In 1992, several teens and adults attended Mississippi Happening #11 in hopes of starting Happening in Louisiana. 

It Happened!!! LA Happening #1 was held in Alexandria, Louisiana at Tall Timbers Retreat Center in January of 1993.   Since then we have moved to the Louisiana Conference Center in Woodworth, Louisiana.

The Happening Experience is a powerful instrument of renewal in the Church.  The weekend theme is developed through a series of talks which compare the changing nature of material and social reality as compared to the permanent nature of spiritual reality, a firm foundation on which teens can build a secure foundation on life. 

The Happening staff is made up of teenagers 10-12th grades.  Adults are
present to support the weekend, including Spiritual Directors.  Happening provides a method through which one's spirituality may be developed, lived, and shared in fellowship with Christians willing to dedicate their lives to God in an ongoing manner.

  The Happening Steering Committee is made up of both teenagers & adults.   They are responsible for bylaws and all that good stuff.

Chairperson:  Amanda Meyer
Vice-Chair:  Zack Mason
Secretary:   Jamie Bethley
Treasurer:  Judy Betz
Registrar:  Carolyn Dove
Spiritual Director:  Rev. RL Bethley
Pre-Happening Rep:  Donna Foster
Post Happening Rep:  Chris Deano
                                   
Elections are held every year in the spring for Chairperson, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Pre-Happening and Post-Happening.  The Treasurer, Registrar, Spiritual Director all serve 2 year  terms.  Look for the self-nominating ballot in your December-January newsletter.