The Echoes returned for the 35th year to participate in the once-a-year church service at the old Azotus Baptist Church, in the Azotus community in a very rural area south of Bay City, Illinois.
Azotus Church was established in 1848, but has not had regular church services for many years. However, once a year, descendants of the church congregation and families of those buried in the church cemetery gather for a worship service, dinner on the grounds and afternoon Gospel singing.
The morning message was delivered by Twila's husband, Mark. After a delicious pot luck lunch, the Echoes sang under the shade of a huge oak tree for about an hour. Just as we were finishing up our last song, it began to sprinkle rain. Not long after we loaded up our equipment, it began raining harder, and eventually came a deluge of over 3 inches in less than an hour. But the skies had held off pouring out the deluge until after another Azotus afternoon was complete.
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