Faith and Football Come Together at AdventHealth Training Center
Dozens of bay area football teams were on the gridiron at AdventHealth Training Center for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) 6th Annual King of Kings '7 on 7' Tournament presented by AdventHealth
TAMPA, Fla., June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AdventHealth and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers once again partnered to host the 6th Annual FCA King of Kings '7 on 7' Tournament presented by AdventHealth. The day-long flag football tournament brought together more than 1,300 football players from 32 high schools in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Polk counties, showcasing their love of faith and football. AdventHealth provided all medical services for the day-long tournament at AdventHealth Training Center.
"As a faith-based organization, this partnership is a unique opportunity for us to share our mission, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, in support of these student-athletes," said Lauren Key, Senior Executive Officer, AdventHealth, West Florida Division. "We are honored to connect with these players on a spiritual level as they celebrate their faith and grow by exhibiting true sportsmanship and camaraderie on the field."
The FCA guiding values of integrity, service, team work, excellence and ministry are a direct reflection of AdventHealth's commitment to help the community feel whole.
"FCA Tampa Bay is very excited and extremely thankful to once again partner with AdventHealth and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to host this tournament," said Steve Young, Metro Area Director, FCA Tampa Bay. "It's an incredible feeling to witness this event grow over the last year and to see the increased support of our mission and ministry through sport."
In addition to medical services, AdventHealth, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hosted family-friendly activities such as a photo booth, a Captain Fear version of the game of "Operation," corn hole, and a football toss.
AdventHealth is committed to helping people live their best life with a world-class health care network providing whole-person care.
About AdventHealth West Florida Division (Formerly Florida Hospital)
The West Florida Division of AdventHealth has some of the nation's brightest medical minds making lifesaving breakthroughs with surgical pioneers, scientists and researchers using leading edge technology and innovation to deliver our brand of whole-person care. Our network of care includes AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Connerton, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth Lake Placid, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Ocala, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth Tampa, AdventHealth Wauchula, AdventHealth Wesley Chapel and AdventHealth Zephyrhills, as well as three freestanding offsite Emergency Rooms including AdventHealth Central Pasco ER, AdventHealth Palm Harbor ER and AdventHealth TimberRidge ER. We are more than hospitals, as we have a robust system of care including specialty acute care, over 200 primary care and specialty employed physicians, Express Care at Walgreens clinics, urgent care centers, wound care, physical therapy and home health care. AdventHealth is a faith-based not-for-profit health care system with a mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. AdventHealth has hundreds of care sites and nearly 50 hospitals across the United States. For more information about AdventHealth, visit http://adventhealth.com, or Facebook.com/AdventHealth.
About Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes' (FCA) vision is to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes. Its mission is to lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church. FCA's guiding values are integrity, serving, teamwork and excellence.
Since 1954, FCA has used and the powerful medium of sports and building relationships to reach the world for Jesus Christ. FCA is cultivating Christian principles by engaging, equipping and empowering coaches and athletes to know and grow in Christ and lead others to do the same so that lives are changed for current and future generations. Reaching approximately two million people annually on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels, FCA focuses its efforts on ministering "to and through" coaches, on campuses of all sizes, through its popular Camps program and in local communities across the globe. Learn more at http://www.FCA.org.
SOURCE AdventHealth
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