Sunday January 8, 2023 was a very special day. As usual it started out with our Church service. But then we extended His call to a concert by the Popple Ridge Pickers (PRP). They are a local group headed up by our brother Pastor Galen Nordin and Eric Finney. Old time gospel and Praise is their forte. The concert was held in the Hallock Auditorium which was mostly donated by Curtis Miller a local farmer who passed away several years ago. He was a great believer in our Lord and a great fan of the Pickers. Although they had not performed in a few years the PRP agreed to get together one last time for this great cause. Project 24 is a program started by LCMS to house and provides housing , clothes, school as well as Christian training for orphans in Kenya. Roger Weinlaeder, Pastor Bernie Seter (deceased) were instrumental in setting up this mission program. This was one of several concerts the PPR group performed and a tremendous success. Somewhere around 350 attendees and enough funds were raised for at least 10 students care for a year!!!

Praise and thanks to our sponsors, Trinity Lutheran Church in Hallock, Trinity Lutheran Church in Drayton, ND, Lancaster Covenant Church and several local newspapers for their promotion. And of course to the GREAT group of 10 performers the Popple Ridge Pickers.

The concert can be viewed on the Lancaster Covenant Church Facebook page.