ORACLES ‘26 - Christian Spoken Word Showcase
"Oracles" returns in 2026. Join us for an incredible night of poetry, artistry, & worship. Hosted by Ripe Creatives.
Date and time
Location
Christ Community Church
4017 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104Refund Policy
Agenda
5:00 PM
Doors Open w/ DJ Ant G
6:00 PM
Welcome w/ The Curator
6:10 PM
Hip-Hop Opener Doc Hero
6:25 PM
First Half of Poets
7:10 PM
Singer-Songwriter Halftime Leah Wrenne
7:25 PM
Intermission
7:35 PM
Second Half of Poets
8:40 PM
Worship & Response w/ Ripe Worship
9:00 PM
Wrap Up
About this event
Join us on Saturday April 18th, 2026 for Ripe Creatives second installment of "Oracles." This can't miss experience features premiere Christian spoken word performances by a dozen unique, talented, and faith-filled poets all on the same night.
Doors open at 5:00 PM EST. The event begins promptly at 6:00 PM EST live from Christ Community Church in Philadelphia.
Our featured poets for the evening are:
Brandon Leake
Jada Luciano
A Glowing Poet
Sonny The Poet
Maya Angelica
Kendee Love
Jay Avery
Ally Are
AVG
Miss Spoken Poet
Greg Snow
Sergine
Jake Doggett
In addition to the poets, we will also have live musical performances by Christian Hip-Hop artist Doc Hero and singer-songwriter Leah Wrenne. Roselyn Rodriguez will be live-painting & DJ Ant G will be providing the sounds throughout the event.
Ripe Worship will also be joining us to close out our time with worship in response to the messages shared throughout the experience. Oracles will be hosted by Ripe Creatives founder and Oracles curator, Scott Smith.
Special thank you TopMop Productions, Savage Productions, Stars and Bars Creative Co, for helping us produce and capture Oracles. We also need to thank Christ Community Church for being our gracious and generous hosts.
If you are a monthly partner of Ripe Creatives/A.C.T. Intl, contact us at oraclesevent@gmail.com for your individualized promo code for FREE admission to this event. We appreciate your on-going support which enables us to host all of our events including Oracles.
Frequently asked questions
If you are interested in bringing a group of 10 or more, you can contact oraclesevent@gmail.com to discuss rates/payment methods for group ticket orders.
We cannot offer refunds for this event due to the high likelihood of reaching our capacity for the venue. However tickets are transferable to another guest if you can't make it. You can just have the other party check-in by using your name and ticket when they arrive.
Yes. Oracles can have up to five additional sponsors who would be able to display tables in the lobby to connect with event attendees before and after the show. Contact oraclesevent@gmail.com to inquire about our sponsorship levels.
No. We cannot accept outside sales-based vendors at this time. Our limited vending space is held exclusively for the artists merchandise who are performing on the event.
This event's lineup is fully predetermined. You can check out 2 Lines Philly & Creatives' Philly to find out about the other open mic events our team produces throughout the year. This event is designed to be a showcase featuring the poets and handful of other artists displayed on the flyer.
Our team builds relationally with other poets to ultimately curate the best possible lineup we can for Oracles each year. All 2026 performers have been relationally connected to our community allowing us to know who they are on and off the stage. We do not currently have a submission process.
The event itself will not be live-streamed. Savage Productions team will capture the individual poems performed at the event and we will release poetic performance videos throughout the following months after the event on our Ripe Creatives YouTube.