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US GO HTS. - Going
back is what the Recording
In pir tional Choir of Holy
Trinity C.O.G.I.C. is preparing
to do.
That's right! Once ag'
Holy Trinity Church of God in
Chri t pre ?ts in Concert the'
Recording tnspirational Choir,
under the direction of Sis.·
arcia Hoffman.
"T e e B c ," will he
pre nted in t 0 harmonious
part, on Sunday, September 30,
1984, at 4:00 p.m. at Holy
I Trinity C.O.G.I.C., 2245 Jarman
St. in u kegon Heights.
The first half of the concert
will be pre nted in a Cappella
yle, in which the choir will
sing old pirited filled church
song without rhythmns or
beat. The cond half of the
concert will consist of more
contemporary sound with musi
cal arrangements.
"B c during the times of our
anee tor, they ere ble to
sing ongs �thout music, and
they ere able to ing each song
with much harmony and feeling,
hich, bac then, made every
body appreciate the words of a
ng, and that's hat e ant,
for the people of today to
appreciate the word of son
ithout the jazzy m . cal
arrangements, says Sis. Marcia
Hoffman," choir ,director.
The choir's rendition of
"T e e Bae " will consist
of rub boards, w bins,
and etc. a music, which will
definitely take you b ck!
The Recording Inspirational
Choir of Holy Trinity has had
many accompli hments as well
honors.
In 1980, the choir had the
honor of being the special
invited gue t to the Humanitar
ian Day Award Services, where
Rosa Park and Corretta S.
King were honored.
In more recent years, the
choir has had the honor of being
in concert with such famous
gospel artist as Rev. Rance
Allen, The Winans, Mattis Mo
Clark and The Clark Sisters,
The Craig Brothers and many
more.
But the biggest honor' and
accomplishment in the liv� of
the Inspirational choir w
, e're Gonna Make It", the
first album recorded by the
dynamic choir on their own
HTC label in which ven of
the ten songs on the album were
written and arranged by Si.
rcia Hoffman and Bro. Em
mitt Davi Jr., choir organist.
Thi album entitled the choir
to present concerts throughout
the ate of Michigan and
urrounding states.
at tarted out as a
dream became a reality," ys
Sis. Hoffman, "and e thank
God for it well sending us
an anointed bible teaching
preacher in the Lord ho
taught us the scriptures in the
pare
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bible, enabling u to be such
Sis. Hoffman got her start
1967 with the Muskegon Com
munity Choir which was
directed by the well known,
Jimmy Dowell who now directs
the St. James Baptist Church
Choir in Detroit.
After that, for several years,
Sis. Hoffman wor ed with many
group utilizing her mu ical
skills up until 1.977, when she
united with the Holy Trinity
C.O.G.I.C. and started the Holy
Trinity Young Adult Choir,
which is known today the
Recording Inspirational Choir.
"lowe it all to God," state
S· . Hoffman," and my prayers
as well as my dreams are for the
choir to record another album
real soon! and as for me, my
goal in life is to get a grammy
in the field of go pel music and
to live where I can be an instru-
ment for Chirst."
Si . Hoffman and the Inspi
rational Choir's favorite Bible
scripture are "I Can Do All
Thing In Christ Which St eng-
thenth eft and "In Unity
There I Strength".
Holy Trinity Church
pastored by Elder at hanie I
Wells Jr. and before him
pastored by the late Bi hop
athaniel Well Sr.
Reader writes/Sp i ritual Awareness
(Editor's note: We are
printing the following letter des
pite OUT policy of not publish
ing 'sermons", or statements
of religious belief Rev. Levy
is a member of the South
western Michigan Christilln
Lelldership Conference. The
organization has brought lUit
agailut the' City of Muskegon
to force the city to keep its
promise . of channeling the
UDAG funds {rom the hotel
project back: into a Black
controlled, communuy-based
group for economic develop
ment. Rev. Levy's statement
explldlu his commitment to
stop exploitation of his people.)
After twenty-three years of
personal experience, first an
lnve tigator, then as a teacher
and pr ctitioner into spiritual
truths, one question eern to
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linger unanswered, in the mind
of many people. The question
being Who Is God?
The answer, you are God
. . . and ou... and you • . .
and I am God ... and every
body is God.
My consciousne i God.
And the same is true of you
and you; all around the world.
Yes, the Ii e of the
Infinite God is you - your
consciousness, This is not
man's doctrine, it is not
dogma, it is truth.
Generally e form our ide
of God and the spiritual uni
verse from what we have been
taught, but too often uch
speculative doctrine po
little or no practical value.
I see now th t there are many
stage of understanding through
hich we must p before
we can develop that true spir
itual consciousne by which
the humanly impo ible
accomplished.
Each of u know God only
for what Go is to u . 0
matter ho much we m y be- I
lieve in the allness of God,
uch belief (em ins but a specu
lation until the truth of its
meaning becomes e tabli hed in
our own piritualized conscious
ne .
The truth i God actually
incarnate Him If in the ouls
of men, and the one who ha
spiritual understanding is fore-
. ever, in a certain sense, becom
ing God. Th t is he is forever
incarnating God power.
My answer . b d upon
the teaching and wor of
Jesus, because I find his method
most practical and cleare t, and
because his method are with
out re and strain. Who
Is God? The living intelligent
po er within the self. Be still
and know that I Am God.
Rev. Stanley Levy
M egon
Revival at Greater Harvest
NOVEMBER.6
MUSKEGO HEIGHTS-
Salvation, Healing and Deliv
erance Revival from October I,
through 5 will take place at
Greater Harve Baptist Church,
2435 Riordan.
ationally known Evangeli
Rev. Otis. A. Floyd, p tor
of ew Jerusalem B ptist
Church of Flint, will conduct
the revival.
The Reverand Floyd is the
clo friend of Pastor Levy .
He is a spirit-filled, anointed
man of God. Com and witne
the wonderful works of God
through the giften men of
divine mind. In thi Revival
you shall receive power!! pro
mises Rev. Levy.
MUSKEGON
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