The 10th year anniversary of Replenish Festival will be held on July 12, 2025. Our Featured artist will be Cochran & Co. and we also welcome Chris McQuistion as a guest artist!
Chris McQuistion is a CCM artist and worship pastor based in Christiansburg, Virginia. His passion is to teach with a song and to help others find a hope and a purpose in Jesus. Chris is also a big advocate for mental health awareness through songs like I Will Not Fear, See Me Through It, Think About That, and I Got Joy (Brand New Day). His music paints a picture of his testimony, after a time where he suffered a traumatic brain injury in college sports, leaving him with a struggle and a reason to exist in this world. He spent a solid year in recovery, which changed his outlook on life and redefined his purpose, to live and to work as worship. He now sees each day as a new day to help bring life change to those in need of that same encouragement. With Chris’ hit songs, such as I Got Joy and Fortress, his passion continues to reach audiences far and wide of all generations.
This year marks our 10th year anniversary! We’ve been bringing you a family fun, community event since 2015 only missing 2020 due to COVID.
We’ve had great headlining artist to grace the stage in Willis, Virginia at the Burnett Farm and did hold the festival one year at the Christiansburg High School. However, by far, there is something special about the farm that everyone loves!
This year, we will again invite everyone for a fun weekend at the Burnett Farm with the festival being held on July 12th. We will open for anyone wishing to camp on Friday evening the day before.
This year, we’re celebrating a decade of inspiring events by joining forces with Bill St. Pierre of St. Pierre Woodworking to support those devastated by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Bill has already raised over $1 million and provided 43 RV campers to families in need of shelter, but there’s much work left to do.
At this year’s festival, a significant portion of ALL ticket sales will support the relief effort. Attendees will hear first hand stories from Bill and special guests about the recovery progress and the lives impacted by these efforts.
We are looking for sponsors to help with this event. Sponsors, your sponsorship is more than marketing—it’s a chance to be part of something impactful, showing your commitment to giving back. Together, we can make a lasting difference!
Our Featured Artist for Replenish 2025 is Cochren & Co.! Michael Cochren is an award winning singer/songwriter and worship leader born and raised in a small Indiana town. They’ve been nominated for a GMA Dove Aware for New Artist of the Year and their debut album had three Billboard Top 10 Radio hits: “One Day”, “Who Can”, and the RIAA® Certified Gold single “Church (Take Me Back)”. The title track “Don’t Lose Hope” was featured in an episode of CBS’s MacGyver.
Prepare to be captivated, enthralled, and moved beyond words as the Gospel Warriors, a dynamic mime group, grace the stage at Replenish Festival on July 13th! Renowned for their unparalleled creativity and mesmerizing performances, the Gospel Warriors promise an experience that transcends the ordinary and touches the depths of your soul.
A Dazzling Display of Artistry
Led by the visionary Kadarius Thomas, the Gospel Warriors are a force to be reckoned with in the world of mime. With their brilliant creativity and hypnotic movements, they weave together a tapestry of beauty and emotion that leaves audiences spellbound. From intricate choreography to soul-stirring expressions, their performance is a testament to the power of art to uplift, inspire, and transform.
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Magnifying Christ Through Mime
Based in Aiken, South Carolina, the Gospel Warriors are more than just a mime group—they are a ministry dedicated to magnifying the name of Christ through their art. Comprising youth, teens, and adults from various churches in the CSRA, they have chosen to use their talents in a positive and inspirational manner. With each performance, they shine a spotlight on the love and grace of Jesus Christ, touching hearts and souls wherever they go.
A Journey of Inspiration and Impact
The journey of the Gospel Warriors is one marked by passion, dedication, and a deep sense of purpose. As they continue to spread their message of hope and redemption through mime, they are inspiring others to pursue their dreams and use their talents for good. Their performances have garnered acclaim and admiration, earning them opportunities to share the stage with major gospel recording artists such as Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, and Tye Tribbett.
Connect with the Gospel Warriors
The Gospel Warriors welcome you to join them on their journey. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to stay updated on their latest performances, behind-the-scenes moments, and more. Prepare to be moved, uplifted, and inspired by the transformative power of their art.
Don’t Miss Their Performance at Replenish Festival 2024!
Mark your calendars and make plans to witness the Gospel Warriors in action at Replenish Festival on July 13th. It’s an experience you won’t want to miss—a dazzling display of creativity, passion, and faith that will leave you breathless and longing for more. Join us as we celebrate the power of art to touch hearts, transform lives, and replenish the soul.
For more information about the Gospel Warriors and their upcoming performances, visit their website or contact them directly. Get ready to be mesmerized and moved by the Gospel Warriors at Replenish Festival 2024!
Chris McQuistion is a CCM artist and worship pastor in Christiansburg, Virginia. His passion is to help reach people in need of the gospel, and to help others find hope and a purpose in Jesus, specifically those who he cannot reach during a Sunday morning service. Chris is also a big advocate for anxiety prevention through his first EP, Thank You God, which was written after a time where he suffered a traumatic brain injury in college sports, leaving him with a struggle and a reason to exist in this world. He spent a solid year in recovery, which changed his outlook on life and redefined his purpose, to live and to work as worship. He now sees each day as a new day to help bring life change to those in need of that same encouragement. With Chris’ hit songs, such as Reverse the Flow and his recent single, This is My Prayer, his passion continues to reach audiences far and wide of all generations.
Open Heaven Worship is a traveling Worship Ministry team where we go out and share the Gospel through Worship. We believe God has called us and equipped us with authentic worship focused on the audience of one. For the glory of God and God alone. We follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in our worship and believe we are commissioned to share the word of God and the hunger he has placed on the inside of us for TRUE revival to be awakened again! We believe the time is now where the remnant is rising up for the Glory of God.
We look forward to welcoming Jordan to the Replenish Festival stage THIS WEEKEND, July 8th! And don’t forget we are going to have lots more regional music for the whole weekend!
Jordan’s website states: “Some years from now, the name Jordan Feliz might be the obvious answer to a trivia question that goes something like this:
What artist launched his career as a hard-touring heavy metal singer, then switched gears to become a church worship leader, before finally signing a Nashville record deal and making his mark as a songwriter and soulful R&B-groove-pop artist?”
Indeed, Jordan was involved in heavy metal in his younger days, but it was never his passion. As a child, Jordan grew up with R&B artists like Sam Cooke and Earth Wind & Fire providing the soundtrack to his frequent road trips to a ski resort with his family. Artists from what his father called “the good music era.” Those were the sounds and stylings that stuck in Jordan’s musical memory and by the time he was old enough to realize that his own singing voice was a gift, it was those early groove-funk-soul singers that had shaped his personal aesthetic. If he was going to make records, those were the kind of influences he wanted to draw from.
After his move from California to Nashville, Jordan was invited to participate in an unsigned artists retreat hosted by Centricity Music. It was the combination of Jordan’s nuanced vocal abilities, the freshness of his retro-influenced melodies and songwriting, and his warm, enthusiastic personality that spurred label execs to take a closer look and ultimately sign him.
Jordan Feliz’s debut project, Beloved, brings the rich influence of 70’s sensibilities into a modern pop context. Intentionally constructing uncluttered tracks free of production tricks and excessive instrumentation, Jordan instead focused on arrangements that were designed to give the vocals center stage. The songs on the Beloved 10 song album are soul-influenced pop numbers, and the instruments present are articulate in their voicings and melodies, saying only as much as they need to.
“I was the kid growing up with the headphones on listening to every lick and reading the lyrics,” Jordan says. “My dad had a collection of cassettes. My mom had some vinyl. I discovered artists like the Commodores, Bill Withers, and Nat King Cole through them. When I was in the studio making Beloved, I told my producers I didn’t want thirty guitars stacked on one track. I didn’t want five different guitar tones. I want to put one guitar sound on a song and find a way to make that one lick sound massive, the way those 70’s artists were able to do. If you stack too many sounds on one track you can lose the song in all that clutter. Building ‘clean’ tracks on Beloved was very intentional.”
Tag-team produced by Colby Wedgeworth (Lincoln Brewster, The Main, Lydia) and Josh Silverberg (Newsboys, Jon Foreman, Plumb), Beloved has plenty of radio-friendly pop melodies that manages to hit those marks without compromising Jordan’s unique musical personality. The best example of his singular vision is the record’s powerhouse first single, “The River.” While it sounds like a pulse-quickening mega-hit from the first listen—instantly singable and repeatedly listenable— the song actually rides on a deep current of soul-driven funk influence that serves to set it apart from other contemporary radio fare.
“I’m a big melody guy,” Jordan admits, “and musically ‘The River’ is my own personal happy place.
“I’m a big melody guy,” Jordan admits, “and musically ‘The River’ is my own personal happy place. It’s a great driving groove that just feels good to sing. The song itself is an invitation to anyone who hears it—whether they’re stuck in pride and legalism or wallowing down in the mess they’ve made of their lives—it’s an invitation to take whatever we have and to run to Jesus. It’s an invitation to go down in amazing grace and to rise up being made new.”
The album’s title track, while every bit as soulful and catchy as the first single, was penned from a more personal and autobiographical posture. Jordan’s wife was about to give birth to their first child, and Jordan began to consider what he, as a new father, would most want to communicate to the daughter he was about to meet.
“I wrote ‘Beloved’ before she was born,” he says, “and I wrote it with two guys who both had little girls. The thing I really wanted my daughter to grow up knowing was that no matter what the world tells her, she’s beloved. She’s loved beyond compare. Regardless of what any of the people around her think, she doesn’t have to be concerned with measuring up because I’m gonna love her unconditionally as long as she lives. She’s beloved and that’s a love she was born into without having to earn it. I wrote it for her, but of course the parallel of God’s unconditional love for His children is obvious. Anything I feel for my daughter is just a small echo of what God feels for her and for all of us.”
With its slow build and towering vocal hooks, “Beloved” will doubtless provide one of the cornerstones of Jordan’s energetic live shows, along with “The River,” a festive cut that reveals some of the artist’s roots as a worship leader, and the laid back grooving track, “Simple.”
“If my record has a theme, it’s probably summed up in the ‘Simple lyric,’” Jordan explains. “I really just wanted this to be a project that people would smile when they listened to it. I wanted to write songs that would make people feel loved. I want them to feel good. Whatever the complications of life that we might be going through at any given moment, our relationships with Jesus don’t have to be difficult. We have a tendency to make it so much harder on ourselves than it really is. We think God can’t love us because we’re struggling with something or we messed up somewhere. But it’s not that complicated. God loves us. Our ransom has been paid. The emotional baggage we carry around doesn’t change the truth. We belong to God and He loves us. It really is that simple. We just have to be constantly reminded of that. The work has already been done on the cross. We just have to remind ourselves and each other to believe it.”
Having just navigated a long and rocky transition after leaving the security of his local music connections, a church staff position, and moving from California to Tennessee, Jordan Feliz and his wife experienced firsthand what it means to learn to rest in the simplicity of faith in a Father who daily provides for the needs of His children. In fact, they set out from California without even enough money to make it past Phoenix. But along each leg of the journey some music gig opened up that provided enough funds to drive the next leg. By the time they reached their new home, Jordan had actually made several hundred dollars from the move.
“We believed God had made it clear from the beginning we should move to Nashville,” Jordan says, “but that didn’t mean it was easy. After we got here I couldn’t find a job. My wife and I were sharing one car. I was posting handyman ads on Craigslist and working as a valet downtown. I could hardly get any people to write songs with me. Then we found out we were pregnant and there was so much that seemed up in the air and kind of scary. In the last few months though, it’s just been like this whirlwind of good things falling into place. I signed the record deal with Centricity Music in February of 2016 and I finished the Beloved record July 5, 2016. Then, I actually won a brand new car, completely out of the blue, right before my daughter was born July 20th. My first single went to radio July 31st. After so much difficulty and uncertainty, God answered our prayers. He is there for all of us and all we have to do is remain faithful.”
