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Urban contemporary gospel and a traditional black gospel recording artist and
singer David Daughtry of Los Angeles will headline the Gospel Greats of the Pacific
Northwest concert coming Sept. 15 to the Highland Christian Center in northeast
Portland.
The late Charlotte Marie Brandon, a beloved Gospel singer, mother and grand-
mother from Portland, will be honored posthumously and a special presentation
will be made to the Brandon family when the Highland Christian Center hosts its
fourth Gospel Greats of the Pacific Northwest Awards and Concert.
Celebrate Gospel Music
Highland concert
to feature five
new honorees
Get ready to hear some of the best Gos-
pel singers of the Pacific Northwest as the
Highland Christian Center in northeast
Portland prepares to host its fourth Gos-
pel Greats of the Pacific Northwest awards
ceremony and concert.
Celebrating 150 years of Gospel music,
the free and open to the public event will
be held Saturday, Sept. 15 from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m. on the Highland Center Campus at
7600 N.E. Glisan St.
This year’s honorees are Minister
Keith Hunter, Sister Lessie Williams,
Brother Joe Staples, Sister Jacqueline
Hardy and posthumously, Mother Char-
lotte Brandon. Mother Brandon of Port-
Jacqueline Hardy
land passed away July 2 and a special
presentation will be made to the Brandon
family.
The concert will also be in special mem-
ory to Highland’s late pastor, the Rev. Dr.
W. G. Hardy Jr., who was a Gospel musi-
cian before entering the ministry and who
dedicated Highland’s Gospel Greats con-
certs to church musicians with the heart
to serve regardless of title, recognition or
compensation.
Williams of Portland said it meant so
much to her last year when Pastor Hardy
recommended that she be honored for her
talents and ministry.
Honoree Jacqueline Hardy of Seattle
said it was a privilege for her to carry the
Good News of Jesus Christ through her
music.
“I feel especially blessed to be chosen
as one of the 2018 honorees,” she said.”To
God be the glory!”
Gospel singer David Daughtry of Los
Angeles is headlining the concert. The
Praise & Worship leader from the West An-
geles Church of God In Christ will minister
live, including his No. 1 hit “God is Great
“Leap.” Also to perform will be Ministry
is Gospel Great Derrick McDuffey and
Kingdom Sound, the Highland Christian
Center Mime Team and the Portland/Van-
couver Chapter of the Gospel Music of
America Choir.
This year’s emcees are Pastor Thomas
Hardy and Pastor April Murchinson. There
will be a souvenir book for sale, red car-
pet photos, vendors and food for sale by
Mayrene’s Catering in the Fellowship Hall.
Doors will open at 4 p.m. for a Red Carpet
celebration.
For more information, call John Lamp-
kin of 1st Option Media Solutions, the
organizer for the event and a Highland
church leader, at 971-801-4412.