Spirit of 1776—Boston!
August 3-7

ome with us as we showcase America’s 250th Anniversary in Boston, the heart of the fiery road to independence! From its outset, those who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony and its capitol of Boston, were purposefully driven by the things of God. Established by heroes of religious liberty, motivated by their experience of persecution to leave their prosperous lives in England and plant themselves in the New World, they were, in the words of Cotton Mather, “a people of God, settled in those which were once the Devil’s territories.”

Their faithful vision and fearless devotion would result in Providences beyond even their bold imaginings. From Great Awakenings to Sons of Liberty, the history of this hardy colony can be traced through wars spiritual and physical. Their legacy is written in blood and sacrifice for us to reanimate and embrace as our own. It was Boston where the bold spark of liberty first ignited, then it spread wildly throughout the American colonies, fueled by long-nurtured ideals of Christian liberty found in the Magna Carta, the Westminster Confessions, the Mayflower Compact, and other religious texts.

It was their earnest desire to be “a city set upon a hill” knowing the eyes of the world would look to them as they established a paramount example of justice and charity. Join us as we rediscover the men and women of the American War for Independence who believed in this vision so deeply that they staked all they possessed on its success. Many of these brave souls gave their lives, others their fortunes, and still more endured permanent estrangement from close friends and family—all for an ideal that, in their time, hinged exclusively on their faith in Almighty God. Bring your children, bring your grandchildren, and stand with Dr. Bill Potter on the shores of Boston Harbor where defiant patriots dumped the tea in protest, and at Bunker Hill where outnumbered colonists proved their unbreakable resolve in the face of tyranny,—together we can make history live again!