the world descended on the Georgia Dome and Georgia World Congress Center for the Passion 2013 conference.

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  (Photo: Phil Sanders)
  Passion movement founder Louie Giglio speaks at the Passion 2013 opening day on Jan. 1, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.

"Is this not incredible?" Passion founder and visionary architect Louie Giglio said as he surveyed the energized crowd. "It's no longer a dream, but reality. And I can tell you that you are much louder tonight than the crowd watching football here last night!"
Passion staff and volunteer teams had worked tirelessly to set up the Georgia Dome in a matter of hours following the Chick-fil-A Bowl football game which ended late Monday night

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University students from all 50 United States, 55 countries, and 2,200 college campuses are represented at this week's four-day conference, the largest single Passion gathering in North America in the 18-year history of the Passion movement.

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