 Soulforcers walk from First Christian Church to Riverside Park, about a mile and a half away, with our colorful banners on display |  Festival-goers were greeted by a rainbow arch of balloons at the entrance to the park |
 Festival attendees enjoy the beautiful day for the first-ever Pride Festival in Lynchburg … it had been raining for two days before but the skies cleared for our party! |  Soulforce youth coordinator Jake Reitan, Rev. Roger Zimmerman, pastor of First Christian Church, Rev. Mel White, and Faisal Alam, the founder and director of Al-Fatiha, an international organization for GLBTQ Muslims address a press conference held before the festival began |
 A rainbow arch of balloons rises high above Riverside Park in Lynchburg during the "Out and About in Lynchburg" pride festival |  Mel White talks with a group of local teens who have come to the festival. |
 Hundreds watch the speakers and entertainment at the festival Saturday afternoon |  Scott Schoen entertains with three fabulous country music songs in his red white and blue star-spangled outfit. |
 David North belts out "I Am Not Ashamed" to the thrilled crowd |  Festival-goers join hands as David North leads them in "Let There Be Peace on Earth … and Let it Begin With Me" |
 Mel White addresses the crowd |  The rainbow arch from the park entrance is carried back to First Christian Church, where it adorned the Sanctuary for our Saturday evening training and First Christian’s Sunday morning service. |