“The Bible contains the most profound philosophy, the most perfect morality, and the most refined policy that ever was conceived upon earth.”
-- John Adams
“[The Bible] is of all books in the world that which contributes most to make men good, wise, and happy.”
-- John Quincy Adams
“Were you to ask me to recommend the most valuable book in the world, I should fix on the Bible as the most instructive, both to the wise and ignorant.”
-- Elias Boudinot
“Let us therefore persevere steadfastly in distributing the Scriptures far and near, and without note or comment. We are assured that they ‘are profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16).’”
-- John Jay
“The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend all to the happiness of man. … Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole civilized world would now have been Christian.”
-- Thomas Jefferson
“The Bible contains more truths than any other book in the world.”
-- Benjamin Rush
"May I always hear that you are following the guidance of that blessed Spirit that will lead you into all truth, leaning on that Almighty arm that has been extended to deliver you, trusting only in the only Savior, and going on in your way to Him rejoicing."
-- Francis Scott key
My soul I resign into the hands of my Almighty Creator, Whose tender mercies are all over His works. . humbly hoping from His unbounded mercy and benevolence, through the merits of my blessed Savior, a remission of my sins.
-- George mason

2021 Blessings

Israel Concepcion

Israel and Mercedes have been a part of Christian Faith Center for over 11 years, they have four beautiful children and 3 gorgeous grandkids. Back in 2008 they started the CFC Spanish-speaking Campus in Nampa. In 2016 they started a second location for the Spanish community in Caldwell Idaho. Pastor Israel & Mercedes were very excited to take on the new role as Caldwell campus pastors. They are very passionate about the lost and their walk with God. Come join Israel as he shares with us at the 2021 God and Country Festival and experience God's love!

Ryan Brown

I have been on staff at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa for the last 4 years, being able to serving the youth. I grew up in Meridian, ID, met with wife Kristin in Portland, and moved back four years ago to begin ministry together. Kristin and I have been married for 5 years and are very excited as we are expecting our first child this Fall! I have a passion to see the truth of God’s Word and the Gospel Message transform lives of ordinary people.

The 2023 God and Country Festival
& the City of Nampa Fireworks Display

GOD AND COUNTRY FESTIVAL AT THE FORD IDAHO CENTER
FIREWORKS OUTSIDE OVER THE AMPHITHEATRE AT DUSK JUNE 28, 2023!

Join with the Treasure Valley Community and the Nampa Fireworks to rejoice at the God and Country Festival for 2023!

2021 Blessings

2021 will go down in history as the year when we defied all the odds, as the year when all of us filled with hope for survival and a prayer for our return to normal came together to profess our love of God and Country.

We have been not just hungry for the last year for our events to open but starved for the chance to be able to come together as a community and see each other’s smiling faces and hear the laughter. Returning to normal is what we have all prayed for and those prayers brought like-minded people together for a common cause. Prayers are not enough, and it takes hundreds if not thousands of hours of preparation and devotion to put together each event in our community.

When you pick up a small stone and cast it into a still pond, you’re not thinking of the ripple effect it has or how far it reaches. This is the ripple of one prayer.

Blessings to all the volunteer board members and committees of the God and Country Festival who donate their time and money to make sure that we can publicly announce our convictions and who have fought to carry on this tradition for over 55 years. The list is too long to mention, but you know who you are.

Blessings to the team that worked for months with the City of Nampa, the Canyon County Commissioners, and Southwest District Health Department to reopen our community so that we could come together; Nampa City Councilman Victor Rodriguez, David Ferdinand with the God and Country Festival, Sue Marostica with Stampede Days, and Tim Theibert with the Snake River Stampede Rodeo. Thank you for being brave enough to take a stand.

Blessings to all the sponsors and public servants who jumped in to breathe life back into the FREE event. It always takes a village, but it took the conviction of the major sponsors who jumped in to make this event happen in such a short timeframe, Evergreen Home Loans, Homes of Idaho, Ed Humphreys for Idaho, Idaho Central Credit Union, and Janice for Idaho.

Blessings to James and crew of Fireworks America of Idaho for making sure we had fireworks for the show. Fireworks needed to be ordered many months ago when everything was still shut down. James fronted the money and overdelivered for the budget that was available. He put his faith in the fact that our sponsors would come through and the city would open.

Blessings to all the patrons and presenters who stood quite literally to the test of fire. With triple digit temperatures and equipment malfunctions because of it, not to mention what it does to people’s spirits and tempers, we all survived and proved that one prayer can cause a ripple to cure our community and return everyone’s faith in another tomorrow.