The Echoes opened the first night of the 44th Illinois State Quartet Convention at the beautiful Marion Civic Center. The Convention continues each evening through Saturday.
Once again, we went back to some of our older songs, beginning with "Wouldn't Take Nothin' For My Journey Now." And since we were among a number of singers this evening, we continued with "God Wants To Hear You Sing." We then picked up the tempo with "Gettin' Ready To Leave This World," followed by our only "new" song of the evening, "Like I Wish I'd Lived." Our set ended with another Rodney Griffin composition, "Just One More Soul." After all, our main purpose in our singing ministry, as I'm sure it is with the other groups there, is to see more people come to a personal understanding and acceptance of the message of Jesus Christ and what He can mean to their lives.
It was good to see long-time friends we've come to know through the years of our ministry, and also to hear the comments from those taking the time to tell us how much they enjoyed our song selection and singing during the evening.
One of Dee Ozment's legacies that he left with us upon his passing in March is the Illinois State Quartet Convention. His family plans to see that legacy continue in the coming years, and the Echoes look forward to being part of that for years to come.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Saturday, May 04, 2013
WKGMA Spring Convention
The Echoes once again were participants in the West Kentucky Gospel Music Association's Spring Convention for 2013. The organization was organized in 1976 to help promote and sustain Southern Gospel music in the Western Kentucky area. Membership today includes groups and soloists from several surrounding states.
For our part, the Echoes joined the organization in the early 90's and have been participants since that time. Our own Twila Staton serves as Secretary of the organization.
At this 3-day convention, held at Trinity Baptist Church, in Paducah, KY, the Echoes went back in the archives on the final night of the convention for our song selections. Since the Echoes are in their 44th year of continuous ministry, we started out with "I Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now." From there, Twila was featured on "What Judas Didn't Know," which talks about the saving Grace of Jesus Christ. We concluded our set with the rousing "My Name Is Lazarus."
We also enjoyed listening to a number of other WKGMA artists as they presented the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the best music in the world, Southern Gospel.
You can find out more about WKGMA by visiting their website at:
http://wkgma.com/blog/
For our part, the Echoes joined the organization in the early 90's and have been participants since that time. Our own Twila Staton serves as Secretary of the organization.
At this 3-day convention, held at Trinity Baptist Church, in Paducah, KY, the Echoes went back in the archives on the final night of the convention for our song selections. Since the Echoes are in their 44th year of continuous ministry, we started out with "I Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now." From there, Twila was featured on "What Judas Didn't Know," which talks about the saving Grace of Jesus Christ. We concluded our set with the rousing "My Name Is Lazarus."
We also enjoyed listening to a number of other WKGMA artists as they presented the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the best music in the world, Southern Gospel.
You can find out more about WKGMA by visiting their website at:
http://wkgma.com/blog/
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