HUMBOLDT — The 64th Annual Biblesta celebration returns this weekend, featuring gospel singing and a parade known for its depictions of scenes from biblical stories such as Jonah and the Whale.
The day’s events kick off at 8 a.m. Saturday with the Run for the Son with youth activities beginning at 10.
Pastors Jerry Neeley, Cameron Carter and Matthew Jennings will speak from 11 to 11:30 a.m., followed by featured performer Tim Timmons.
Timmons is a Christian musician and Nashville recording artist. In a press release, he says he spent two decades in ministry and a lifetime looking for Jesus.
His diagnosis of an incurable cancer 20 years ago gave him the gift of perspective, he said.
“It’s really the open door to speak into people’s stories,” his website says.
He also hosts a podcast, 10,000 Minutes. The idea behind the podcast is to remind folks that there are 10,080 minutes in a week, and if 80 are spent at church, how do you spend the other 10,000 minutes?
The parade starts at 1:30 p.m.
After the parade, the Voice of Truth Quartet will entertain the crowd from 2:15 to 3:30, followed by Lloyd Houk until 4:45, when awards will be announced.
The annual bean feed starts at 5.
Biblesta After Dark begins at 7 p.m. and will feature Gary Larson, Southeast Kansas director of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Cain Coulton will lead Praise and Worship.
