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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (June 6, 2007) — Next week the warmth of summer will bring more than just swimmers to Johnson City’s Legion Street Parks and Recreation Center. On Friday, June 15, at 7 p.m., the center will host a free summer concert, featuring Christian hip-hop artist J-Rus.
Joining J-Rus for the “Transformation Tour” will be Tri-Cities American Idol winner Robbie Hale, who serves as minister of music at Grace Temple Eternal Life Center, and guest speaker David Short of Miracle Ministries International.
The brain-child of Amanda Brotherton, a graduate student in the education program at Milligan College, and funded in part through Milligan’s Institute for Servant Leadership, the event was conceptualized as a means of connecting with the “at-risk youth in the community.”
“My husband grew up around drug and alcohol abuse,” said Brotherton. “Sadly, he died last year of what I considered to be a lifelong addiction to drugs. I wanted to send a message to youth that no matter what they are struggling with God is bigger and can help them overcome their problems. I wanted to provide positive influences that they can learn from and aspire to become.”
The Transformation Tour is sponsored by Milligan College, Johnson City Parks and Recreation, and Ambrose Sound.
For more information about the free summer concert, email RJPowell@milligan.edu, or call 423.461.8488.