Katoomba Christian Convention

Katoomba Christian Convention (KCC) is an interdenominational ministry providing Bible preaching catering to evangelical Christians.Conventions are held in the KCC's 3000-seat convention centre at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney, Australia. The first Katoomba Christian Convention was held in 1903. [ [http://kcc.org.au/history.asp Katoomba Christian Convention - History] Also includes a nice collection of old brochures from early conventions.] A history of the ministry was published to coincide with its centenary under the title "A Century Preaching Christ".

The venue also hosts the annual CMS Summer School, organised by CMS the Church Missionary Society which draws 4,000 people for a week in January to focus on world mission.

List of Current Conventions

* next generation (formerly kylc) - As the next generation of leaders, come and be better equipped toteach the next generation of Christians
* katoomba easter convention (kec) - Especially for families
* kyck - The kcc convention for high schoolers
* men's katoomba convention (mkc)- Practical man-to-man teaching
* engage - Designed to revitalise and refresh Christians in the world of work
* women's katoomba convention (wkc)- Hear the gospel taught by women and for women

Previous conventions have included City Youth Convention (CYC), KYCexpress, October Katoomba Convention (OKC) and Katoomba Convention Plus (KC+).

kcc was also the organisation behind the sell out event at Sydney Entertainment Centre - Burn Your Plastic Jesus.

Conventions

List of Convention Chairmen

* David Cook
* Phillip Jensen
* Alan Stewart (current chairman)

External links

* [http://www.kcc.org.au/ Official homepage]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=-33.729908,150.299213&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.729908,150.299213&spn=0.007995,0.021629&om=1 Convention site] on Google Maps

References

* Braga, Stuart (1861). Book review: A Century Preaching Christ. Katoomba Christian Convention, Limited. ISBN 0-9750834-0-6.
* Robson, Geoff (2003 November 22). " [http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/reading/1148a/ Book review: A Century Preaching Christ by Stuart Braga] ", Southern Cross.
* http://www.nextgen.kcc.org.au/
* http://www.mkc.kcc.org.au/
* http://www.kec.kcc.org.au/
* http://wwww.kyck.kcc.org.au/
* http://www.engage.kcc.org.au/
* http://www.wkc.kcc.org.au/