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Area church hosts international recording artists by Stephanie Longo CNG EDITOR
The sanctuary of the Moosic Alliance Community Church, 608 Rocky Glen Road, will be filled with the sounds of original gospel music by the Jacobs Brothers on Sunday, May 24, at 6 p.m. The group, which was formed in 1962, in East Berlin, Pennsylvania, is composed of brothers Bob and Mike Jacobs and their friend, Mike Lawver. Originally made up by Bob and Mike Jacobs and their other brothers, John and Dick, the group sang at the RCA pavilion at the New York World’s Fair in 1965 and then became performers fulltime in 1967, with tours in New England and the Canadian maritime provinces. By the time Lawver joined in 1972, the brothers had started a tour ministry with trips to the Holy Land. They started a television ministry the next year on WGCB-TV, based in Red Lion. “The word ‘versatility’ best describes the Jacob Brothers’ program,” said Moosic Alliance Community Church pastor Doug Jensen. “Although they specialize in traditional and sacred music, their approach to the Gospel is varied by using the diversified talents of the singers throughout the concert. The end result is a program which is appealing to all ages in the audience.” According to Bob Jacobs, who also manages the trio, the group is constantly evolving and is constantly looking for innovative ways to spread their Christian message. “We are in our 52nd year as a group,” he said. “We still do 160 concerts a year, we sponsor five to six tours, a half-an-hour weekly television show and we also have our headquarters at King’s Kids’ Camp in Dillsburg, which we founded in 1977 for underprivileged kids. A variety of ministries occurs on those grounds.” Jacobs said that his wife, Joy, died in 2006 after a brain-stem stroke, while Mike Jacobs’ wife, Leanne, died of a blood clot during
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The Jacobs Brothers, international recording artists and founders of the Jacobs Brothers Evangelistic Association, will perform at the Moosic Alliance Community Church, 608 Rocky Glen Road, on Sunday, May 24, at 6 p.m. Members of the Jacobs Brothers are pictured, from left: Bob Jacobs, Mike Lawver and Mike Jacobs.
open heart surgery in 2004. In coping with those deaths, the Jacobs Brothers were able redefine their ministry. “Mike [Jacobs] has written several songs about grieving as a result of these two premature deaths,” he said. “This has added the dimension of encouraging the bereaved to our concert ministry.” The May 24 performance is a Triboro encore for the group, having come to the area many times previously. The Brothers will also perform at the New Testament Church
of Peruville in Groton, New York. Following their performance at the Moosic Alliance Church, the group will head to Northern Cambria and other locations in western Pennsylvania, until they return home to Dillsburg in July for their annual Gospel Music Spectacular at King’s Kids Camp. A free-will collection will be taken at the concert. For more information, call the Moosic Alliance Community Church at 570-457-6020. For more information on the Jacobs Brothers or to order their albums, visit kingskidscamp.org/jbs.