Community events
The internationally acclaimed and Grammy-nominated African Children’s Choir will perform at several locations in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene this month.
Formed in 1984 when Ray Barnett was in Uganda during the country’s civil war, the choir includes 26 orphaned or disadvantaged children from Africa who range in age from 5 through 12.
Barnett wanted to find a way for the orphaned children of the war to express themselves through music and be able to give back to their communities later in life, so he established a music school. The choir has since performed throughout the world, and other schools have been established in Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan and South Africa.
The group will perform native music, popular gospel music and spirituals at the following locations: Word of Faith Christian Center, 4001 N. Cook St., Friday at 7 p.m. (891-5253); Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W. Hanley Ave., Coeur d’Alene, July 23 at 7 p.m. (208-765-8800); and Calvary Chapel, 511 W. Hastings Road, July 25 at 6 p.m. (467-2860).
Singing Nuns
The Singing Nuns of Mount St. Michael, 8502 N. St. Michael’s Road, are celebrating their 25th anniversary with their annual Courtyard Concert next Saturday.
The pre-show celebration includes food booths, live music, a silent auction and tours of the historic St. Michael building. A car will be up for live auction.
Gates open at 4 p.m. The Singing Nuns will perform at 7 and will feature songs from their original 1979 repertoire.
Since their first public concert at Seattle’s Olympic Hotel in August 1979, the nuns have toured nationwide. They will be featured in a Discovery Channel documentary this fall.
The cost is $5 per person, $15 per car or $25 per bus. Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets.
For more information, call 467-0986.
Church celebrates 100 years
Loon Lake (Wash.) Congregational Church, at the corner of Maple and Colville Road, is celebrating its 100th birthday Sunday.
The celebration will begin at 2:45 p.m. with live music by the Melody Singers and will include an address by Whitworth College President Bill Robinson. For more information call 466-3673.
Institute of Ministry
Whitworth College will host the 29th annual Whitworth Institute of Ministry beginning Monday and continuing through Friday.
The conference, designed for pastors, music and worship directors and their families, includes worship, theological reflection, Bible study, prayer and small-group interaction.
Registration is open Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, see www.whitworth.edu/wim.
Grand American celebration
A celebration of the red, white and blue for women hosted by the Spokane Christian Women’s Connection will be Wednesday in the Commons building at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4320 W. Owen Ridge Road.
The event begins at 9:30 a.m. and includes live music by the Riders from the Rock ‘n B Ranch and a testimonial given by Louise Kinch titled “Interior Renovation.”
Admission is $10.50 and includes meal. Reservations are required by calling 299-3834.
Outreach in the Park
The Garfield (Wash.) Community Christian Church will host an “Outreach in the Park” next weekend.
Saturday’s events include a continental breakfast at the church from 8 to 9:30 a.m.; outreach program at the Garfield City Park from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. that includes live music; and a potluck at the church at 1.
On Sunday, worship will be held at 10 a.m. in the park, followed by music and a potluck dinner at the church.
RV and camping sites are available by calling (509) 635-1113. Swimming at the public pool is also available for $1. For more information, call Don and Jackie Culton at (509) 635-1113, Dean and Becky Walker at (509) 635-1439 or Jim and Jill Wallace at (509) 635-1567.
Christian singles event
Spokane Christian Singles will host a speed-dating event at the Spokane County Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., next Saturday at 7 p.m.
Participants must be single and in their 20s, 30s or 40s.
Admission is $10; reservations are required by calling 226-7674. See www.spokanechristiansingles.com for more information.