Ghana GospelFest is an annual gospel festival held worldwide to dynamically communicate our rich and intertwined culture and Christian ministry through the celebration Ghanaian Gospel music. The festival

also awards gospel musicians for their efforts to promote charity, culture and economic development.

All net proceeds from the Ghana Gospel Fest 2004 will be used to rehabilitate the Women and Children's Maternity Ward at Korle-Bu Hospital, the largest hospital in Accra, Ghana.

The Gospel Fest will be held in October 2004 in four major states:

. Newark Symphony Hall, Newark, NJ - (October 16, 2004)

. Heavenly Care Academy, Columbus, Ohio - (October 23, 2004)

. Worcester Centrum Center, Worcester, MA - (October 30, 2004.)

. Armenian Hall, New York, New York. - (November 6, 2004)

Invited Gospel Artistes

. Prophet Seth Frimpong (aka The Dancing Prophet of Mehuri So fame)

. Suzzie and Matt

. Yaw Sarpong

. Felicity Amoah and Jo Mens

. Vikki Mensa-Bonsu

. Ester Smith

. Jael Wiafe

. Stella Addo

. And many more surprises

Invited Featured Speakers

. Dr. Kwabena Darko

. Rev. Owusu-Ansah

THEME: "Building a stronger and caring community through Gospel Music"

"I have worked to build a new relationship between America and Africa because our futures are indivisible. It matters to us whether you become an engine of growth and opportunity, or a place of unrelieved despair.

It matters whether we push back the forces of crime, corruption, and disease together, or leave them to divide and conquer us. It matters whether we reach out with Africans to build peace, or leave millions of

God's children to suffer alone." President Clinton to the Nigerian National Assembly, Abuja, Nigeria (August 26, 2000).

Gospel Music is the fastest growing industry in Ghana. International music superstars such as; Daughters of Glorious Jesus, Seth Frimpong, and Esther Smith, keep pushing the limits of their achievements higher

and higher. Ghana's Gospel Music has been dubbed the number one crowd pulling and best-selling music in Ghana, West Africa today. Tony Carnes, a renowned sociologist and editor of, New York Glory: Religions in the City stated the following, "They're having an impact beyond the African church. The African churches are bringing new vitality and new ways of doing things to African-American and other churches."

Gospelfest would be covered by Ghanaweb, the number online and most respected provider of Ghanaian news.

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