Grand Prize Winners
Most pages read: Melissa Yutzy, Age 12, Woodlawn Church, Goshen, IN 20,262
Most money raised: Karen Slabach, Age 12, Amish Church, Shipshewana, IN $1,212.00
Most sponsors: Kelsey Martin, Age 11, Salem Church, New Paris, IN 64 Sponsors
1,244,575 - Pages read , 561 – Participants, 40- Churches/Schools involved
3,405 - Sponsors involved, $69,125.20 Money raised = 51,203 Bible Study Courses ($1.35 per course)
The Gospel Echoes Read-A-Thon is an opportunity for children and younger youth to impact prison inmates with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Participants find sponsors that donate a penny for each page that they read. Donors may choose to sponsor readers with a lump sum as well, Proceeds purchase Gospel Echoes Team Bible Study Correspondence Courses. The series is a set of eight books. Upon completing the first four courses prisoners receive a personalized award Bible.
