Grammy Award-winning Christian Music artists Fred Hammond and Mac Powell, formerly of Third Day, headline the Hope for the Heart of Georgia Celebrations with Dr. Michael Youssef at the Macon Coliseum on March 24 – 25.

Through his Leading the Way global ministry, Dr. Youssef begins his worldwide evangelistic tour in the heart of Georgia before embarking to Dublin & Belfast, Ireland; Springfield, Massachusetts; Wollongong, Australia: and Cairo & Asiut, Egypt 

At 4 p.m. Friday, March 24, Hope for the Heart of Georgia, in collaboration with Camp Grace, presents the HOPEFEST Youth Celebration inside the Marriott Convention Center at 240 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA, 31217. Friday's event features inflatables, a zipline, free food, and entertainment hosted by radio personality Willie Mo. The Celebration begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Coliseum with a message from Dr. Youssef and music by James Fortune, Bruh Mike, Unspoken, and Mac Powell.   

The Saturday Celebration with Dr. Michael Youssef begins at 7 p.m. on March 25 at the Coliseum. It features Bruh Mike, Mike Kinnebrew, Mallory Miller and the Rock Springs Worship Band, Charles D. King with the Worship Collective Choir and Fred Hammond.

The Hope for the Heart of Georgia Celebrations are sanctioned events of the 2023 International Cherry Blossom Festival. Tickets for the free events are available at hopeevent.live.