Church concert set for Little Rock gospel star

Grammy-nominated Gospel recording artist and author Jekalyn Carr will perform at the concert "A Night of Radical Praise and Extreme Worship" at 7 p.m. today at Holy Temple Cathedral Church of God in Christ, 1322 S. Pulaski St. in Little Rock.

Carr, who was born in Little Rock and reared in West Memphis, was a first-time nominee for best gospel performance/song last year at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles; and her latest album, One Nation Under God: You Will Win!, was nominated in August for three Dove Awards, including that of gospel artist of the year. She is also the author of You Will Win! Inspirational Strategies to Help You Overcome, which was released this year through Trilogy Christian Publishing.

Before the concert, a ceremony will be held at the church at which Carr will receive a key to the city, a Capitol Citation from the secretary of state's office, and an Arkansas Traveler certificate, the latter of which recognizes out-of-state visitors and Arkansas natives as ambassadors.

"We are proud of her and her ministry and we're excited to have her not only minister in song, but to speak to the young people in the state," said spokesman Kristy Ikanih.

Tickets to the concert are $12 at Uncle T's Food Mart, 1509 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive, or $10 at the church.

-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pregnancy center benefit show set

Area churches are set to perform music at Night of Praise, an event hosted by the Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center, from 5-8:30 p.m. today at the River Market First Security Amphitheater, 400 President Clinton Ave. in Little Rock. Admission is free.

John 3:16 Ministries will provide a barbecue dinner with side dishes and a drink for $5 a person, and all proceeds will benefit the center's Out of Ashes campaign, which is focused on reconstructing the center's building, which was destroyed in a fire in May.

For more information, contact Brian Gilmartin at [email protected] or (501) 765-1300.

-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Mormon protester ousted by church

SALT LAKE CITY -- A man belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who led a campaign criticizing the church's practice of allowing closed-door, one-on-one interviews of young people by lay leaders has been kicked out of the faith.

Sam Young read a verdict letter for the first time Sunday that had been delivered to him following an earlier disciplinary hearing with local church leaders in Houston.

Young and his supporters say the interviews where youngsters are asked if they're following the law of chastity led to inappropriate conversations and shaming.

Young, a 65-year-old lifelong Latter-day Saint, becomes the third high-profile member of the faith who led protests about church policy to be excommunicated in recent years.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doesn't comment on disciplinary hearings to respect people's privacy.

While not a lifelong ban, excommunication is a rare move that amounts to the harshest punishment available for a church member.

-- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Religion on 09/22/2018

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