Youth for Christ
B.A.Y. RALLIES
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Presence Music Band
Presence Music is a faith-filled pop-worship group based out of Duluth, Minnesota. What started as a group of local church leaders joining together for a community worship night, has blossomed into a battle-tested group of believers determined to help transform the Midwest for Christ.
The Northern Pacific Center
1511 Northern Pacific Road
Brainerd, MN
Pre-Rally Games
Pre-rally fun provided by a variety of local camps and youth groups! Laser Tag, 9-Square, Cornhole, Gaga Ball, and more!
What are BAY RAllies?
YFC BAY Rallies are awesome. Any time one can get hundreds of teens gathered specifically to honor the Lord Jesus …. It’s pretty cool. YFC BAY Rallies are by teens and for teens representing several different congregations plus many students without any church affiliation at all.
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Each rally features an assortment of original comedy sketches and / or dramas, interactive videos, rousing student lead music and a guest speaker. Each season, which is a school year, follows a theme that ties all the rallies together.
​The Dream Team is responsible for developing the themes, sets and creative additions to each rally. They are the heartbeat of each BAY Rally.
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​The YFC BAY Rallies began in 1995 and have been held 3 times a year ever since. In that time the BAY Rallies have averaged 850 in attendance. We have had as many 44 different churches represented at a rally of every denomination. Surveys also show that as many as 40% of the Rallies’ audience are students without any church affiliation at all. We are very careful to honor the differences of denominations and focus solely on the Lord Jesus.
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Looking back:
Rallies 84-86
“What if?” is often a question asked when the past is regretted or disdained. At other times it’s a grand and often unattainable dream.
“What if I hadn’t?”
“What if I could’ve?”
“If only I would have….”
However, in Christ, the “what if” can be forward-thinking, full of hope and great fulfillment. What if we discovered that we were made by Someone who really loved us? What if we realized that there is a God who defines us and when we are really lost, He seeks for us?
"What if we were made for more?"
Rallies 81-83
Last year we went full steam ahead with our theme "Life on Track." The three rallies examined what Jesus meant in saying that He was "The Way, the Truth, and the Life."
It was also our first year holding the rallies in the Northern Pacific Center! The larger space allowed us to partner with other local churches and camps to have a variety of games and activities available for students before the rally started.