“To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them.”
- ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
“To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them.”
- ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
URBAN ENCOUNTER’S ORIGINAL ALBUM
THIS ALBUM'S JOURNEY BEGAN IN 2021 WITH A TEAM OF FIVE ARTISTS EAGER TO CREATE ORIGINAL MUSIC THAT WOULD GLORIFY GOD. FOR 18 MONTHS, THIS TEAM COMMITTED TO WRITING FOR TWO HOURS EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY WITHOUT FAIL. AFTER 3.5 YEARS OF DILIGENT EFFORT, THIS PAST MAY, WE COMPLETED THE LIVE VISUAL AND AUDIO RECORDING OF EACH SONG.
TO BRING THIS PROJECT TO COMPLETION, WE NEED YOUR HELP! WE AIM TO RAISE $15,000 OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS. THIS FUNDING WILL COVER ALL RECORDING COSTS, EQUIPMENT EXPENSES, PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS, AND PROVIDE A JUMPSTART FOR OUR SECOND ALBUM. PLEASE CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING
SO THAT THIS MUSIC CAN REACH AS MANY
EARS AS POSSIBLE.
THE CRISIS
THE GREATER HILLTOP OF COLUMBUS, OHIO IS WHERE URBAN ENCOUNTER RESIDES AND FOCUSES ITS EVANGELIZATION EFFORTS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAGUED BY POVERTY, CRIME, DRUGS, AND SEX TRAFFICKING AND LEADS THE CITY OF COLUMBUS IN THE MOST VIOLENT CRIMES INCLUDING MURDER, FELONIOUS ASSAULT AND ROBBERIES . IN FACT, NATIONAL DATA RELEASED BY THE FBI IN SEPTEMBER 2020 REFLECT THESE KEY FINDINGS ABOUT THE HILLTOP NEIGHBORHOOD:
- CRIME RATES ARE 112% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
- VIOLENT CRIMES ARE 84% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
- YOU HAVE A 1 IN 19 CHANCE OF BECOMING A VICTIM OF CRIME.
THE SOLUTION
URBAN ENCOUNTER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS HOPE THAT THIS CRISIS CAN BE TOTALLY TRANSFORMED. AS CHRISTIANS WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS BRINGS FREEDOM. THERE IS A PLAN THAT GOD HAS FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE HILLTOP AND IT’S OUR MISSION TO PARTNER WITH THAT PLAN.
URBAN ENCOUNTER ALWAYS HAS IN MIND THE GREATER GOAL WHEN CARRYING OUT ANY PART OF OUR DAILY LIFE. THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CONNECTION’S FOR PEOPLE WHICH ENABLE THEM TO LIVE OUT THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH. IT’S OUR DESIRE TO HELP THEM SEE THE VALUE OF A LIFE LIVED ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL TEACHINGS AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DISCIPLES THEMSELVES. HAVING INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND EVANGELIZING , DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF GOD, AND MAKING DISCIPLES WILL “SET THE WORLD ON FIRE.”
