Fire is a high school weekend discipleship event that has happened in Troy, IL each February since 1997. We hope you enjoy a stroll through Fire-Up History.
SPEAKER AND THEMES THROUGH THE YEARS
1997—Fire-Up | Steve Gross
1998—Get Real | Rick McPeak
1999—Stand Taller | Leanne Donnelson
2000—Dive | Kenny Martin
2001—Wide Eyed Wonder | Hule Goddard
2002—What’s Your Mission | Stephen Handy
2003—Breathe | Duane Miller
2004—Imagine | Duffy Robbins
2005—Transcend | Chris Laurent
2006—The Journey | Hule Goddard
2007—Consume | Bill Stanley
2008—Becoming | Shane Sanderson
2009—Refine | Dave Smith
2010—Beyond | Mark Sikma
2015—Unleased | DJ Dangerfield
2017 – Greater Than | Chystal Kirgiss
2019 – Consecrated | Bill Stanley
2020 – Citizen | DJ Dangerfield
2021 – Unchanging | Paul Fernandes (Online Only Year)
2022 – Awakening | Bill Stanley
2023 – Dare To… | Roger Palmer
2023 | DARE TO…
Speaker: Roger Palmer
Core Team: Lauren Friese, Matt Vollmar, Erin Swank, Clint Benesh, Tim Price
Seminar Leaders: Loren Fear, Mark Nelson, Jane Scott, Andy Adams, Bridget Douglas
Harvest Band: Tim Price, Clint Benesh, Daniel Tatjenhorst, Josh Case, Curt Franklin, Marissa Story, Hannah Thorp, Deborah Thorp, Elizabeth West, and Nate Brown
Small Group Leaders: Jennifer Zahn, Sarah Capel, Scott Buchwalter, Leanne Roderick, Trenton Gonzalez, Loren Fear, Del Henderson, Erica Graham, Jaime Ingle.
Host Team: Dale and Lisa Storey, Loren Fear, Diane Bowler, Erica Graham, Mike and Karen Leitner, Rod and Beth Repp and Suzanne Price.
FIre-Up 2023 was the 27th year of the event. It was held February 24-26, 2023. Most groups were here on Friday and Saturday, and about 40% of them stayed for Sunday morning. Due to planning the speaker and schedule 18 months prior, we hadn’t included Sunday originally but threw it in last minute to get back to that schedule. The total attendance of everyone was about 150 people.
Students responded in worship, kids stood and prayed for salvation, small groups were amazing and the overall presence of God’s spirit was evident. A big thanks to the prayer team who prayed during the weekend.
2022 | AWAKENING
Speaker: Bill Stanley | Core Team: Lauren Friese, Matt Vollmar, Erin Swank, Clint Benesh, Tim Price
Seminar Leaders: Luan Warren and Matt Vollmar
Harvest Band: Tim Price, Clint Benesh, Daniel Tatjenhorst, Josh Case, Curt Franklin, Ruby Price, Hannah Thorp, Deborah Thorp, and Elizabeth West.
Hospitality Team: Loren Fear, Dale and Lisa Storey, Diane Bowler, Mike and Karen Leitner, Erica Graham, Beth and Rod Repp, Suzanne Price
Photo Album | Video
2021 | UNCHANGING
Due to covid, this year was all online and each church participated in their own building. The attendees of the Fire-Up Conference in Troy, IL was about 30 students and leaders in person from the host church, Troy UMC.
Harvest Band: Tim Price, Ava Taylor, Ryan Kennett, Clint Benesh, Curt Franklin, Daniel Tatjenhorst
2020 | CITIZEN
Speaker: DJ Dangerfield | Core Team: Nate Brown, Erin Swank, Clint Benesh, Tim Price
Seminar Leaders: Kurt Stone, Paul Fernandez, Nate Brown and Luan Meeks
Harvest Band: Tim Price, Ava Andrews, Clint Benesh, Bobbie Fairless, Emily Lynn, Drew Allsman, Daniel Tatjenhorst, Josh Case, and Nate Brown
2019 | CONSECRATED
Speaker: Bill Stanley | Core Team: Erin Swank, Clint Benesh, Tim Price and Brad Lewis
Seminar Leaders: Tim Sandifer, Erin Swank, and Jennifer
Harvest Band: Emily Lynn, Clint Benesh, Tim Price, Ava Andrews, Daniel Tatjenhorst, Ryan Kennett, Nate Brown, Drew Allsman and Alex Mitchell
PHOTO ALBUM | VIDEO
2018 | FEARLESS
Speaker: Tom Richter | Core Team: Erin Swank, Clint Benesh, Tim Price and Brad Lewis
Seminar Leaders:
PHOTO ALBUM | VIDEO
2017 | GREATER THAN
Speaker: Crystal Kirgiss | Core Team: Tim Price, Erin Swank, Clint Benesh, Brad Lewis
Seminars:
Harvest Band:
PHOTO ALBUM | VIDEO
2016 | LEGACY
Speaker: Jon Nix | Core Team:
STORIES & TESTIMONIES
I attended the first Fire Up as a sophomore in high school and attended the 20th as a volunteer. I had just as much fun at the 20th as I did the 1st. GREAT JOB HARVEST! Look forward to helping next year. -MC
And so the question of the day is….how do I get these Harvest songs out of my head?? – RM
I don’t normally post on here about religion and whatnot because I know some of my friends don’t want to have it shoved down their throat, but if you’ve ever wondered about what happens after you die or how the universe was created and such, I want to invite you to come to the fire-up high school conference at my church. It’s an awesome weekend of music, inspirational speaking, and hanging out with people. Please don’t let this pass by if you are interested!! It would be awesome if you came and I would be happy to answer any questions you have about it!! Or feel free to click this link http://www.fire-up.org and check it out for yourself!! -CS
My life was changed when I was a student at Fire-Up 15 years ago, and my heart is filled that Fire-Up is still going! – LL
Fire-Up changed my life!!! So glad to see so many high schoolers going, prayers with you this weekend that lives will be changed!! – RM
I went and now my daughter goes to Fire Up! #twogenerations – NDO
