1.New Hope and Life Church of God. Capital Heights, MD.
2.Brydges. Upper Marlboro, MD.
3.Miracle Temple Non Denominational Church. Washington, DC.
4.Southern Baptist Church Praise and Worship Center. Washington, DC. *Small Choir & Overall Winner*
5.Union Temple Baptist Church. Washington, DC.
6.ARK Church. Baltimore, MD.
7.Greater Canaan Land Church. Gretna, VA.
8.The Redeemed Christian Church of God. Silver Spring, MD. *Large Choir Winner*
It was an annointed event as all the choirs sounded great and the choir robes were a feast for the eyes, however The Redeemed Christian Church of God's choir stood out with their African Inspired outfits of brightly colored long skirts and headwraps.
The MC was Donald Lawrence and judges included gospel heavyweights, Marvin Sapp, Hezekiah Walker and Matt Anderson.
There were many activities for guests to partake of including: gospel karaoke, gospel showcase, youth choir celebration, audience text messages to the screen and the artist’s gallery.
The artists’ gallery featured paintings by artists from every city on the tour. The paintings included One Accord by DC resident Donald Coleman, which was commissioned by Verizon was featured prominently. Verizon’s commitment is not only to find talented choirs but talented artists as well. Calvin’s works which have been referred to as “endowed with an aura of originality and poetic whimsy” are fast becoming sought after pieces. To download this wallpaper to your phone: Text “HSTS” to 8940 Standard texting rates & a $1.99 charge applies.
Tickets to the show are very affordable at $5 and $7 each.
The remaining tour schedule is as follows:
Oakland 10/10/08
Los Angeles 10/13/08
Memphis 10/02/08
Houston 10/06/08
If you are a Verizon wireless customer V CAST the music service allows you to download music directly to your phone. The expansive music library includes songs from Smokie Norful, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Selah, Chris Tomlin and many more (please note:charges apply).
On a personal note, I would like to encourage someone today. The lead singer for the Redeemed Christian Church of God choir, Mrs. Yetunde Famogun is a personal friend of mine. After the event, she testified to how God moves even with our inadequacies. She was informed about the competition late in the game so they didn’t have a long time to practice before the date of the event and many other challenges they went through to pull together the choir and perform at the event. They did what they could to prepare, believed and went to the competition in faith, and they won the Large Choir prize of $10,000.00. The lesson here is never doubt yourself. Be prepared, be prayed up and show up!
Below are images from the event, enjoy!
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