The pioneering Merrybell Gospel Choir play reunion concert in London

ONE OF the pioneering choirs of the British gospel scene, the Merrybell Gospel Choir are to perform a reunion concert as a tribute to their founder evangelist Eileen Hendricks of the Church Of God (Seventh Day). The reunion concert will be at the City Temple Conference Centre at London's Holborn Viaduct on 12 May.

In the '80s the Merrybell Gospel Choir were a fixture of the British scene appearing on BBC radio and TV and recording in 1984 the album 'Tell It To The People' for Word Records. In 1989 the choir won the BBC Stevie Wonder Gospel Award. CR

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