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CHURCH
CALENDAR
Hom coming
Day Nov. 17
True Ught Mi ion Church
of Detroit will celebrate its
Second Annual Homecoming
Day on November 17, 1991
beginning with Sunday
School at 9:30 a.m.; morning
worship ervice 11:00 a.m.
and an afternoon ervice at
3:30 p.m. t 8714 W. Mc­
Nichols, Detroit, MI.
We invite all members,
- former members, .family nd
friends to attend this exciting
celebration.
For further information
please contact Sister Evelyn
Robinson at (313) 273-5375.
Home
Ownership
Seminars
Standard Federal Bank will
hold a free Community Home
Buyer's Program Seminar in
English and Spanish on Satur­
day, November 23, 1991, from
10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at
St. Anne Catholic Church,
1000 St. Anne Street at
Howard on Detroit's south­
west side.
This seminar is especially
helpful to renters who would
like to become buyers.
Refreshments will be served.
To register, or for information
about the program, call
313/6439600, extension 6977.
RELIGION
By
THA I L COTT
celebrating th ir 10th nnive ry
Pie Celeb tion Sund y, ovem­
ber 24 t tb Spirit of Love B ptist
Church, 15635 M c Avenue. The
program begi t 3:30 p.m. nd the
Reverend Leroy Reed, Jr. i th p -
tor.
The pecial out-of-town gue t
will be the Whitney Singers from
Kansas City, Mi uri and tho pro­
gram will includ the G pel Interns,
the Mighty Voices of Wonder, Pure
'N Heart Travelers, He venly Stars,
Mattie nd the Angel of Joy,.
Rejoice Singers, Stars of Faith. the
Robinson Singers, Reverend Wil-
re 8 nd $10 at
EYE ON GOSPEL
Can you nam« tM man who lupt
OIM o/tM spoils af"r th, bllttk 0/
J,richo lind brought punislatMnt to
ISITI,I? If you think you can, jot it
down and drop it in the mail to Eye
For Terry crewtord,
spirtitua/� are the classi,!s
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
sr." Writ.,.
DETROIT-One definition of
the word spiritual i : "Negro
(Black) religiou ong." And
Terry D. Crawford, who say her
"speciality" is concert pirituals,
performs what he �id is, "sacred
music concerts."
"When Ising," she said, "I
adorn; I worship the Lord."
Crawford's repertoire of songs
include classical, new spirituals,
folk songs, art songs and "Negro
(Black) spirituals" like Swing
Low Sweet Chariot, Steal Away,
Give Me Jesus and I Couldn't
Hear Nobody Pray, which hist0I)'
says were "signal songs" slaves
used to aid and abet escape from
slavery.
Crawford was born with what
she said is a "hereditary birth
defect," no thumbs, but through
reconstructed surgery, two of her
fingers were relocated to the
thumb position.
WHILE UNDERGOING
therapy she was encouraged to
take piano lessons to "strengthen"
her fingers.
Today! she plays piano and
teaches voice and owns Adoratus
VOcal Studio, 20508 Kentucky.
Crawford is also the "choral
director" and "vocal instructor" at
New Prospect Baptist Church,
19939 Livernois Avenue.
Crawford, who said, "I have a
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TERRY D. CRAWFORD
vocal range of three and a half
octaves," will appear on Channel
67 cable vision's TheDamu
Presents, December 10 through
the 17 and in Fort 'Lauderdale,
Aorida, January 12, 1992.
Moreover, Crawford, a native
Detroiter, has many accolades to
her credi t and was recently ac­
'cepted into the "Omni Arts in
Education Program" which she
said introduces fine arts to
children in the inner city school
system.
She endeavors to "touch
others through entertainment,
education and encouragement."
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elev ng Ii t, ill I in
tiona! TV ministry raIl. Reason 1
being hi two well-publicized en-;: �
counte with p titut , tb t
recent being I t month, didn't it too ',', .
well with his udiences.
According to Dennis Brewer Sr., � .
a board member for Jimmy Swaggart ""
Ministrie , th y not going to try I
to eep th TV ministry going. In _ '
f t, the board i in th midst of 11-
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, Just Briefly: Sp rrow recently
crapped their Chri tma project.F
which was all et to hip last month,
and featured some of their top CIS, __
including Bebe & Gece, th West
Angeles C.O.G.I.C. Mas Choir,
Daryl Coley and Tramaine Hawkins.
Reason for the change in release �I"
plans was a packaging snafu. In­
stead Sparrow' marketing taffwill
be concentrating their energies on
The Rick Grundy Chorale whose
latest album- If Spirit COIM Down"
(released in September), seems to be
taking off ... Congratulations to Cli�­
ton Davis who just launched a syndi-,_
cated gospel radio program on CBN. VI
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Every Sunday MOrn,lng
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Rev. AJ. Rogers
Joe Ella likely
catherine Robinson
Gloria' Parker
Lorraine Walker
8ro. Dun�in
894-8774
298·6333
298-6334
298-6335
Henry Ruff Rd.
Inkster. Mlch.
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To odvance in busine", one sometime, must learn to
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Asking for advice is a refre$hing attitude on your port
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VIRGO
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It i, difficult to get friends to listen, but if you val­
ue th.ir friend$hip you ore going to hove to mok. a
stob at it.
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Renew ocquaintanc., with t.\other Natur •• It is M­
pris'ng the fun you ha .... doing it.
CORPIO
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living at too high a poce has it's price. yOU/( health
can suff r . Tole. ,hin in mod rot ion.
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AQUARI
Jan. 20 - Feb. 1
Thi, week, luck j, a lody who loY, you, Things are
happening that will gi .... you a new outloo ,
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P.O. Box 03560
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DBTROlT-I once he rd the
phrase, "A moving fe t" used but I
can't remember the conte 1. But
when Myron and the Mighty
Oalatian Singers ing til Can Feel
The Spirit, "it i "a moving feast."
Their rendition of th ong i oul
of oul - a testimony of harmonic
structure that weaves the spell:
"God's will." And while they do not
stand alon in this city's dyn mic
gospel movement, they, yes they, the
Mighty Gal tian Singers will be
KIDS PRAISE
An explosion of Happiness
The youth of Greater King
Solomon BC (GKS) along with their
family and friends from various
churches throughout the city have
have joined together to present this
'musical play'. .
"KIDS PRAISE" presented by
the G.K.S. Youth Committee will be
held November 24, 1991 at 4p.m. at
Greater King Solomon B.C., 4638
Fourth (at Forest) in Detroit, MI.
The children learn from Psalty
[saul-tee] the song book, (played by
Jeffrey Mickens of St. Paul Life &
Praise Church), the difference be­
tween just Singing a song with your
mouth and singing a song from your
hear in Praise of Jesus.
The musical "KIDS PRAISE" af­
fords our children a chance to use
thier talents in a positive way.
"KIDS PRAISE" gives the com­
munity the opportunity to ... Come
experience the joy of th eLord with
our children!
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Ki dom breaks new
ground in gospel.
and toured with music industry
mainstays Quincy Jones, Ashford &
Simpson, and Stephanie Mills.
"Nothing will tum a head like a
solid groove," relates Rahni Song,
. founder/producer/director of Ben­
son recording artist Kingdom. But
Kingdom goes a step further and
grounds its very solid groove in the
bedrock of the Gospel.
Kingdom was born out of the ex­
perience and vision of Rahni Song,
whose musical career took root in the
early 70's. "My uncle asked me �
record with two Gospel groups he
had," recalls Rabniof the experience
that influenced his life's direction.
"From that point I sensed that music
would be my future."
With extensive experience and
knowledge in the field of church
music, Rahni sought further musical
education outside the fold in secular
bands. "Being in bands was some­
what taboo for members of my fami­
ly and church at that time," .he
explains. "Many people feared that
this time I bad gone too' far. But I
saw it as sort of going to college.
1bere was not a lot of technology
available yet in gospel music. Play­
ing in bands was an education for
me.""
This musical path led him to writ­
ing and arranging. and to producing,
one of his greatest loves. His
production credits include jazz
saxophoni t Najee's 1988 album,
Najee' Theme, which received a
Soul Train Award for Be t Jazz
Album, as well a a Grammy
nomination for Jazz Album of the
Year. He also produced albums
for David Ruffin and Melba Moore,
MAINSTREAM SUCCESS
served to birth the vision of the group
Kingdom: "that there is a greater
work to be done in secular music." .
Amazing, the group's first release,
was a success and served to solidify
their music and mission.
Kingdom's debut Benson release,
Serious, marks a first for the group
and for the gospel industry. It is the
first nationally-distributed release
for the New England-based group
and the first gospel urban R&B
album of its quality and authenticity.
With Gospel music's hottest R&B
sound, easily comparable to any
state-of-the-art urban pop recording,
Kingdom is eeing many heads tum
in its direction. Kingdom is after
more than the listening ear. of its
audience, however. Rahni Song and
each of the 15 Kingdom members
are using the musical vernacular of
.their llsteners-c-aggresstve, treet-.
wise R&B - to reach the hearts of
their listeners with the message of.
salvation.
With its hard-hitting musical
tyle, unheard of in go pel mlBic
circles, Kingdom has experienced its
share of controversy. Butthey ex­
plain, "Kingdom's mission is to go �o
the street and reach people who Will
not look in the church. We want to
tum their heads to the Lord."
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