MILESTONES IN THE MINISTRY
May 26, 1994 First Rehearsal at Michigan Park Christian Church -Washington, D.C.
July 10, 1994 First Engagement - Woodlawn United Methodist Church - Alexandria, Virginia
November 12, 1994 Official Debut at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Fort Washington, Maryland w/ Special Guest LaShun Pace
February 10, 1995 First Major Promoter-Sponsored Engagement - Black History Youth Concert '95 w/ Kirk Franklin and the Family, Lorraine Stancil and Youth for Christ Choir Way of the Cross Church of Christ/Riverdale Baptist Church - Largo, Maryland
February 24, 1995 First Annual Tribute to the Evolution of African-American Sacred Music New Southern Rock Baptist Church - Washington, D.C.
April 28, 1995 First Live Recording - "We Sing the Power" - Refreshing Spring Church of God in Chris, Riverdale, Maryland
July 16, 1995 First Television Taping: BET's Bobby Jones' Gospel Explosion at the Warner Theatre Washington, D.C.
November 4, 1995 First Anniversary Celebration and First CD Release at Jericho Baptist Church - Washington, DC
January 24, 1996 First Appearance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts w/ DC Choral Arts Societ's 8th Annual Musical Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
February 24, 1996 2nd Annual Tribute to the Evolution of African American Sacred Music - Nineteenth Street Baptist Church - Washington, D.C.
April 26-29, 1996 Tour: Waycross, Thomasville and Atlanta, Georgia
August 24-25, 1996 Tour: Chicago, Illinois
September 1996 Preliminary Nomination for Stellar Awards= New Choir of the Year and Nomination for African-American Religious Connection=s New Choir of the Year
September 29, 1996 National Political Congress of Black Women, Inc., - Prayer Breakfast Hyatt Regency - Capitol Hill w/ Hon. C. Delores Tucker and Keynote Speaker Tipper Gore
Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 1996 2nd Anniversary Celebration - Michigan Park Christian Church & Mt. Jezreel Baptist
December 8, 1996 Colors of Christmas Tour w/ Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson, Aaron Neville and Melissa Manchester - Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
February 22, 1997 2nd Annual Tribute to the Evolution of African American Sacred Music - Back to Our Roots: A Tribute to Our Families at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
April 26, 1997 2nd Live Recording - "You Carried Me" - Reid Temple A.M.E. Church, Lanham, MD
May 24, 1997 Tour: Wilmington Delaware w/ Minister Terry Lee White, Sr.
June 20-23, 1997 Tour: Miami, Florida
November 1, 1997 3rd Anniversary Celebration - Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church - Silver Spring, Md.
December 19, 1997 2nd Kennedy Center Appearance - Grand Foyer - "Spirit of Gospel" - Millenium Stage
February 13, 1998 M.O.M. Delegation to Trial Sermon of Former Member Melodie Boone - Charlotte N.C.
February 19, 1998 Black History Month Concert -Galilee Baptist Church - Trenton, New Jersey
February 28, 1998 4th Annual Tribute to the Evolution of African American Sacred Music -"How We Got Over" - Union Wesley A.M.E. Church - Washington, D.C.
March 6-9, 1998 M.O.M. Delegation to the Wedding of Patrick & Joyce Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas
April 28, 1998 Banquet Honoring Labor Lobbyist Eva Dubrow - Shoreham Hotel - Washington, D.C. Keynote Speaker - Vice President Al Gore
June 10-15, 1998 Represented the United States at the World's Fair in Lisbon, Portugal, where the Choir opening ceremonies as well as three other concerts, the last of which also featured Portuguese Christian Artist Sara Tavares and blues legend B.B. King.
August 9, 1998 Tour: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania including performance at the Savoy-Malaco Record Showcase - Gospel Music Workshop of America Convention
October 31, 1998 4th Anniversary Celebration and 2nd CD Release - Capitol Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church - Washington, D.C.
January 17, 1999 3rd Kennedy Center Appearance - Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel w/ LaShun Pace
February 2, 1999 U.S. Department of State -Black History Program w/ Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
February 20, 1999 Black History Month Concert - Galilee Baptist Church - Trenton, New Jersey
February 27, 1999 5th Annual Tribute to the Evolution of African-American Sacred Music w/ Legendary "Queen of Gospel" Albertina Walker at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
May 19, 1999 Performance at the Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution - CeCe Winans' Interview and Booksigning
August 7, 1999 U.S. Department of State - Commemoration of First Anniversary of Kenya and Tanzania Embassy Bombings w/ Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright & Atty. General Janet Reno
August 28-30, 1999 2nd Chicago Tour - including M.O.M. Delegation to the 70th Birthday Celebration of "Queen of Gospel" Albertina Walker
September 12, 1999 National Council of Negro Women - Black Family Reunion w/ Yolanda Adams and Richard Smallwood and Vision
November 6, 1999 5th Anniversary Celebration - Metropolitan Baptist Church, Washington, DC w/ Evangelist Betty Griffin-Keller of Los Angeles, California
February 16, 2000 U.S. Department of State - Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. w/ Rev. Bernice King (postponed from January 28, 2000)
February 26, 2000 6th Annual Tribute to the Evolution of African-American Sacred Music - Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
May 25, 2000 Dedication of African-American Civil War Memorial - "Their Time Has Finally Come"
July 14-17, 2000 Tour: Nassau, Bahamas
November 11, 2000 6th Anniversary Celebration - Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church - Washington, D.C. Live Recording w/ Evangelist Lorraine Stancil of Paterson, New Jersey
January 7, 2001 4th Kennedy Center Appearance w/ DC Choral Arts Society's 13th Annual Musical Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
March 16, 2001 Performance at the Annual Board of Directors' Meeting - Gospel Music Workshop of America, Richmond, Virginia
March 25, 2001 Tour: Trenton, New Jersey
June 9, 2001 Spring Concert: "Breaking Through to a Blessed Life" - Bethesda Baptist Church - Wash., D.C.
Sept. 22-23, 2001 Television Taping: BET's Bobby Jones' Gospel at BET Studios - Washington, D.C.
November 3, 2001 7th Anniversary Celebration - Church of the Great Commission - Camp Springs, Md.
November 15, 2001 United States Senate Family Thanksgiving Celebration w/ Senators Hatch, Lieberman, Lott, Mikulski, et al - Russell Senate Office Building - Washington, D.C.
November 17, 2001 Fort Meade Gospel Choir Anniversar - Fort Meade MD
November 29-30, 2001 Tour: Charlotte, NC Tour including Bethel Baptist Church, Kannapolis, NC and Recording at Reflection Sound Studios w/ Producer Cedric Thompson
February 2, 2002 8th Annual Tribute to the Evolution of African-American Sacred Music w/ Special Guest Rev. Wintley Phipps (Live Recording) - National Church of God, Fort Wash., Md.
February 13, 2002 United States Library of Congress Black History Observance Concert Series
February 14, 2002 White House Tribute to Black Gospel Music w/ Evang. Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans sponsored by the Gospel Music Association
February 20, 2002 National African American History Month Commemorative Program Southwest Interagency Committee - DOE, DHHS, FEMA, IBB, SBA w/Radio Personality and Civil Rights Activist Joe Madison
February 21, 2002 Heritage Foundation Tribute to Dr. Margaret Douroux and Dr. Nathan Carter Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
June 8-9, 2002 Tour: Newark, NJ and New York City Tour - Black Expo - Jacob Javits Center
June 15, 2002 Moving With A Vision Ministries Worldwide Holy Convocation Music Celebration Day Frederick, Virginia
June 23, 2002 Tour: Norfolk, Virginia - Second Calvary Baptist Church Pastor's Anniversary
February 22, 2003 9th Annual Tribute to the Evolution of African American Sacred Music w/Special Guest Evang. Myrna Summers at Shiloh Baptist Church
May 2, 2003 National Medical Association Banquet - Grand Hyatt Hotel w/ Evang. Myrna Summers
June 14, 2003 Unity Day - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania w/ Rev. Milton Biggham
August 4-6, 2003 Thomas A. Dorsey Convention - Sheraton Omni Hotel - Washington, D.C.
August 9-13, 2003 Tour: Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida and Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) Convention in Tampa
August 23-25, 2003 Tour: Syracuse, New York Tour w/ Rev. Milton Biggham
September 7, 2003 National Council of Negro Women - Black Family Reunion w/ Evangelist Shirley Caesar and Minister Byron Cage
September 9, 2003 National Release and Distribution of "Standin'" under Allen & Allen Music Group
September 28, 2003 Television Taping: BET's Bobby Jones Gospel at BET Studios- Washington, D.C.
October 4-6, 2003 Atlanta Tour #3 - including appearance at Central South Distribution Company Conference
October 25, 2003 WYCB Radio One - 25th Anniversary Celebration at Jericho City of Praise
November 1, 2003 9th Anniversary Celebration and CD Release - National Church of God, Ft. Washington, Md.
November 11, 2003 Warner Theatre - Washington, D.C. w/ Lyle Lovett
November 30, 2003 Union Baptist Temple, Bridgeton, New Jersey
January 8-12, 2004 Tour: Houston, Texas - including Pre and Post Stellar Award Events
January 30, 2004 Philadelphia 76ers - New Orleans Post-game Concert for Gospel Highway 11 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 31, 2004 Capitol Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church Morning Worship w/ U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black
January 14, 2004 Southwest Interagency Committee Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance w/ Rev. Jeremiah Wright - Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago
March 20, 2004 Benefit for National Federation of The Blind - D.C. Chapter
March 27-28, 2004 Winston-Salem and Providence, NC Tour including 2nd Anniversary of Dionn Owen and The Renaissance Historically Black Colleges and University Scholarship Fundraiser - New Bethel Baptist Church
April 6, 2004 Television Taping - TV One - Jeff Majors' Gospel of Music - w/ Evang. Dorothy Norwood
April 13, 2004 Television Taping - WMAR - Channel 2 - Baltimore - Lee Michaels' "Grace and Glory"
May 8, 2004 Mother's Day Tribute Lincoln Theatre
May 23, 2004 15th Year Reunion of the Largo High School Choir w/ Karen Clark-Sheard at Jericho City of Praise
June 7, 2004 Tour: Hampton, Virginia - Hampton University Ministers and Musicians Conference
June 12-14, 2004 Tour: Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky - Cinncinatti, Ohio
July 6, 2004 Wolf Trap w/ Lyle Lovett
July 17-19, 2004 Chicago Tour #3 including Southside Gospel Music Festival - Ogden Park
July 24, 2004 Baltimore, Maryland w/ Lyle Lovett
July 25, 2004 New Jerusalem International Christian Ministries - Richmond, Virginia
July 25, 2004 Portsmouth, Virginia w/ Lyle Lovett
September 9, 2004 Television Taping: BET's Bobby Jones Gospel at BET Studios-Washington, D.C. W/ Dottie Peoples
October 31, 2004 Return to Union Baptist Temple - Bridgeton, New Jersey
November 6, 2004 PL&MOM 10th Anniversary Celebration and Live Recording w/ Reunion Choir and Special Guests Myrna Summers and Neville Peter - National Church of God, Fort Washington, Md.
January 28, 2005 National Cathedral - Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance
February 26, 2005 Black History Month Observance for Prince William County Schools
April 2, 2005 Maryland Family Christian Center - 7th Anniversary Celebration - Pastor Jerome Bell w/ Special Guest - "Queen of Gospel" Albertina Walker
April 9-10, 2005 Tour: Gretna, Virginia - Providence, NC - Greater Canaan Land and Ebenezer Baptist Churches
April 23, 2005 Galilee Baptist Church - Pastor's Anniversary Banquet - Marriott Crystal City, VA
April 30 - May 2, 2005 Tour: Thomasville, GA, Miami and Orlando FL
May 7, 2005 Tribute to Black Mothers - Us Helping Us - Lincoln Theatre w/ Special Guest LaShun Pace
April 16, 2005 Praise Ministries - Wilmington, Delaware
June 25, 2005 Tivoli Theatre Grand Reopening
July 22, 2005 Music Center at Strathmore for Driving Gospel Media Productions/Norwood Books
October 8-9, 2005 Noel C. Taylor Community Choir - 31st Anniversary - Roanoke, Virginia
October 30, 2005 Union Baptist Temple - Pastor Albert Morgan - Bridgeton, New Jersey
November 5, 2005 PL&MOM 11th Anniversary Celebration - Reid Temple AME Church
November 13, 2005Tour: Newark, New Jersey - Mount Vernon Baptist Church Choir Day Pastor Milton L. Biggham
December 4 -5, 2005 Bobby Jones Gospel Industry Retreat
December 18, 2005 Christmas Concerts - Harmony Hall, Fort Washington, MD
February 8, 2006 Southwest Complex Interagency Commemorative Committee - Black History Month Observance
February 18, 2006 Live Recording w/ Tramaine Hawkins - "I Never Lost My Praise"
February 26, 2006 Tribute to Evolution of African American Sacred Music w/ The Three Sopranos (including PL&MOM members Joyce Lundy and, Frances Brooks at Alfred Street Baptist Church)
March 16, 2006 Tour: Brooklyn, NY -Annual Board Meeting - Gospel Music Workshop of America
April 29 - 30, 2006 Tour: Thomasville, GA and Jacksonville, FL
April 8, 2006 Horatio Alger Awards - Constitution Hall
April 14, 2006 Tour: Hampton, Virginia w/ Tramaine Hawkins
May 9, 2006 Us Helping Us - Tribute to Black Mothers - Lincoln Theatre
July 15 -16, 2006 Tour: Columbus Ohio
August 12 -14, 2006 Tour: Dallas Texas - Gospel Music Workshop of America- New Friendship West Baptist, Christian Chapel Temple of Faith and Shiloh Baptist.
August 19, 2006 En Sound Music Awards - Trenton, NJ - PL&MOM honored as Choir of The Year And "In The Fellowship" named CD of the Year
September 9, 2006 Congressional Black Caucus Prayer Breakfast w/ Tramaine Hawkins & Edwin Hawkins - Washington Convention Center; Community Day - Reid Temple AME Church - Glenn Dale, MD; Albertina Walker and The Caravans CD Release - Ebenezer AME Church - Ft. Washington, MD; Bobby Jones Gospel Taping at BET Studios w/ Tramaine Hawkins & Edwin Hawkins
October 7, 2006 Tour: Lewes, Delaware - Trinity Faith Christian Center Outreach Ministries
October 13, 2006 Reid Temple AME Church Anniversary Service - Glenn Dale, MD
October 21, 2006 Sankofa Fundraiser for African Villages Project at Town Hall Educational and Recreational Center (THEARC) - Washington, DC
November 4, 2006 PL&MOM 12th Anniversary Celebration w/ Special Guests Labelmates: Bruce Allen and Neville Peter - Church of the Great Commission - Camp Springs, MD
December 13 - 27, 2006 PL&MOM Tour Spain and Italy
April 28, 2007 Tour: Philadelphia/Trenton - Club Destiny - Bethany, First Corinthians, Grace and Perfecting Saints Baptist Churches
June 9, 2007 Bread for the World General Session at American University Bender Arena
June 11, 2007 Bread for the Word Interfaith Convocation - Washington National Cathedral
August 11 -14, 2007 Tour: Orlando, Florida - Gospel Music Workshop of America
September 27, 2007 Appearance w/ Tramaine, Edwin and Walter Hawkins at the Congressional Black Caucus Gospel Concert sponsored by Congressman Bobby Rush.
September 30, 2007 The Washington National Cathedral Festival Worship Service - a worship experience of music, dance, and praise in honor of the Cathedral's first century
October 8, 2007 Greater Mt. Nebo Church & Pastoral Anniversary- The Camelot of Upper Marlboro
October 9, 2007 House of Prayer Church of God Pastoral Anniv. - The Camelot of Upper Marlboro
October 14, 2007 Tour: Lewes Delaware - Trinity Christian Outreach Center
October 21, 2007 New Home Baptist Church & Pastoral Anniv. - The Camelot of Upper Marlboro
November 2-4, 2007 North Carolina Tour: Concert at HBCU Bennett College - Greensboro; PL&MOM 13th Anniversary Concert at Union Baptist Church - Durham; Ambassador Cathedral - Winston-Salem & Ebenezer AME Church - Burlington
November 9, 2007 The Washington National Cathedral Centennial Gala w/ Bishop Desmond Tutu and Aaron Neville
November 17, 2007 American Cancer Society CD Release Service - Reid Temple AME Church, Glenn Dale, MD
January 16, 2008 D.C. Government Library System Headquarters - Martin Luther King Library - Annual MLK Celebration
March 1, 2008 PL&MOM Annual "Tapestry of Worship" Concert at Capitol Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church w/ Special Guests - Gerald T. Smith & Youth-N-Praise (mentees)
April 3, 2008 Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Induction Ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court w/ Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
April 4, 2008 Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Awards Banquet Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall w/ Lou Dobbs, Ed McMahon, Jonathan Butler
April 5, 2008 Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Foundation Breakfast at the Ritz Carlton Hotel
April 25, 2008 Grand Opening of the Gaylord Hotel at the National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, produced by Corporate Magic, a division of Gaylord Entertainment
April 26, 2008 D.C. Chapter of the American Cancer Society - Annual Luncheon at the Greenbelt- Marriott Hotel
May 11, 2008 The Washington National Cathedral - Pentecost Sunday - Lighting to Unite
June 1, 2008 Ford's Theatre Presidential Gala held at the National Theatre featuring Hal Holbrook, Maya Angelou, Avery Brooks, Clay Aiken, Trisha Yearwood, Larry Gatlin, BeBe Winans and Others attended by President and First Lady Bush
June 17, 2008 Black Music Month Concert at The White House w/ Edwin and Walter Hawkins, Kurt Carr and the Kurt Carr Singers
June 28, 2008 Virginia Theological Seminary for the Ordination of Rev. Wesley S. Williams
August 9 - 12, 2008 41st Convention of the Gospel Music Workshop of America Gaylord Resort Opryland - Nashville Tennessee
August 18, 2008 Rite-Aid Annual Sales Convention and Trade Show - Baltimore Convention Center- produced by Corporate Magic, a division of Gaylord Entertainment
October 24, 2008 Reid Temple A.M.E. Church Music and Worship Conference Gospel Legends Concert, produced by Donald Lawrence, accompanying Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Darryl Coley, Kim MacFarland, Douglas Miller, Keith Pringle and Myrna Summers
October 25, 2008 Reid Temple A.M.E. Church Music and Worship Conference Appearance w/ Kirk Whalum - CD Release Concert - Gospel According to Jazz - Part III
October 31-November 2, 2008 PL&MOM 14th Anniversary Weekend in Atlanta, GA - Appearances at Gospel Superfest, Ebenezer Baptist Church and Salem Baptist Church
November 22, 2008 Fall Festival w/ mentees - Gerald T. Smith and Youth -N- Praise at St. Paul Baptist Church, Capitol Heights, MD
January 18, 2009 Opening Ceremonies for the Inauguration of President Barack Obama at Lincoln Memorial w/ Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce Knowles
January 19, 2009 Stafford Foundation People's Inaugural Project Luncheon at J.W. Marriott w/Keynote Speaker Martin Luther King III
January 20, 2009 Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at Washington Convention Center w/ Mariah Carey and Shakira - first of ten balls attended by President and First Lady Obama
February 11, 2009 Grand Reopening of The Ford's Theatre w/ Kelsey Grammar, Audra MacDonald, Jessye Norman, Sidney Poitier, Richard Thomas, Ben Vereen, Jeffrey Wright, Attended by President and First Lady Obama
March 28 - March 29, 2009 New Orleans Tour: Taping Bobby Jones' Gospel for WORD Network
June 20, 2009 Salute to Fathers and to the Military - Capitol Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church
November 7, 2009 PL&MOM 15th Anniversary Celebration and "Live" Recording Concert w/ Special Guest - Lady Tramaine Hawkins - Reid Temple AME Church - Glenn Dale, MD
January 15, 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Observance - Temple Rodef Shalom - Falls Church, VA
February 16, 2010 D.C. Public Library System - Martin Luther King Library Celebration - Wash., DC
February 17, 2010 Federal Triangle Partnership Black History Month Observance - Ronald Reagan World Trade Center
February 27, 2010 Black History Month Observance - Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, MD
March 20, 2010 "Soles for Souls" Concert for Jerusalem AME Church
April 8-10, 2010 Horatio Alger Foundation Induction Ceremonies
April 9, 2010 Georgetown University Friday Music Series
April 17, 2010 Alfred Street Baptist Church
April 28, 2011 Mt. Ennon Baptist Annual Spring Revival
June 6, 2010 Church of the Annunciation - Washington, DC
June 27, 2010 PL&MOM Tapestry of Worship Concert - Carolina Missionary Baptist Church
July 24-30, 2010 43rd Annual Convention of the Gospel Music Workshop of America - Cincinnati, Oho
September 18, 2010 Health & Fitness Expo - City Place Mall - Silver Spring, MD
September 25, 2010 PL&MOM 6th CD Release Celebration _ "Determined" Carolina Missionary Baptist
October 2, 2010 Children's Hospital Benefit - Zion Baptist Church- Washington, D.C.
October 10-11, 2010 Allentown - Reading Tour - Union Baptist and Pennsylvania Baptist State Convention
October 31, 2010 Bridgeton, Trenton, NJ and Chester, PA; Union Baptist Temple, Grace Community and True Vine Full Gospel Baptist Churches
November 13 -19-2010 PL&MOM's 16th Anniversary Celebration - Royal Caribbean "Enchantment of the Seas " Cruise to Bermuda
January 29-30, 2011 Durham, NC Tour ( Antioch, Union and Mt. Gilead Baptist Churches)
February 4, 2011 Gospel SuperFest Taping, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
February 17-20, 2011 Gospel Heritage Conference and Jacksonville, FL Tour
March 12, 2011 PL&MOM Tapestry of Worship Concert - Fort Foote Baptist Church - Ft. Washington, MD
March 21, 2011 Gospel Music Workshop of America Board Meeting - Norfolk, VA
April 4, 2011 Horatio Alger Foundation Gala- Constitution Hal
June 18, 2011 New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church 8th Annual Choir Fest
August 13- 19-2011 44th Annual GMWA Convention and Tampa, FL Tour
August 27, 2011 Washington National Cathedral Inter-faith Prayer Service for Dedication of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
November 10-14, 2011 17th Anniversary Tour of Los Angeles, CA - Appearances at Faithful Central Baptist (Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, Senior Pastor) - City of Refuge (Bishop Noel Jones, Senior Pastor) - West Angeles Church of God In Christ (Bishop Charles E. Blake) and in concert w/ The Los Angeles Gospel Messengers founded by Rev. James Cleveland.
December 17, 2011 Biennial Conference of the Union for Reform Judaism w/ Craig Taubman Gaylord Hotel & Convention Center - National Harbor, MD
January 28, 2012 American Cancer Society's Partnering for Life: Call To Action Gospel Concert w/ Shirley Murdock and Jonathan Nelson – Grove Baptist Church – Portsmouth, VA