Bruce Kelly originally began a Christian dance club at USF while attending college there in the 1980s. After he graduated college, the dance club continued for years. It has always been his desire to fulfill this need for the youth in the Tampa Bay area .
That desire is being fulfilled as a contemporary Christian dance club known as Kingdom Come. The club provides an exciting, high-energy environment to enjoy a variety of Christian entertainment for people of all ages in the Greater Tampa Bay area.
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Kingdom Come endeavors to provide an exciting, high-energy, Christ-centered environment for the youth and young adults of the Tampa Bay area. They strive to encourage, exhort and uplift people with the Word of God as presented in the lyrics of contemporary Christian music and as expressed in other artistic forms.
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They seek the cooperation and support of parents and youth pastors to help provide a safe and structured program and to encourage and mentor people in a personal relationship with Christ. The purpose is to offer praise to our God in a new, creative and exciting way. |
Kingdom Come is the cornerstone of a much larger Christian Arts Center program that will involve many forms of artistic expression. There will include choreographed dance, original music recording and production, music video, painting including graffiti and mixed media, digital media and live performance. The club provides the stage and backdrop for the rest of the program. |
The club is located in the Town-n-Country area of Northwest Tampa, Florida, the club is centered between the Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater metropolitan areas. The club's 2400 square feet provides plenty of area for a variety of fun things to do. The fully lighted dance floor pulsates to a 5000 watt sound system playing the hottest sounds in the contemporary Christian music genre. |
The game areas include pool, air hockey, basketball, darts, Playstation and a variety of board games. A snack bar serves up non-alcoholic drinks, shakes and snacks for refreshment and sells glow-sticks, t-shirts and other items.
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The chill-out room provides a place to relax and escape the music. Magazines and other materials are available to browse while relaxing. A bulletin board provides information regarding upcoming events in the area.
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The music played at Kingdom Come falls into two categories. - The first is music that is written, produced and performed by people who have identified themselves as Christian whether or not the music has lyrics or not. This would include music commonly known as contemporary Christian music.
- The second category is music that while not necessarily written, produced or performed by people identifying themselves as Christian, contains lyrics that do give praise and honor to God or that is music with no lyrics that is used by musicians and DJ's to give praise and honor to God. Musical content is reviewed for appropriateness on a continual basis.
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All the staff at the club are volunteers giving of their time to provide an exciting yet affordable time and also a meaningful outreach. Positions are always available for help in many different areas. Volunteers should have experience in the area they are applying for and be ready to make a commitment of their time. Producers are needed to take ideas from concept to completion. Talent is needed in the areas of dance instruction, live club productions, visual arts and DJ's.
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| Parents and youth leaders are needed for general supervision on youth nights. To volunteer you can call the volunteer coordinator at the club INFO LINE listed below. |
The club sponsors special events including live performances of local and national acts, CD release parties, after concerts and other event parties, luncheons, private school proms, birthday bashes, holiday parties, youth group meetings, youth all-nighters, fund-raising events, and as a production studio.
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The club is available to host your special event. They can host along side their exciting programming or host a completely self-contained separate event. Events must be consistent with the overall mission of the club and be approved by the owner. Call the INFO LINE to discuss your options. |
The club is operated as a sub-S corporation incorporated in the state of Florida. The club is completely self-supporting and does not receive financial support from any church group. A cover charge is required for admission to most events. |
Friday nights are for the younger crowds and Saturday nights are for the older young people. They are in the process of instituting a weekly college night which will be on Thursday nights. Check with the club for specific times and dates for special performers and special events.
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An information phone line is provided to update people on club events, directions and general information.
INFO LINE #: 813-886-8329. The club address is: Kingdom Come
6821 W. Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33634
Mailing address:
Bruce Kelly- Club Owner
P.O. Box 262544
Tampa, Florida 33685 DIRECTIONS
Hillsborough County:
From Dale Mabry Highway and Hillsborough Avenue, go west on Hillsborough 3.0 miles pas the airport and the Veterans Expressway. North Pinellas County:
From U.S.19, goe east to Tampa Road, this becomes Hillsborough Avenue, past Oldsmar 12.2 miles. South Pinellas County:
Take I-275 to Tampa exiting at the airport exit just over the bridge following that over to the Veterans Expressway; take the Veterans Expressway to Hillsborough Avenue and exit turning left under the overpass; go to the first light and the club is on your right in the shopping center. The club is at Hillsborough and Sawyer Road in the plaza across from the Shell station. See You There! |
