The annual anniversary Singing, featuring the Sound of Singing Men, a 30-voice southern gospel singing group that includes members from Polk, Rutherford, Henderson and other western North Carolina counties, the Refuge Ladies Quartet and the Singing Laymen will be held on Friday, August 30 at the Refuge Baptist Church in Dana, N.C. at 7 p.m.

The church is located at the junction of Upward, Ridge, Dana and Oleta Roads.

For 40 years, the Gospel Music Festival was held on Labor Day weekend in Hendersonville.

Since this date is in the hearts and minds of the community, the Anniversary Singing honors the tradition of the past with a concert on Friday evening.

– article submitted by Frankie Harder