Published on September 12, 2011 at 7 p.m. by Brad Radice  

An afternoon of congregational singing will fill Â鶹¹û¶³’s Reid Chapel Sunday, October 2, 2011.  It’s the annual Â鶹¹û¶³ Hymn Sing and it is free and open to the public.

This marks the 8th year for the event.  Marching to Zion is this year’s theme, lead by Â鶹¹û¶³ School of the Arts Dean Joseph Hopkins and Â鶹¹û¶³ faculty member Eric Mathis.

Vestavia Hills Baptist Church Pastor, Garry Furr, brings his band, Shades Mountain Air, to sing hymns and gospel songs.  While, Dianne Norton and Lynda Little, of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, will provide work on the piano and organ.

The event starts at 2 p.m.  For more information contact Eric Mathis at 205-726-2323.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.