Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) Colored Work, Bible Training School Choir Recording, 1959

Item — Box: 7" Albums — 1, Album: 2

Staff Only

1959 Black Ministries Bible Training School Choir Recording

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Church of God Colored Work Collection consists of minutes from the Annual Assembly, Evangel articles related to the Colored Work, periodicals, Assembly programs, and other materials relevant the ministry of the Church of God Colored Work.

Dates

1959

Creator

Alford, Delton L., 1938– (Musical director, Person)

Extent

From the Collection: 2.25 Linear Feet (5 containers)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

The Church of God sponsored summer courses for black constituents from 1959 to 1963. Classes held in Jacksonville, Florida, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, included singing, choir leadership, various books of the Bible, church doctrines, and youth leadership. In 1959 and 1960, they produced 45 RPM recordings with Delton Alford as director. This item refers to the 7" record album of the audio recording of the 1959 Jacksonville, Florida choir of "We Are Soldiers" and "Love Lifted Me" and a video of the digitized recordings paired with images for online streaming.