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The Spring Banquet is our annual fundraising event to support Foothills Community Christian School. This one night event is among the largest in Great Falls and provides an opportunity to interact with Foothills students and families, learn about Foothills and our impact within the Great Falls Community and assist with raising funds to keep a Foothills education accessible for families.

Foothills annually invites a prominent public speaker to help share an uplifting message to our community. Past speakers have included Dr. Benjamin Carson,  Jace and Missy Robertson, Tim Tebow, Mike Huckabee, Benjamin Watson, Trey Gowdy, David & Jason Benham, Kevin Sorbo, Kayleigh McEnany, and Tim and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

About David A.R. White

David A.R. White is a storyteller by nature. He tells many stories through his acting, producing, and film-making. David has been building his career in the film industry for more than 25 years. As a founding partner of Pure Flix in 2005, and with many credits to his name, David’s career hit new heights in 2014 with the release of the Pure Flix film, God’s Not Dead, in which he also starred.
 

David was raised in a small Mennonite farming town outside of Dodge City, Kansas. At the age of 19, he moved to Los Angeles, and within 6 months, landed a role for close to 4 years on the top 10 television and Emmy award-winning show Evening Shade with Burt Reynolds. Since then, he has starred in over 25 feature-length films, including the 5 films in the God’s Not Dead Franchise that have grossed over 100 million dollars US theatrically worldwide. David’s first book, Between Heaven and Hollywood: Chasing Your God-Given Dreams, was released by Zondervan/Harper
Collins. It gives audiences a more complete, wide-reaching picture of how his dreams worked through his life in pursuit of his film-making in an ever changing culture. For David, the dreams we have give a person the highest calling they can receive. David recently reprised his role and starred in the new Revelation Road Series in South Africa. It’s based on David’s first three movies in the franchise and is due out in 2025.
 

When he’s not producing or starring in films, David enjoys making bite-size fun content for his socials that garner millions of followers. He currently lives in Los Angeles and has three children.


 

Past Banquet Speakers

Foothills Community Christian School has a long-standing tradition of bringing prominent speakers to Great Falls each spring as part of our annual Spring Banquet and fundraiser.  
 

Gary Bauer                        American Politician

Meadowlark Lemon          Harlem Globetrotter

Mike Trout                        Focus on the Family Co-Host

Florence Littauer             Christian Author and Public Speaker

Steve Largent                   Professional Football Player

Dave Dravecky                  Professional Baseball Player

Guy Doud                          Nationally Acclaimed Christian Teacher

Kurt Warner                       Professional Football Player

Oliver North                      U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (appeared in 2009 and 2017)

John Morgan                     Comedian and George Bush Impersonator

Dan Wilson                       Professional Baseball Player

Russell O’Quinn                Fighter Pilot

Mike Huckabee                 Former Arkansas Governor

Bobby Bowden                 College Football Coach

Tim Tebow                        Professional Football Player 

Jase & Missy Robertson    Duck Dynasty Reality TV Series

Dr. Ben Carson                  Neurosurgeon and Presidential Candidate

Chad Williams                   US Navy Seal and author

Benjamin Watson             Author and Professional Football Player

T.C. Stallings                     Actor and Author

Trey Gowdy                       Fox News Contributor, Former South Carolina Congressman and Federal Prosecutor

Benham Brothers             Best Selling Authors, Entrepreneurs, and Professional Baseball players

Kevin Sorbo                     Actor and Author

Kayleigh McEnany           Former White House Press Secretary,  Author, Co-Host Fox News Outnumbered

Tim & Elisabeth Hasselbeck  NFL Football Player and Popular TV personality and author

Eric Metaxas                    Best Selling Author and Speaker

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