Friday
Jan262007
Free Concert to Commemorate Black History Month
Friday, January 26, 2007 at 4:17PM A concert celebrating Black History month will be held tomorrow at First United Methodist Church in North Wilkesboro at 7 pm. The concert is free to the public. The three choirs participating are: New Damascus Baptist Church choir, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church choir and Rickard Chapel Choir.
The Pleasant Hill Baptist Church choir was organized in 1992 under the leadership of Reverend Coot Gilreath, Jr.
The New Damascus Baptist Church choir sings at area revivals with pastor, Reverend James Little and other special services.
Rickard Chapel is one of the three African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches located in Wilkes County. The congregation currently has 100 active members.
The concert is sponsored in part by the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes and the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, through Grassroots Funding. The Cultural Arts Council’s mission is to foster, promote and increase public knowledge and appreciation of the arts and cultural activities in Wilkes County.
The Pleasant Hill Baptist Church choir was organized in 1992 under the leadership of Reverend Coot Gilreath, Jr.
The New Damascus Baptist Church choir sings at area revivals with pastor, Reverend James Little and other special services.
Rickard Chapel is one of the three African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches located in Wilkes County. The congregation currently has 100 active members.
The concert is sponsored in part by the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes and the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, through Grassroots Funding. The Cultural Arts Council’s mission is to foster, promote and increase public knowledge and appreciation of the arts and cultural activities in Wilkes County.
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