Believe it or not, visionary Teresa Hairston built her dream career with $300.00, creating the premiere Gospel music publication, “Gospel Today”. After years of making her share of mistakes, working insane hours and believing that through faith anything was possible in Jesus Christ, she’s created an empire in which many have come to know as a place of peace, tranquility and prosperity as the founder and chairperson of The Gospel Heritage Foundation. In light of the recent earthquake in Haiti, she felt very moved to dedicate her upcoming venture, “The Gospel Heritage Worship and Praise Conference” to survivors of the Haiti tragedy. In conjunction with this event, she’ll also welcome Minister Kirk Franklin, who will perform at the event, and address his latest project “Are You Listening- A Love Song For Haiti”, which features an all-star line up of Contemporary Gospel and Christian Artist who make up the bulk of the industry. Together, the two visions are guaranteed to set a precedent in Gospel Music many have never seen before.
“It’s a great thing to be able to present the Gospel Heritage Conference”, says Hairston. “This event gives the Gospel and Christian communities an opportunity to come together. We have a good time, good music and seminars and different events take place. This year, in dedication of the Earthquake in Haiti, we are dedicating the event to the survivors of Haiti. Kirk Franklin is also involved”. During this years Stellar Awards taping a few weeks ago in Nashville, TN, Franklin organized a choir comprised of over 150 different artists, to sing on his self penned “Are You Listening- A Song For Haiti”. The list of appearances include the who’s who of Gospel Music such as BeBe & CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams, Marvin Sapp, Natalie Grant, Donnie McClurkin, Mary Mary, Shirley Caesar, Jeremy Camp, Marvin Winans, J. Moss, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Karen Clark-Sheard, Kiki Sheard, Bishop Paul Morton, Donald Lawrence (as producer) and Micah Stampley and James Fortune (as choir members), among others participated.
The Gospel Heritage Praise and Worship Conference will take place at the Bethel Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fl, on February 18th and 19th. There are several artists scheduled to perform including Franklin, Byron Cage, Bishop Paul Morton, Donald Lawrence, Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Jonathan Nelson, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Pastor Donnie McClurkin, Bishop Noel Jones, Pastor Dwayne Harvey, Bishop Rudolph McKissick (Pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church), with a special tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter Elder Bernice King. Dr. Hairston will lead the congregation in a fifteen minute prayer, where after all in attendance will get to see “Are You Listening”, the video presentation. Hairston talks about the Franklin Project, “When Kirk came to everyone with this idea, everyone responded and was ready to do whatever needed to be done. This was indeed an opportunity to unite in a way in which many had never done before. So it was an exciting time to be able to give back and that's what this project does.”
Dr. Teresa Hairston is founder of “Gospel Today Magazine”, The Gospel Heritage Foundation”, “ The Gospel Heritage Praise and Worship Conference”, “The Gospel Today Television Show” (which airs on the Word Network via Direct TV), “Gospel Today Update” Show on the ABC Radio Network and The Light Radio Network. Her enterprises are currently based out of Fairburn, Ga. For more information visit www.gospeltoday.com.
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