Floyd Gospel Sing will be Friday-Saturday, Sept. 8-9

By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com

The annual Floyd Gospel Sing will be held Friday, Sept. 8, and Saturday, Sept. 9, featuring two dozen gospel soloists, families and groups from around the country.

The event will begin at 9:45 a.m. each day and continue to about 9 p.m., with each act performing in 20-minute sets. The Gospel Sing will take place at the Floyd Community Center Park.

The event has been held since 1995, when the Rev. Paul and Dixie Phillips of the Gospel Lighthouse Church began realizing their dream of bringing southern gospel music to north Iowa.

All proceeds after expenses from the Gospel Sing are used to support the Lighthouse Academy, a Christian K-12 school in Floyd that was started in 1988.

“Each year, the financial resources from the Sing have helped keep tuition costs low and provided a quality, affordable Christian education for many families,” the Rev. Paul and Dixie Phillips said.

Each of the visiting performers or groups will appear two or three times throughout the Gospel Sing weekend.

Performers expected are:

• 2nd Chance Ministries, of Cheraw, South Carolina.
• Carolina, of Lattimore, North Carolina.
• The Chitans, of McDonough, Georgia.
• Brad Davis Family, of Welsh, Louisiana.
• Larry Delawder Family, of Mathias, West Virginia.
• Divinity Trio, of New Castle, Indiana.
• Mark Dubbeld Family, of Moneta, Virginia.
• The Foresters, of Nashville, Tennessee.
• Garms Family, of Arkansaw, Wisconsin.
• Higher Power, of Waukee.
• Keepers of the Faith, of Puyallup, Washington.
• The Klassens, of Worthington, Minnesota.
• Liberty Belles, of Columbia, Missouri.
• Lighthouse Academy, of Floyd.
• Lighthouse Praise Team, of Floyd.
• New Legacy, of Bloomington, Illinois.
• Reconciled, of Red Oak.
• Redeeming the Time, of Floyd.
• Sacred Call, of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.
• SaltLight, of Waverly.
• Don Shire, of Bedford, Virginia.
• Shoal Creek Revival, of Kansas City, Missouri.
• Siler Family, of Newport News, Virginia.
• Voices of Peace, of Potter, Wisconsin.

Food will be served by the Lighthouse Academy inside the Gospel Lighthouse Church from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. both days. In case of rain, the Gospel Sing will be moved from the park into the Gospel Lighthouse Church.

The schedule for the weekend is:

FRIDAY – SEPT. 8

• 9:45 a.m. – Welcome
• 10 a.m. – Lighthouse Academy
• 10:20 a.m. – Lighthouse Praise Team
• 10:40 a.m. – Divinity Trio
• 11 a.m. – Liberty Belles
• 11:20 a.m. – Siler Family
• 11:40 a.m. – Reconciled
• 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. – Sacred Call
• 2:20 p.m. – The Klassens
• 2:40 p.m. – Mark Dubbeld Family
• 3 p.m. – Redeeming the Time
• 3:20 p.m. – Carolina
• 3:40 p.m. – Keepers of the Faith
• 4 p.m. – The Foresters
• 4:20 p.m. – New Legacy
• 4:40 p.m. – The Klassens
• 5 p.m. – One-hour supper break
• 6 p.m. – Carolina
• 6:20 p.m. – New Legacy
• 6:40 p.m. – The Chitans
• 7 p.m. – 2nd Chance Ministries
• 7:20 p.m. – Larry Delawder Family
• 7:40 p.m. – Divinity Trio
• 8 p.m. – Voices of Peace
• 8:20 p.m. – Siler Family
• 8:40 p.m. – Brad Davis Family

SATURDAY – SEPT. 9

• 9:45 a.m. – Devotions
• 10 a.m. – Divinity Trio
• 10:20 a.m. – The Chitans
• 10:40 a.m. – Brad Davis Family
• 11 a.m. – Higher Power
• 11:20 a.m. – Sacred Call
• 11:40 a.m. – Larry Delawder Family
• Noon – One-hour lunch break
• 1 p.m. – The Foresters
• 1:20 p.m. – Shoal Creek Revival
• 1:40 p.m. – Mark Dubbeld Family
• 2 p.m. – Keepers of the Faith
• 2:20 p.m. – Liberty Belles
• 2:40 p.m. – Voices of Peace
• 3 p.m. – Redeeming the Time
• 3:20 p.m. – SaltLight l
• 3:40 p.m. – 2nd Chance Ministries
• 4 p.m. – Siler Family
• 4:20 p.m. – Reconciled
• 4:40 p.m. – The Chitans
• 5 p.m. – One-hour supper break
• 6 p.m. – Garms Family
• 6:20 p.m. – Don Shire
• 6:40 p.m. – Keepers of the Faith
• 7 p.m. – The Foresters
• 7:20 p.m. – Higher Power
• 7:40 p.m. – 2nd Chance Ministries
• 8 p.m. – Shoal Creek Revival
• 8:20 p.m. – SaltLight
• 8:40 p.m. – Mark Dubbeld Family
• 9:00 p.m. – Grand Finale

In addition, most of the performers stick around to appear at area churches on Sunday and through the coming week.

That schedule is:

Church Service Appearances

All appearances Sunday, Sept. 10, unless otherwise indicated: ‘

• Brad Davis Family, Floyd Grace Methodist, 10:30 a.m.
• The Chitans, Hanford Community, 10:15 a.m.
• Divinity Trio, Sloan Iowa Community Church of Christ, 10 a.m.
• Don Shire, Charles City Evangelical Free, 10 a.m.
• The Foresters, Wisconsin Trade River Free Evangelical Church, 9:30 a.m.
• Garms Family, Lakewood Worship Center, Maplewood, Minn., 6 p.m.
• Higher Power, Charles City Messiah Lutheran, 9:15 a.m.
• Keepers of the Faith, Gospel Lighthouse Church, 10:30 a.m.; Rockwell Methodist, 6 p.m.
• The Klassens, Mason City Our Saviours Lutheran, 9:30 a.m.
• Larry Delawder Family, Riceville Congregational, 10 a.m.
• Liberty Belles, West St. Charles, Charles City, 9 a.m.
• Mark Dubbeld Family, Saratoga Community, 8:30 a.m.
• Reconciled, Manly Iowa Bethlehem Lutheran, 10:30 a.m.
• Sacred Call, Greene St John’s Vilmar, 10 a.m.
• 2nd Chance Ministries, Mason City Assembly of God, 10:15 a.m.
• Shoal Creek Revival, Mason City First Baptist, 10:30 a.m.
• The Siler Family, Charles City First Baptist, 10 a.m.
• Voices of Peace, Forest City First Congregational, 10:30 a.m.
• Mark Dubbeld Family, Gospel Lighthouse, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m.
• The Siler Family, Cedar Falls Bible Conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m.