"In God We Trust' concert Saturday

The third annual community-wide choir and orchestra Independence Day celebration, “In God We Trust,” will begin at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at Pitney Field on the Hannibal-LaGrange College campus.
“Bring a lawn chair or blanket and celebrate our nation’s birth,” invited Bryan Taylor, minister of music at Calvary Baptist Church, which is co-sponsoring the concert with Clover Road Christian Church.
The nearly 80 musicians in this city-wide choir and orchestra represent seven area churches, according to Taylor, director of the choir. The musicians have been rehearsing for two months.
This “family-friendly” free concert will have a God-centered theme, Taylor explained. “It is stirring music. We are doing a big ‘America the Beautiful’ and a big ‘National Anthem’ piece.
“It is a very moving night,” Taylor added. “We honor the veterans and those in military now with a salute to the Armed Forces.”
The audience will be invited to join in singing “How Great Thou Art” and “Amazing Grace.”
“At the end we will have a big celebration piece and fireworks for 15 to 20 minutes,” Taylor said. The professional fireworks display at dusk will be presented by S&N Fireworks. It will be provided by Calvary Baptist.
Free snow cones, popcorn and water will be provided by Clover Road church.
With hundreds of people attending this holiday tradition, parking may be a distance from the soccer field, Taylor said, and anyone needing a ride will be transported by golf cart from the college parking lot, or from Hannibal Middle School, if that also is used for parking.
The concert will be publicized by flyers distributed during the parade, when the churches will have a float, with Clover Road Music Minster Terry Ellison in charge.