The award-winning group Cain joins the world’s largest Christian music festival at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Ky, starting in August. Best known for the hit song "Rise Up (Lazarus)," Cain won the K-LOVE 2021 Fan Award for Breakout Single for "Rise Up."
The large-scale event, with 150 music artists—playing a variety of music styles—and speakers, is called “40 Days & 40 Nights of Christian Music” at the Ark Encounter and will run August 1 - September 9, 2023. Cain will close the festival on September 9. Abraham Productions has organized multiple concerts that will be held Monday through Saturday. On Sunday afternoons, TrueSong will hold worship concerts and the Ark will provide a special speaker.
Attending concert performances is free with regular admission to the Ark Encounter for that day.
The musical roster features over 100 artists who will be performing country, bluegrass, southern gospel, inspirational, worship and other musical styles over 40 days and nights at the attraction’s huge 2,500-seat Answers Center. Musical performances will also be held at the Creation Museum, 45 minutes away in Petersburg, on Wednesdays and Thursdays. In addition, outdoor concerts will be held during the day at Noah’s Village at the Ark Encounter, Monday–Saturday, with the main-event concerts at 4 p.m. in the Answers Center. On Sundays at 4 p.m., the Ark’s resident artists TrueSong will lead a special worship time with speakers from Answers in Genesis, operators of the Ark and museum.
Music artists and groups include:
- Cain
- The Isaacs
- Jimmy Fortune
- Selah
- Triumphant
- The Hoppers
- Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
- Karen Peck and New River
- TrueSong (the Ark’s resident artists)
- And dozens and dozens more
Music enthusiasts will hear from speakers such as Ark founder and popular speaker Ken Ham, nationally broadcast pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress, Tim Lovelace and many more.
“Millions of people across America love these various styles of Christian music,” Ham said. “Abraham Productions and the Ark Encounter offer a unique combination of award-winning groups, all coming to the world’s leading Christian themed attractions.” The Ark Encounter was voted again as the #1 Best Religious Museum in a USA Today poll and the Creation Museum finished second. Ham added: “The Ark and Creation Museum are the top Christian family friendly destinations in America. Guests at the music festival can tour the life-size Ark, explore the beautiful grounds, take their children or grandchildren to the playground and large carousel, and meet the zoo animals.”
Abraham Productions is well known for producing large gospel music events, such as “Singing In The Sun,” a 6-day event with 30 major artists and national speakers, taking up the entire 250,000 square foot Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., usually held in April.
Daily admission to the Ark Encounter gives free access to all the concerts and speakers that day and allows guests to explore the Ark, which at 510 feet long is the largest timber-frame structure in the world. Built according to the dimensions in the Bible, the Ark features three decks of striking teaching exhibits.
More: www.40daysofchristianmusic.com www.arkencounter.com
The “40 Days & 40 Nights” music festival at the Ark is sponsored by the Museum of the Bible, along with Christian Health Care Ministries, Templeton Cruises & Tours, and Singing News.
Answers in Genesis is an apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry based in northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati. http://www.creationmuseum.org and http://www.arkencounter.com.