Praisestock 2026: Sunday August 16, 2026 at the Schnormeier Event Center

An annual outdoor live Christian music festival highlighting outreach in the community.

Community Worship Service

PRAISESTOCK 2026 SEEKS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP COORDINATE AND HOST THE EVENT.

2026 Planning meetings will be held on the following dates: Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 10, Apr. 14, May 12, June 9, July 7, Aug. 11 at Covenant Church, New Delaware Rd, Mount Vernon | 6:30pm

We’re gearing up for the August 16, 2026 event now. If you’d like to help, contact one of the organizers or message us through Facebook or email sycamoredave@gmail.com

ABOUT US: An estimated seven hundred area residents attended Praisestock 2025 at Ariel-Foundation Park’s Schnormeier Event Center on Sunday, August 17, 2025. The day was dedicated to joining together to praise God and carry His message into the community, while also raising over $1000 for Food for the Hungry of Knox County. This 2025 event was the twentieth anniversary of the event that started as a local grassroots effort to join many voices in praise as a community.

Praisestock features a morning worship service and the afternoon includes worship teams and bands from the area. Sponsoring churches & organizations include Covenant Christian, Trinity Worship, Set Free, Owl Creek Baptist, Faith Lutheran and the Salvation Army, showing wide participation among several faiths and walks.

Over 20 exhibitors set up on-site sharing their mission and Christian ministry, and provided stories, materials and information to the Praisestock attendees.

Praisestock 2026 will return on Sunday August 16, 2026 to the Schnormeier Event Center at Ariel Foundation Park.

The Praisestock collaboration is directed by a volunteer board of directors working together with a great team of volunteers to offer the Greater Knox County community a day of worship, service and gratitude. This cooperation helps the community by demonstrating our common bond in Jesus Christ, supporting Food for the Hungry, and giving a place and time to interact with our many essential Christian service ministries.

Praisestock, through its fiscal agent, Covenant Christian Church, is a 501c3 organization, and accepts tax-deductible contributions that enable Praisestock to continue the mission of praising God and supporting those in need.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL: dave@mid-ohio.com

2025 Lineup

Thanks to all who participated in the 2025 event. Here was our 2025 line-up:

10:00am: Welcome and Community Worship Service (message by Captain Christine Moretz, music with Footprints of Jesus), Love Offering, Communion
11:30am: Break
12:00pm: Footprints of Jesus (Contemporary Christian Music)
12:40pm: Set Free Worship Team (Contemporary Christian Music)
1:30pm: Here By Faith – Faith Lutheran Church (Country and Bluegrass Gospel Music)
2:30pm: Chestnut Ridge (Bluegrass/Christian)
3:30pm: Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene Worship Team (Contemporary Christian Music)
4:15pm: Covenant Christian Church Worship Team (Contemporary Christian Music)
5:15pm: Trinity Worship Team (Contemporary Christian Music)
6:00pm: Closing Comments and Unity Song (Benediction and Gospel music)

Between performances, various Christian-based organizations in the community will be featured in an interview-style format.

Times are tentative and subject to change. Event will proceed rain or shine (but pray for “shine”)

Food vendors will be at Praisestock. To be determined

Exhibitors representing faith-based organizations throughout Knox County and Central Ohio are invited to discuss their mission and successes, and answer questions. Many will have special treats or activities for the kids too! (Yes, kids are welcome!)

Exhibitors:

We greatly appreciated your help last year with children’s activities at your tables and hope you will be able to do so again this year. Overall, it was a success in the fact that more parents and children visited your tables and gave a greater sense of what our faith-based community has to offer. Your help last year was phenomenal, and we look forward to seeing you there this year.

As part of our marketing campaign we will highlight your organizations when we have received confirmation that you will be joining us August 18th.

Please confirm your attendance with an email to myself (beth.staats@gmail.com) for table reservation & interview schedule.
Also, we would relish any assist that you can offer to Praisestock in our planning phases and other areas; such as The Welcome Table, Children’s AM corner and set up/tear down. We start at 6am with the set -up, and many hands make light work.
If you have any questions, concerns or comments please contact us. We are always looking for volunteers and ideas to improve upon Praisestock for a day of praising our Lord as a strong community.

Kids Corner

Praisestock offers fun for the whole family!

We have several of our Christian Ministry Exhibitors that have brought items for the parents and children to explore together…highlights include a bounce house, face painting, balloons, coloring books/crayons,
variety of outdoor games – including Connect 4, corn hole, ring toss, treats, etc. as well as snacks and treats
We have approximately 25-30 Christian ministries from our local area displaying highlights of their programs and many will have some form of fun or treats for the kiddos. Please take the time to visit with your children and interact with them; and perhaps learn a bit more about these wonderful local ministries.
Praisestock is organized by a group of volunteers. There are many areas in which to plug in and be a part of this day of Worship to our Lord and Savior! If you or your church group would like to chair the Children’s Corner next year or other areas of Praisestock please contact Dave Ewart Executive Chairman at sycamoredave@gmail.com or our Facebook
page.

VOLUNTEER

VENUE

Ariel-Foundation Park
Located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, the park is a stunning 250-acre example of adaptive reuse, created on the former site of a glass-making factory.