Gospel News

Name: The New Room, a ministry of Grace Community United Methodist Church. Location: 4140 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.

Joining eOne Music in a new recording deal, the Stellar Award-nominated singer will record and release multiple albums, with the first single slated for release in late Summer this year, off his upcoming new album slated for a first-quarter release in 2015.

* Do it: Century Regency, 280 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael; 479-5050 and CineArts Sequoia, 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 388-4862; www.cinemark.com * What: David Leivick and Fred Ritzenberg present a 30th anniversary screening "Gospel," their concert film featuring artists including the Rev.

An ordained minister, Hutchins takes the message of his music seriously. Backed by a high-powered choir and an enterprising band, the Grammy-nominated writer, producer and worship leader treats his platform as a pulpit and his audience as the congregation, fervidly sharing the Gospel with a revival-inducing gutteral growl on his latest live ... (more)

With the legendary gospel group's greatest singles bulking up fifty-percent of this previously released playlist, the other half is comprised of family member rarities and mega-hits .

Village of Grace Baptist Church in Oxford will celebrate its second anniversary Easter Sunday.

Longtime fans of the Gaither Vocal Band will love hearing renditions of several classic hymns sung by an all-star vocal cast of Michael English, Bill Gaither, Wes Hampton, Mark Lowry and David Phelps.

The African Children's Choir melts the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles, beautiful voices and lively African songs and dances.

We caught up with gospel great and Essence Festival vet Kim Burrell about one of her favorite fest moment.

When nine-year-old Willie Myrick was snatched from his driveway in Atlanta, the boy could think of only one thing to do: Sing.

T.D. Jakes's latest book, Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive , was inspired by his trip to South Africa in 2008.

David Halls, Salisbury Cathedral's Director of Music, gives the second recital in this year's organ recital series on the Cathedral's Famous Father Willis organ on Wednesday 30 April at 7.30pm, performing the exciting programme he recently recorded with Priory Records on the organ at St Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate, where he had been Assistant ... (more)

B etter a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

A big name in the Christian music industry will bring his tour to Williams Auditorium on the campus of Chester County Middle School on Friday.

Gospel's rising family collective, The Showers, are set to perform at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 25th and the Cincinnati-hosted I Hear Music Concert on May 17th, which will feature Mary Mary , Israel Houghton among others.

THE entertainment scene in Bridgwater has been given a further boost, thanks to the man who has already brought acts like Blue, 5ive and Shane Ward to the town.

Mark Lowry is looking forward to hosting the fourth annual Johnny Cash Music Festival , starring Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Reba McEntire, Bobby Bare and Loretta Lynn, and taking place once again at Arkansas State University's Convocation Center in Jonesboro, on Aug. 15. And the singer-comedian, long a superstar in the Southern Gospel ... (more)

Contributing columnist Maurice Switzer's latest submission uses a hockey analogy to have a look at the financial fiasco that has occurred with the upgrade to Memorial Gardens.

The towering pine tree has been gone from the trophy room for years. The photos and trophies are in storage.

Africa's Watoto Children's Choir is making a stop in St. Louis next Tuesday as part of a whirlwind tour of Missouri.