The Historic First Jurisdiction of Michigan (Established 1914) 85th Ministers & Workers ConferenceMarch 1, and 3-9, 2014. All evening services will be held at 7 p.m. "We are called to minister and witness to a deeply distressed and troubled world." - Acts 26:15-18. Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 7 p.m.: Pre-Musical with the Northeast Michigan State Choir; Psalmist, Recording Artist Toni Hicks; and Saxophonist, Jeremy Cornelious, at New St. Paul Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, 15340 Southfield Drive at Fenkell, Detroit, Michigan 48223. Beginning Monday, March 3, 2014, all services will be held at Jurisdictional Headquarters: Cathedral Conference Center, 10325 E. Jefferson Ave. at Garland, Detroit, Michigan, www.nemichigan.org. 85th Ministers & Workers Conference Highlights: Tuesday, March 4, 2014...Bishop Darrell Hines, Prelate, Illinois Midwest Jurisdiction, Milwaukee, WI. Wednesday, March 5 & Thursday, March 6, 2014: Pastor Terry Ellison, Pastor of New Life COGIC, Montgomery, AL. Thursday, March 6, 2014: Women's Day...Workshops - 9 a.m., Service - 11:30 a.m., Supervisor Norma Burrell In Charge. Friday, March 7, 2014: Bishop Vincent Matthews, Prelate, South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa. Sunday, March 9th at 3 p.m., The Official Day Mass Rally, Bishop P.A. Brooks, Speaking. Bishop P. A. Brooks, Jurisdictional Prelate, First Assistant Presiding Bishop Church of God In Christ, Inc. 

Oak Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church SANKOFA REVIVAL with Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Pastor Emeritus, Trinity United Church of Christ - Chicago, Illinois. Wednesday, March 12 - Friday, March 14, 2014 at 7 P.M. - Nightly. Oak Grove A.M.E. Church, 19801 Cherrylawn, Detroit, Michigan 48221, 313-341-8877, www.oakgroveame.org, Dr. Robert Brumfield, Pastor.

Character...Courage...Commitment..."I'm Every Woman Expo," Saturday, March 15, 2014, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Online registration going on now. Interactive workshops, woman of the year awards, quality networking, prize drawings, exclusive exhibitors, fashions, hors d'oeuvres, Marriott Hotel Accommodations. For more information visit www.imeverywomanexpo.com or call 248-796-7473. At Southfield Marriott, 27033 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48033. Watch video clips from 6th Annual I'm Every Woman Expo (2013) by Eloquets Event Enterprise @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipbOI97iWk.

Union Second Baptist Church presents: "Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus," a trip to Israel,November 10-19, 2014. $2,531 per person (covers flight, lodging & food), departing from Detroit Metro. Join Union Second Baptist on a tour of the Holy Land; where Heaven meets Earth! Hosted by Pastor & First Lady Brown. For additional info, please contact: Sis. Shirley Butler @ 313-383-1558.

City Talk Magazine presents Detroit Gospel Explosion "Blessed in The D" Benefit Concert, March 30, 2014 @ 7:30 PM @ Music Hall, 350 Madison, Detroit, MI 48226. Hosted by: Bishop Greg Davis. Special Performance by: Shana Wilson. Featuring Detroit's Hottest Gospel Artists: Walter Steen and Blessed, LaDon Ford, Rod Linson & Ministries, Carlos Whitlow & Generation Praise, Stephen "Elda" Anderson, and Conru "Blacque" Carpenter. Detroit Ladies of Gospel: Akita Steen-Smith, Chiffon McNeal, Rosa Warner & Deanna Nicole; Gospel Rap Artist "Porsha Love." Tickets available at the Ticketmaster.com or Music Hall Box Office. $25 General Admission Tickets. For additional information or tickets contact 888-501-5576, www.detroitstronginitiative.org. ENTER TO WIN TICKETS BY TEXTING "blessedintheD" to 55469.

Buy the Debut Album from a Fresh, New Voice for this Generation: "So Good" by Ruth La'Ontra, featuring the radio hit "Count It All Joy." Click Link to Buy Online @ Walmart (http://www.walmart.com/ip/30949233). Available in stores & online @ Walmart & other retailers now! Connect with Ruth on Facebook (Ruth-LaOntra); Twitter (@RUTH_LAONTRA); and Instagram: (ruthlaontra#). Watch Ruth La'Ontra on The Word Network Friday, Feb., 7, 2014!

(Photo of Rev. Angelo B. Henderson and Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Jr. provided by Triumph Church.) The staff of DetroitGospel.com extends our prayers and our sincerest condolences to the family of Rev. Angelo B. Henderson.

Viewing and Homegoing Services for Rev. Angelo B. Henderson (October 14, 1962 - February 15, 2014). Public Viewing: Sat., Feb. 22 (Noon - 8PM) and Sun., Feb. 23, 2014 (Noon - 8PM) @ Swanson Funeral Home, 14751 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit, MI 48235. Family Hour: Mon., Feb. 24, 2014, 10AM@ Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. 7 Mile Rd., Detroit, MI 48219. Homegoing Service: Mon., Feb. 24, 2014, 11AM @ Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. 7 Mile Rd., Detroit, MI 48219. CLICK FOR MORE INFO and SWANSON FUNERAL HOME CONDOLENCES & GUESTBOOK.

Join New Prospect MBC as they celebrate Pastor Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson's 15th Pastoral Anniversary. Theme & Scripture: "Look What the Holy Spirit has Done!" - "When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the Word of God with boldness." - Acts 4:31(NRSV). Sat., March 1, 2014 at 10AM - 2PM: 15 Years of Precious Memories. May 5, 6 & 7: Pre-Anniversary Revival...6PM - Rev. Connie "CJ" Jackson, Lecturer and 7PM - Rev. Dr. Walter T. Richardson, Revivalist. Fri., May 16, 2014 at 7PM: Anniversary Gala at The Henry in Dearborn, MI. Special Guest: Lecresia Campbell. Cost: 125pp (Tickets Are Limited). Sat., May 17, 10AM - 2PM: Show Some Love!Sun., May 18: Anniversary Worship and Celebration...7:30AM - Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams, Preaching and 11AM - Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson, Preaching. Contact the Church Administrative Offices for further details @ (313) 341-4204 or visit www.newnpmbcunity.org. New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church, 6330 Pembroke, Detroit, MI 48221. Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson, Senior Pastor.

What is God's View of the Modern Family? EMPOWERING THE FAMILY March Sunday Series at Gordy Memorial C.O.G.I.C. 11:30 A.M. LIVE STREAM @ www.GordyMemorial.org. Gordy Memorial C.O.G.I.C., 455 Polk Street, River Rouge, MI 48218, First Lady & Pastor Daniel Grandberry.

Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Jr. and Triumph Church invite you to "Spectacular Saturdays" (Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. ~ Ephesians 3:20) Every 1st Saturday @ 5pm. Musical Guests: April 5th - Rance Allen. Don't Miss This Exciting Worship Experience! Triumph Church - North Campus (Millennium Centre), 15600 J.L. Hudson Dr., Southfield, MI 48075. For more information call 313.386.8044 or visit www.triumphch.org.

"The Cross and The Light" returns April 10-13, 2014, to The Music Hall, 350 Madison, Detroit, MI 48226. With Tasha Page Lockhart (Winner of BET's Sunday's Best) as Mary Magdalene; Tim Bowman as Thomas; and Kenny Watson as Jesus. Individual tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com and Music Hall Box Office (313.887.8501). For Group Sales (groups of 10 or more) call group hotline at 734.788.7073. Deep Discounts on Group Tickets! *Earn FREE Tickets! Ask us How - $120 Value. *Group Packages Available (dinner, transportation & tickets). Performance Schedule: April 10 (Student Day) - 10AM; April 11 - 10AM & 8PM; April 12 - 3PM - 8PM; April 13 (Palm Sunday) - 5PM. Call Today - It's a Life Changing Event! The Cross and the Light is an epic, musical stage dramatization of Christ's passion, death and resurrection. Don't miss this awe inspiring production. It's a spiritual wake-up call; a bridge between where you are and where God wants you to be! Don't miss it. *Renew your relationship with Christ through the power of stage and imagery. *Strengthen your faith by reliving the greatest story ever told! *Energize you prayer life with the power of music, the soundtrack of your spiritual journey. *Deepen your friendship with Christ like 60,000 children, families, and seniors have done since 2002. For more info visit www.crossandlight.com and LIKE us on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/crossandlight. Click to WATCH PROMO VIDEO

Church Lady LIVE * Saturdays * 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Tune In To AM1340 each Saturday. Sponsored By: Scott-Free Productions /www.WordRM.com. Produced By: TheNuClasikCo. /www.churchladylive.com. Facebook & Twitter @ ChurchLadyLive.

Starting Sunday, January 12, 2014 @ 9:00 AM, Third New Hope has the wonderful privilege of beginning worship services in downtown Farmington at the Civic Theatre (33332 Grand River near Farmington Road, Farmington, MI 48336). This bubbly community has captured their hearts and they are excited about the possibilities to expand their mission and vision, as they meet new people and become good neighbors with the families and friends connected to this community. Third New Hope's mission is focused on worship, fellowship, discipleship and evangelism. As a portable community of love and care, they are committed to spreading God's message of faith and hope to people everywhere! E.L. Branch, Senior Pastor. Dr. Velva Flowers, Kingdom Expansion Director. Additional Campuses in Detroit, MI are Main Campus @ 12850 Plymouth Rd and West Campus @ 5439 W. Warren (Genetta Y. Hatcher, Campus Pastor). For more info call 313.491.7890 or visit www.thirdnewhope.com.

DetroitGospel.com Managing Editor, Mary Crosby, sat down to talk with the women behind the Sisters In Faith Bible and brand, Stephanie Perry Moore and Michele Clark Jenkins. This dynamic duo shared their hard-earned insights, goals, dreams, and faith-walk during an in-depth conversation while on a recent visit to Detroit. Individually, among many other endeavors, Stephanie is the author of over 70 Christian fiction books and the wife of a former Detroit Lion; and Michele is a former HBO and Black Family Channel executive. Together they have launched the Sisters In Faith brand, which includes the first Bible published specifically for African American women in over five years. If you've ever wanted to be pick the brains of successful authors, entrepreneurs, and business women, this is your chance to hear Godly words of wisdom, advice, and encouragement. We were truly blessed by what they had to say, and we are sure that you will be too. Click to find out more and listen to the interview in its entirety.

On Thurs., Dec., 5, 2013, local gospel artists and music ministry MEN OF GRACE presented their 4th annual A JAZZY CHRISTMAS CONCERT featuring 10-time Grammy Award winners TAKE 6 & world-renowned flutist Alexander Zonjic. Proceeds from the concert will go to benefit Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac, MI.  Click to view exclusive photos and to read full coverage >>

MARVIN SAPP's "Christmas Card" - New holiday music featuring "Home for Christmas" with Joe & "What Child Is This" with gospel greats Commissioned & Fred Hammond! IN STORES NOW. Download on iTunes @ http://smarturl.it/christmascard?IQid=detroitgospel. (RCA Inspiration)

Music from the Motion Picture BLACK NATIVITY including "Be Grateful" featuring Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker and Jacob Latimore; and "Coldest Town" featuring Jacob Latimore IN STORES NOW. Download on iTunes @ http://smarturl.it/blacknativity?IQid=detroitgospel.

Saturday, October 26, 2013, God's World & Praise 102.7 presented Praise Fest 2013, The Gospel Event of the Year! Gospel super stars J. Moss, Richard Smallwood & Vision, Donald Lawrence & Company, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Jonathan Nelson & Purpose, Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir, and The Williams Brothers graced the stage at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit and praised the Lord with a full house late into the night.

Join host Rev. Dr. Joy Davis and Spirit of Joy Ministries for "In The Footsteps of Paul" 8-Day missionary journey to Greece, March 27– April 3, 2014. Stops include Thessalonica, Philippi, Kavala, Berea, Meteora Monastery, Delphi, Athens, Acropolis, Mars Hill, and Ancient Corinth. Price Per Person: Based on Double Occupancy and 15 Travelers $2,315.00 (Single Supplement: $455.00). Included In Tour Price: Roundtrip air from JFK, NY including air taxes, 6 nights lodging in 4 star hotels, breakfast and dinner daily, full time English speaking Greek tour guide, porterage (1 Bag), tips to drivers & guides, services of long distance deluxe motorcoach as appear on itinerary, all guides, entrances as appear on itinerary. Not Included In Tour Price: Lunches, optional travel insurance, optional credit card payments (additional 3% of total bill). For more info contact Rev. Dr. Joy Davis at joysayyes@hotmail.com or  313.977.0014, or visit www.pilgrimtours.com/groups/sojmgreece.htm.
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There's been a lot of controversy surrounding Oxygen Network's new reality show, "Preachers of L.A." Well, we decided to flip the script and we asked folks to send us some of the positive things that the "Preachers of Detroit" are doing right here in the city. Special thanks to everyone who sent in info, including Dr. Bobby Jones, whose pastor is in Tennessee doing great things. CLICK HERE to read the full submissions for the five pastors selected for this month's "Preachers of Detroit."