Year Theme Bible Bowl Events

Number of youth
1997 I am not ashamed Romans The first Great Plains convention; everyone fit into the Adam's Mark (now the Crowne Plaza). 800
1998 Chosen by the Lord II Samuel The first convention at the Tulsa Convention Center 1,280
1999 With God and men Luke Thousands of dollars of scholarships were awarded by 8 colleges and universities, as well as by GPLTC 1,600
2000 Open our eyes II Kings Planning began for SELTC and HOALTC; GPLTC alumni began entering the organization in leadership positions as church coordinators and event coordinators 2,000
2001 Lord of lords Revelation George Davis serves his first year as Chairman; GPLTC teams up with NTLTC to help start up the "Southeastern" LTC 2,231
2002 In his image Genesis GPLTC helped start the "Heart of America" LTC; the LTC CD was recorded during the Friday night devotional 1,945
2003 Go Matthew Several new and important challenge events were started, including Leadership Challenge, Teaching, and Worship Leadership 1,892
2004 Stand firm Life of Moses Randy Roper becomes chairman at the 2004 convention 1,932
2005 Lost and found Luke The board begins a transition where older members began handing over the torch to young leaders, many of whom grew up in LTC;  the Torchbearer program became a part of the GPLTC convention.  George Davis is recognized by the City of Tulsa for his outstanding work in convention management. 1,825
2006 Take the lead Joshua, Judges, Ruth Randy Roper serves his last convention as chairman; the Torchbearer program expands and matures; besides the many scholarships awarded by Christian colleges and universities, GPLTC awards four scholarships of its own. 85 congregations participated. 1,835
2007 Unstoppable Acts Steve Gregg serves his first convention as chairman; 80 congregations participated. 1,811
2008 Here I am I Samuel The GPLTC Convention moves for the first time to Rogers, AR; 79 congregations participate although attendance is down because of the convention's proximity to Spring Break, mission trips, etc. 1,496
2009 Life, Light, Word John 78 congregations participate, with Challenge LTC becoming a reality for young people with unique challenges. 1,658
2010 The Rock II Samuel 70 congregations work together in Rogers, AR; a new event, Bible Application is added to the roster of events. 1,576
2011 We Who Overcome Revelation xx congregations participated;  Ben Bruner our first GPLTC alumni chairman.    A new website and first year for online registration. x,xxx
 

A History of Participation in the Various Conventions - 1997 to the present*
Convention Location 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
North Texas Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 4000 4300 4700 5200 5100 5570 5601 5775 5780 5770 6149 5409 6120 6100
Southwest Phoenix, AZ 375 391 411 435 421 373 386 416 359 390 383 357 285 315
Midwest Kokomo, IN / Indianapolis, IN 65 80 240 300 400 375 nr 489 456 491 424 395 379 403
Central Texas Houston, TX 1100 1560 1700 1715 1730 1650 1560 1530 1325 1123 1191 nr 1053 896
Great Plains Tulsa, OK / Rogers, AR 800 1280 1600 2000 2231 1945 1892 1932 1825 1835 1811 1495 1658 1576
Western Santa Clara, CA 140 200 220 212 233 251 258 254 247 219 194 129 148 123
Southeastern Mobile, AL         100 170 215 252 334 302 291 323 290 298
Heart of America Kansas City, MO           343 448 501 654 641 562 539 568 569
Eastern Charlotte, NC               150 249 nr 196 nr 208 235
Northwest Prineville, OR / Richland, WA                   24 106 136 163 168
*all numbers listed are for student participants only, and do not include the LTC volunteer staff or adults from local congregations; nr = not reported