It is the holy season for Christians and this Easter Sunday, members of a spirit-filled gospel choir will be singing at an historic church in Overbrook Park as they have for three decades.
This Easter Sunday, members of St. Thomas Gospel choir will be singing at the historic church in Overbrook Park as they have for three decades.Every Wednesday night, the St. Thomas Gospel Choir lifts their voices in song. They meet each week for rehearsals at the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in the Overbrook Park neighborhood of Philadelphia.
He says the choir was started just to sing for a Christmas service, but the music became well-liked by its listeners at church.Clara Mae Daniels was one of the very first gospel choir members.Daniels says singing in the choir is calming for her, especially since "it's all about God."Purnell-Otey joined the gospel choir nearly 30 years ago. She says that's where she met Daniels, and since then, they've become "sisters.
The choir has recorded CDs, sung locally with the Philly Pops, and performed in countries around the world.
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