Fireproof (www.FireprooftheMovie.com), the new film from the creators of Facing the Giants and Flywheel, will premiere at the North American Convention of the Church of God in June. And those attending the convention are invited to the movie’s showing.

The producers recognize the importance of providing pastors, lay leaders, and their spouses with a preview of this powerfully emotional story about a firefighter and his fight to rescue the heart of his wife and save his marriage before its general release to theaters this fall. Those who attend the premiere will receive a DVD with ministry resources to help build and strengthen Christian marriages.

Already the movie is uniting marriage advocates from across the country. National groups such as Focus on the Family, Outreach, FamilyLife, The Marriage CoMission, America’s Family Coaches, AMFM, Marriage Alive Communications, and MarriageToday have endorsed the movie and are urging their constituencies to see it. Influencers such as marriage expert Gary Smalley and Bubba Cathy of Chick-fil-A are also working to spread the word.

It’s no secret that U.S. marriages are in crisis. The U.S. Census Bureau and marriage organizations vary on the exact numbers, but they all agree that nearly half of all weddings lead to divorce—with rates highest in the Bible Belt. Some 25 percent of U.S. adults divorce at least once; and given the abundance of poor marriages, many couples skip marriage outright.

Fireproof mirrors the problems of many marriages, in this case through the story of a firefighter whose high-stress job spills into his home life. Hitting on pain points common to married life—from indifference to insults to emotional affairs and Internet porn—the story opens with a couple’s disintegration.

“Most movies are about relationships that lead to marriage,” Michael Catt, of Sherwood Pictures said. “Fireproof picks up seven years into a marriage headed for divorce. And the question is, Can a cold marriage revive? Why stay together?”

The movie will be shown on Wednesday, June 25, at 2:00 pm, in Byrum Hall on the Anderson University campus. Pastors, lay leaders, and their spouses are encouraged to attend this free premiere showing. Seating is limited to the first five hundred.

Can’t make it to the North American Convention?  Visit http://screenitfirst.com/fireproof/events/list to find premiere screening near you.

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