Grammy-Award winning gospel star, Donnie McClurkin will perform two shows in Joburg

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US gospel great has two Jozi dates Donnie McClurkin, the singing pastor, promises two performances in Johannesburg. Local musicians will accompany the Grammy-Award winning gospel star. July 13, 2007 By Lucky Sindane BRACE yourselves for some spiritual upliftment – American gospel star Pastor Donnie McClurkin will perform two shows in Johannesburg in August. The Eagles Christian Centre and Reverend Elias Ndeda will host the Grammy Award-winning singer and minister, who will be on a national tour. McClurkin kicks off his South African tour on Saturday, 7 August at the Mosaiek Theatre in Fairland, Johannesburg. He then heads to the Durban Christian Centre and His People’s Centre in Cape Town on 9 and 10 August. But he will be back in the city of gold on Wednesday, 11 August to wrap up his tour at the Sandton Convention Centre. Performing alongside McClurkin are local divas Judith Sephuma and Ntokozo Mbambo, and leading local gospel artist Lionel Peterson. McClurkin is the pastor of the Perfecting Faith Church in New York, in the United States, which he established after serving as an assistant pastor under Marvin Winans at Detroit’s Perfecting Church for over a decade. He is expected to perform songs from his album, Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, including The Days of Elijah, Draw Me Close/I am Thine oh Lord, Agnus Dei, Blood Sermon and Church Medley. Tickets for the concerts are available at the offices of the Eagles Christian Centre in Sandton, Rainbow Community Radio Station in Florida, the Shekinah Covenant Church in Eldorado Park Extension 9, Destiny Ministry in Lenasia and at Computicket. Ticket prices are R130, R200 and R300. For more information contact the Eagles Christian Centre on 011 884 3100. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za