Floyd Gospel Sing will be this Friday, Saturday in Floyd park

By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com

Two dozen gospel soloists and groups from around the country will be performing in Floyd Community Center Park this coming Friday and Saturday, and performing in area churches on Sunday.

The 2021 Floyd Gospel Sing will run from 9:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, and from 9:45 a.m. to after 9 p.m. Saturday, featuring a wide range of musicians quickly switching from one group to another in 20-minute sets from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Both days will also include a one-hour lunch break from noon to 1 p.m., and a one-hour supper break from 5 to 6 p.m.

Food will be served inside the Gospel Lighthouse from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.

The Floyd Gospel Sing was started in 1995 by Pastor Paul and Dixie Phillips of the Gospel Lighthouse Church in Floyd. Proceeds from the annual event go to support the Lighthouse Academy Christian school.

Performers scheduled to appear this year are:

• Anderegg Family, Ryan.
• Brad Davis Family, Welsh, Louisiana.
• Brenda Deeney, Berryville, Arkansas.
• Carolina, Gastonia, North Carolina.
• Common Bond Quartet, Winchester, Kentucky.
• Don Shire, Bedford, Virginia.
• Faithful Crossings, Raymond, Missouri.
• Galen Roberts, Floyd.
• Garms Family, Arkansaw, Wisconsin.
• Larry Delawder Family, Mathias, West Virginia.
• Liberty Belles, Columbia, Missouri.
• Lighthouse Academy, Floyd.
• Mark Dubbeld Family, Moneta, Virginia.
• New Legacy, Bloomington, Illinois.
• Reconciled, Red Oak.
• Redeeming the Time, Floyd.
• SaltLight, Waverly.
• Shoal Creek Revival, Kansas City, Missouri.
• Sweet Water Revival, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• The Chitans, McDonough, Georgia.
• The Redemptions, Arnold, Missouri.
• The Williamsons, Weleetka, Oklahoma.
• Three Redeemed, Floyd.
• Voices of Peace, Potter, Wisconsin.

FLOYD GOSPEL SING SCHEDULE

Friday, Sept. 10

• 9:45 a.m. – Welcome, by Pastor Paul
• 10 a.m. – Lighthouse Academy
• 10:20 a.m. – Liberty Belles
• 10:40 a.m. – Galen Roberts
• 11 a.m. – Voices of Peace
• 11:20 a.m. – Reconciled
• 11:40 a.m. – Anderegg Family
• Noon – One-hour lunch break
• 1 p.m. – Garms Family
• 1:20 p.m. – Don Shire
• 1:40 p.m. – Larry Delawder Family
• 2 p.m. – The Chitans
• 2:20 p.m. – Carolina
• 2:40 p.m. – Mark Dubbeld Family
• 3 p.m. – Three Redeemed
• 3:20 p.m. – Brad Davis Family
• 3:40 p.m. – Anderegg Family
• 4 p.m. – The Williamsons
• 4:20 p.m. – Common Bond Quartet
• 4:40 p.m. – Liberty Bells
• 5 p.m. – One-hour supper break
• 6 p.m. – New Legacy
• 6:20 p.m. – Carolina
• 6:40 p.m. – The Chitans
• 7 p.m. – Larry Delawder Family
• 7:20 p.m. – The Williamsons
• 7:40 p.m. – Mark Dubbeld Family
• 8 p.m. – Common Bond Quartet
• 8:20 p.m. – Reconciled
• 8:40 p.m. – Brad Davis Family

Saturday Sept. 11

• 9:45 a.m. – Devotions, by Pastor Paul
• 10 a.m. – Garms Family
• 10:20 a.m. – Brenda Deeney
• 10:40 a.m. – Common Bond Quartet
• 11 a.m. – Faithful Crossings
• 11:20 a.m. – The Redemptions
• 11:40 a.m. – Shoal Creek Revival
• Noon – One hour lunch break
• 1 p.m. – New Legacy
• 1:20 p.m. – Sweet Water Revival
• 1:40 p.m. – Carolina
• 2 p.m. – The Chitans
• 2:20 p.m. – Mark Dubbeld Family
• 2:40 p.m. – Reconciled
• 3 p.m. – Redeeming the Time
• 3:20 p.m. – The Redemptions
• 3:40 p.m. – Larry Delawder
• 4 p.m. – The Williamsons
• 4:20 p.m. – Sweet Water Revival
• 4:40 p.m. – Voices of Peace
• 5 p.m. – One-hour supper break
• 6 p.m. – Garms Family
• 6:20 p.m. – The Chitans
• 6:40 p.m. – Don Shire
• 7 p.m. – Carolina
• 7:20 p.m. – The Williamsons
• 7:40 p.m. – Shoal Creek Revival
• 8 p.m. – Brad Davis Family
• 8:20 p.m. – SaltLight
• 8:40 p.m. – Mark Dubbeld Family
• 9 p.m. – Grand finale

On Sunday, many of the performers will stick around to appear during services at churches in the area.