Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church will host a Summer Gospel Fest at the end of the month featuring several local groups and a touring group from the East Coast. Local gospel groups include The Divine Messengers, Bibleway Praise Team, Temple-based group The Spiritual Lights, True Deliverance Praise Team, and The Gospel Travelers, along with special guests: Pastor Bass and the Delaware Boyz from Bear, Delaware. The Gospel Fest which will be at 6 p.
m. Aug. 30 at The Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church at 2306 FM 116 in Copperas Cove.
Performing the event is a way to give back to the community, according to Roger Blakes, who has sung with The Divine Messengers since 2009. “It’s a great event for the community,” Blakes said. “The community really loves quartet music.
Because it is a military town, we have people from various parts of the United States — and many of them love quartet music.” Tickets are available for purchase for $10 from Blakes directly at 254-702-4769 or by calling Gay’s House of Beauty at 254-699-6935. The doors open at 5 p.
m. with Big Rob’s Catfish & Wings and PJ’s Tabletop Southern Cuisine food trucks on site. Blakes said The Divine Messengers’ last performance was at the Killeen Arts and Activities Center downtown, to celebrate the anniversary of their group last October.
The nine-member group Divine Messengers was started in 2002 by Richard Price with co-founder Leonard Lowery, who passed away earlier this year. The group has continued to.