WKGMA Picnic

The Echoes attended the annual WKGMA (West Kentucky Gospel Music Association) Picnic in Paducah.  Originally scheduled to be outside, the cool, rainy weather resulted in a move to Park Avenue Baptist Church.

There were about 70 people in attendance to enjoy fellowship and a delicious potluck meal in the church's fellowship hall.

Then, when you get a bunch of singers together, there must be singing.  So after getting stuffed with the meal, we adjourned to the sanctuary and any member (soloist or group) that wanted had the opportunity to provide a little Gospel in Song to feast on.  And that's just what we did.

It was a great time of rejoicing.  We thank the folks at Park Avenue for being so welcoming to us, as we worshiped the Lord in song.

Paducah Christian Fall Festival

The Echoes sang as part of the 2nd Annual Christian Fall Festival, at Carson Park, in Paducah, KY.  Barney McNeil, the coordinator of the event, put together a very wide variety of Christian speakers, singers, and booths of all types.

It was a little like Heaven must be, as people from many different denominations presented their offerings to God.  The Festival truly brought people together to clearly demonstrate that while we might have relatively minor differences in our beliefs or practices, we all serve the same God and Jesus died for all of us.  

Fellow WKGMA member "Forgiven" preceded us, and then we sang some of our newer songs.  A first for us -- the Echoes were followed by a Christian magician, who said that the success of many of his illusions depended on the "magic" words, "I Love Jesus."  Using kids from the audience as assistants, he related each of his illusions with a Biblical truth.  Like we said -- a first for the Echoes.

Kudos to Barney McNeil for bringing us all together for a day of worship variety.