ST. LOUIS - (Business Wire) The Crossing Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Chesterfield, today announced the premiere of “Advent Conspiracy: Entering the Story” featuring guest speaker and two-time National League MVP, Albert Pujols. This local event introduces St. Louisans to Advent Conspiracy, an international movement born from the disillusionment of holiday commercialization. Specifically, “Advent Conspiracy: Entering the Story” will demonstrate to business leaders, educators and pastors in St. Louis how they can enter the story of Christmas in a way that celebrates its original meaning - the birth of Jesus - while channeling this initiative and redirecting it for their own charitable efforts.
“Christmas is about the spirit of giving, and Advent Conspiracy shows us how to give to the non-profit causes that we are most passionate about here in St. Louis,” said Todd Perry, Executive Director/CEO of Pujols Family Foundation. “Our foundation is excited to speak at this event about how companies and organizations can fundraise locally by being part of the Advent Conspiracy grassroots movement.”
Greg Holder established Advent Conspiracy with two other pastors from across the country. It started with a simple idea: What if people entered the story of Christ’s birth by focusing less on consumerism, giving more relational gifts to their loved ones and using a little of the money they didn’t spend to support organizations that are helping people in need both locally and globally? Three years into the launch, Advent Conspiracy has been circulated in over 13 countries, the website has been clicked on by more than 1.6 million viewers and the concept has raised more than $5 million to drill fresh water wells in needy countries.
“Advent Conspiracy has given words to what many have been feeling during this season. We want to ditch the stress and celebrate Jesus’ birth while supporting those who need our help, be it in another country or in our own backyard,” said Greg Holder, Lead Pastor of The Crossing and co-author of Advent Conspiracy: Can Christmas Still Change the World? “We want St. Louis to view Advent Conspiracy as an open-source movement to be replicated as much as possible. This launch event is a conversation about what Advent Conspiracy is about, how to teach it, and how to derive value from it as a means to help St. Louis people and St. Louis-based non-profit organizations.”
“Advent Conspiracy: Entering the Story” will take place on Wednesday, November 11th from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is required. Albert Pujols and Greg Holder with both speak. Coffee and bagels will be served. Interested parties can register at the following link: http://www.wcrossing.org/adventconspiracy/acsignup.html
About Advent Conspiracy
The Advent Conspiracy is not a four-point checklist for how to do Christmas. It is not a formula or a foolproof system to make your Christmas more meaningful. The Advent Conspiracy is the story of the wondrous moment when God entered our world to make things right. It is the greatest story ever told, and it changes everything--including the way we celebrate Christmas. Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More and Love All.
For more information about Advent Conspiracy, please visit: www.adventconspiracy.org
About The Crossing Church
By using unconventional teaching methods and various art mediums and technology, The Crossing creates experiences rooted in scripture that are both culturally relevant and deeply personal. Focusing less on a “demographic” and more on a state of mind, the pallet at The Crossing spans every age, religious background (or none at all) and ethnic group.
For more information about The Crossing, please visit: www.wcrossing.org
About The Pujols Family Foundation
The Pujols Family Foundation exists to honor God and strengthen families through our works, deeds and example. Since the beginning of this foundation in 2005, the foundation has sought to help those affected by Down syndrome here at home and improve the lives of the impoverished in the Dominican Republic.
For more information about The Pujols Family Foundation, please visit: www.pujolsfamilyfoundation.org
For The Crossing Church
Christine McCarty, 800-652-6014
christine@mercury-inc.com
