{"id":12905,"date":"2023-10-11T09:38:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kansasdisciples.org\/?p=12905"},"modified":"2023-10-11T09:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:38:57","slug":"kdw-spirit-fest-keynote-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kansasdisciples.org\/kdw-spirit-fest-keynote-named\/","title":{"rendered":"KDW Spirit Fest Keynote Named"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mark your calendars for the 2024 Spirit Fest event. Spirit Fest will be held on April 20 and May 4, with locations to be announced. 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