TFC’s annual Ohio Truck Show coming through area Sept. 14
The 32nd annual Transport for Christ Global Ohio Truck Show will roll through the area Saturday, Sept. 14. The public is invited to cheer on this line of trucks as it travels through Wayne and Holmes counties.
The big rigs will roll along in one giant convoy throughout Southern Wayne County and Northern Holmes County during the upcoming 32nd annual Transport for Christ Global Ohio Truck Show on Saturday, Sept. 14.
This event has captured the hearts of both the trucking community and community members who have turned out by the thousands along the truck route as hundreds of truckers rumbled along a predetermined route, celebrating their unity and the faith that is provided to truckers all over the globe by mission teams from Transport for Christ Global.
The 32nd annual Ohio Truck Show will gear up at Kidron Auction and make its way around a winding route, eventually arriving at the Holmes County Expo Center at Harvest Ridge on the Holmes County Fairgrounds, with the proceedings going from 5-8:30 p.m.
Truckers will begin gathering from 2-4:30 p.m. at Kidron Auction Grounds at Emerson and Kidron roads in Wayne County, with the truck parade starting at 5 p.m. The entourage will head south to state Route 241, to County Road 77 and to Berlin before making a turn and heading west on state Route 39, roaring through Millersburg to Harvest Ridge.
The fun for the truck drivers is they get to commune with one another in a display of unity, showing appreciation for the effort TFC offers to them on the road and honoring the effort of truck drivers and the long hours and danger they face daily during their work.
“We are looking forward to another sensational evening during this year’s parade,” said Stanley Wertz, event coordinator and chaplain at the TFC Lodi location. “Our drivers look forward to this because it is a time of relaxation and fellowship. It’s truly unbelievable how popular this event has become with both the trucking community and the many folks who come out to watch it. It truly is a spectacular experience.”
For the communities that dot the route along which the convoy will roll, there are ample opportunities for family and friends to gather. Over the years many people have used this opportunity to have cookouts and gatherings as they wait for the trucks to pass by.
Several spots along the route have seen hundreds of people gathering together to witness the spectacle and celebration including the final destination at Harvest Ridge, where the big hill outside of NewPointe Community Church presents a perfect place to set up lawn chairs or blankets and welcome the drivers, who enjoy the fellowship and flash their lights, honk their horns and wave to the fans.
Once the trucks arrive at Harvest Ridge, the fun doesn’t end. There will be plenty of food, music and an update presentation of the ministry from the event beneficiary TFC GLOBAL Lodi FaithLife Center and the Shelby Outpost.
The menu will include hot dogs and hamburgers, a chicken barbecue, and homemade ice cream. There also will be live music performed by Happy Harmony and the Sword Family Singers.
TFC GLOBAL is a ministry that provides chaplaincy services to the trucking community and has played an integral role in meeting the spiritual needs of truck drivers while out on the road. It also has seen many drivers dedicate themselves to Christ through its efforts and presents a unifying theme across its many locations around the nation.
According to Wertz, the event is about creating a bond of unity for the drivers and presenting them with words of hope.
“This whole event is designed as a way for us to support the ministry that has been reaching truck drivers for many years,” Wertz said. “Driving long distance can be genuinely lonely. Truck drivers are isolated and away from family, friends, and sometimes it takes a great deal of courage for them to simply take those seven steps up into our ministry chapel because of peer pressure, but for those who do, it can be an inspiring and uplifting moment that provides a sense of peace.”
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