Gospel Jubilee - Dr. Emery Stephens

Friday, July 30 from 7 to 9 pm | Sanctuary

Join us for a gospel celebration with Dr. Emery Stephens with lots of audience participation and fun! Learn about the history of gospel music with Emery Stephens, a native Bostonian, who has been a part of music ministry for more than 30 years at several churches and spiritual centers. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance from the University of Michigan and Master of Music degree in voice performance from Boston University. Dr. Stephens is on the music faculty at Wayne State University.

Streams of Consciousness: Truth Lessons Revealed in African-American Spirituals
Dr. Emery Stephens

Sunday, August 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm | Sanctuary

In this informative, important and entertaining workshop with Dr. Emery Stephens, participants will have the opportunity to learn how the Aframerican experience has shaped the American musical landscape. The workshop will also focus on how Aframerican music has, and continues to, shape the growth and development and elevation of consciousness. A love offering will be received.