28-03-2025
Christian music festival RiseFest returning to Sheldon for 2025
SHELDON, Iowa (KCAU) — One of Siouxland's biggest outdoor concerts of the summer is held every year in Sheldon.
Christian music festival RiseFest started in Orange City in 2005, but a year later, RISE Ministries founder Rob Roozeboom relocated the event to Sheldon after finding the perfect outdoor venue. Roozeboom was diagnosed with severe muscular dystrophy at age five, but he says that through Christ, his family, and a lot of perseverance, he is enjoying the journey.
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'We do a festival with the community and not for the community. There's a big difference,' Roozeboom said. 'When we moved to Sheldon, they just bought in. We always say RiseFest is more than music, it's a mission, and we partner with other organizations. New this year is Mission India. Let festival-goers know what God is doing through other people's work, and that's really been a beautiful thing.'
This year's festival takes place on June 20 and 21. Included in the lineup are Crowder and Megan Woods.
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