Mercy's Well News

From Mercy's Well Newsletter October 11, 2012:

We hope this email finds you well! As a quick recap of our NC/TN weekend, we had a great time at the Apple Festival on Friday, at Three Forks Baptist on Saturday, and at FWC in Randleman on Sunday morning. We were able to spend time with some old friends, which is always a blessing! We are starting to think ahead towards our Christmas dinner/concert, and spent most of the day Saturday shopping for little things that will help to make the evening even greater!

While we're talking about it, we want to remind you that TODAY is the last chance for you to receive a 5% DISCOUNT off the ticket price for our dinner/concert. You can visit our website for info about this special evening, and if you would like to purchase your tickets, simply click on the banner at the bottom of our website. To receive your discount, type MWSAVE into the voucher box located in our online store, and your price will be adjusted!!!

We've got a busy weekend and week ahead of us - heading to Michigan and Ohio this weekend, and we'll be in the studio next week recording the BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS CD! We're still working on a title..."Brand New Christmas CD" just isn't very catchy...we'll keep you posted on those efforts! For the latest updates and news, make sure you "Like" us on Facebook and "Follow" us on Twitter.

Have a great week, and God Bless!

In Christ,
Brad, Greg & Kyle
Mercy's Well
THIS WEEK

October 12 - 7:00 PM First Community Church of God - Ashtabula, OH
For more information: (440) 997-5746

October 13 - 6:00 PM Calvary Baptist Church - Southgate, MI
For more information: (800) 800-7817

October 14 - 11:00 AM First Baptist Church - Hillsdale, MI
For more information: (517) 439-9711

October 14 - 6:00 PM Towne Boulevard Church of God - Middletown, OH
For more information: (513) 422-1021

Tara Jackson Announces New CD

From Tara Jackson's Email Newsletter September 24, 2012:

WE DID IT!!

The Kickstarter campaign has been successfully funded!

I'm happy to announce that I will be headed back into the studio in Nashville on October 8-10, 2012, to record vocals for the album! I cannot WAIT for you to hear the new music.

Thank you to everyone who pledged support! I will be in touch with all those that pledged to make sure you receive your Kickstarter incentives. Be on the lookout for a future email about how you can pre-order the album if you didn't already do so with Kickstarter!

CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT:

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012
6:30 PM
The Lord's Friendly Mission Church
506 S 14th St
Nashville, TN 37206


BOOKING - I am booking events for the remainder of 2012 and for all of 2013! I would love to come to your church for a concert, women's ministry event, or as a special musical guest/worship artist. Please drop me at email - tara@tarajacksononline.com!

Thank you all again so very much for your continued support of this ministry God has given me! If you're on Facebook or Twitter, please be sure to "stop by" and say hello! And don't forget my music is available for digital download/streaming on iTunes, AmazonMP3, and Spotify!

Blessings & love,

Tara :)
www.tarajacksononline.com

Sharron Kay King Scores Latest Top 40 Hit with “Look Up”

BYRON, Ga. – (September 3, 2012) – 2012 Absolutely Gospel Music Award nominee Sharron Kay King has scored another Top 40 single this month from her critically acclaimed release Don’t Stop Believing. The song, titled “Look Up,” has become the fifth consecutive single from the album to debut on the AbsolutelyGospel.com Top 40 Weekly Chart – the Southern Gospel industry’s most watched and longest running weekly radio report.

“I’m just continually amazed at how blessed I am,” mentioned Sharron Kay King. “God has poured his blessings on my life, and I am so thankful that He has shown his favor on my life. Thank you so much to radio for getting behind my music.”

“Look Up” was written by Eric Horner and was just released to Southern Gospel radio through Eddie King & Crown Communications. “Look Up” is the final single from Don’t Stop Believing as Sharron is preparing for the release of her much-anticipated follow-up recording. Sharron has been putting the finishing touches on her new record titled This Story of My Life.

This Story of My Life is Sharron’s first studio-recording in over five years. This Story of My Life is being produced by Mike Pillow (Ricky Atkinson & Compassion, Naomi Sego, Ann Downing) and has a tentative release date of this fall.

Sharron wrote or co-wrote 10 of the 12 tracks including the title cut. Other writers and co-writers included award-winning writers Steve & Annie Chapman, John Robinson, Becky Wright, Chris Binion, and Sharron’s son-in-law Sean Anderson.

More information on the new recording including a definitive release date, the first single, and some other surprise appearances will be announced at a later date.

Sharron has been singing and speaking at ladies retreats and recovery groups more frequently this year due to her amazing testimony of God’s redeeming power and grace. For information on how you can book Sharron at your church or event, visit http://www.sharronkayking.com.

Sharron was honored earlier this year to see her name among the 10 nominees for Fan Favorite Artist of the Year in the highly-respected Absolutely Gospel (SGN) Music Awards. This is the second time in her career that Sharron has been nominated for an Absolutely Gospel Music Award. She was previously nominated in 2007 in the Country Album of the Year category for her The Road I Know project.

More information as well as booking information on Sharron Kay King can be found at http://sharronkayking.com. Fans can visit Sharron on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sharron-Kay-King-Official-Fan-Page/102290253148210 .

About Sharron Kay King
Sharron Kay King is a talented singer/songwriter based out of Byron, Georgia. Sharron’s last release, Don’t Stop Believing, spawned off the #1 fan favorite “God’s Been Good.” King was a 2008 Top 5 finalist in the Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Horizon Individual and a 2009 Top 10 finalist for Favorite Soloist.

Rick Alan King's Hi Notes

Hi! Notes from Rick Alan King August 10, 2012

UPCOMING DATES
August 21: Laity Club, Brewer’s Chapel UMC- Cedar Hill, TN
August 26: Macedonia Baptist Church, Greenville, KY
September 9 - 15: National Quartet Convention - Louisville, KY
September 16: Cedar Springs AOG - Leeds, AL
September 22: Old Gospel Barn - Cox’s Creek, KY
September 30: Mt. Zion UMC - Albion, IL:
First Baptist Church Henderson - Henderson, KY


NEWS
July 27, I had the opportunity to sing for the USAGEM “God and Country Jubilee!” in Nashville, TN. Sandi Kay joined me on a couple of tunes. Rev. Harry and Joanne Cash Yates, Tank Tackett and Dottie Snow Tubb and many other artists were present.

Rosie had to stay with her sitter a few weeks ago. We received a photo of her in their swimming pool. Now she runs to their house whenever she can sneak out the door.

We have been to Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama and are headed back to these states soon. My 82 year old dad, who has a bad heart, had emergency bladder surgery in Indiana two weeks ago. He is now in rehab until he gets stronger. Please keep him in your prayers.

We just spent the weekend in a cabin at Elizabethtown Crossroads Campground. Keith and Carol Nichols, the proprietors, are great and I also sang there Saturday evening. “Don’t worry,” Rick could still use his blow dryer, but those walks to the bathroom in the middle of the night were a challenge.

We are again invited to stay at The Cedars Plantation B&B in Munford, AL. It is beautiful and is ran by a great couple, Cindy and Greg Horton. Sit on a porch and Smoky (the cat) might greet you.

I’ve been busy writing new songs. I can’t wait for you to hear them.


A LITTLE HUMOR:

The poor country pastor was livid when he confronted his wife with the receipt for a $250 dress she had bought. "How could you do this!" he exclaimed. "I don't know," she wailed, "I was standing in the store looking at the dress on sale. Then I found myself trying it on. It was like the Devil was whispering to me, 'Gee, you look great in that dress. You should buy it.'" "Well," the pastor persisted, "You know how to deal with him! Just tell him, "Get behind me, Satan!" "I did," replied his wife, "but then he said "It looks great from back here, too."
love to all,
Rick

www.rickalanking.com
rick@rickalanking.com
615-855-1184
703 Lucien Rd.
Goodlettsville, TN 37072

Mercy's Well Brad Strider Celebrates Birthday

MW News: IN and OH Review and NC Preview
From Mercy's Well news August 10, 2012

God is good, all the time! We hope you can say that in confidence today, no matter what you may be going through in your life. We have experienced so much of His goodness over the last few weeks, it's hard to keep it all in! There are some exciting things on the horizon for Mercy's Well, and we look forward to sharing them very soon!

Our owner/manager/tenor, Brad, who started this ministry 11 years ago, celebrated a birthday on Sunday while we were in Indiana and Ohio. Good Shepherd UMC in Ft Wayne, IN was our place of worship for Sunday morning, where we led worship for all three of their morning services.

One of the ladies graciously prepared lunch for us, and even put a candle on some strawberry shortcake for Brad so he could blow it out and make a wish! Sunday night took us to Defiance, OH where we sang at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. These folks are some of the sweetest we have had the privilege of getting to know over the years, and we enjoyed getting to meet their new pastor and his family.

A great weekend in the Central states, now looking forward to a couple of NC weekends!

Have a great week, and God Bless!

In Christ,
Brad, Greg & Kyle
Mercy's Well

THIS WEEK

August 12 - 10:30 AM South Fork baptist Church - Todd, NC
For more information: (336) 877-8777

August 12 - 6:00 PM Durham Memorial Baptist Church - Charlotte, NC
For more information: (704) 392-5346

Gold City Extends Voting for NQC Song Line Up

From Gold City E-News August 9, 2012

WEEKEND REWIND

It was a busy weekend for the Gold City bus. We headed to Joplin, MO for a concert to benefit tornado victims who were devastated by last year’s storms there. There we were joined by our friends, The Mike LeFevre Quartet, for this great evening. Then we headed to Gainesville, GA for another big night of gospel music with Karen Peck and New River, the Whisnants and the Nelons. This was a fund-raiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Sunday, we rounded out the weekend singing for the fine folks in Greenville, KY at Carter Creek Baptist Church. Keep watching our schedule and make plans to be with us soon!

A BIG SHOUT OUT

We want to thank our former bus driver, Kevin Owens, for jumping back into the driver’s seat for us this past weekend. As you can see by our weekend rewind above, we had some major ground to cover from one date to the next, and it was such a blessing to have an extra driver on board. Thanks, Kevin!

HAVE YOU VOTED

The contest in full swing to see what songs Gold City will be performing on Wednesday night of NQC. We are accepting your suggestions throughout the month of August, and will be performing the top vote-getters on the All-Quartet night at the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, KY on September 12th. Email us your three favorite Gold City songs you’d like to hear us perform that evening. Send your submission to goldcitynqcsongs@gmail.com.

DON’T FORGET

We have several great things coming up on the tour schedule, so be sure you check out our full list of dates at www.goldcityqt.comor www.bsaworld.com. Keep in mind that we will be sailing on the Branson Belle later this month, and then in January we’re cruising to Jamaica!!

WE ARE REMODELING

Gold city is in the process of rebuilding our website. Be looking for a fresh new format and new features soon!

LORD OF LIFE

Our latest radio single, Lord of Life, continues to bless and encourage people everywhere we go. It is so easy to get caught up in life with its trials and challenges. We all face things that are hard to overcome. But the good news is that Jesus overcame it all when He rose from the grave! Call your local radio station today and request them to play “Lord Of Life” that the message of hope would continue to reach those who so desperately need to hear it.

DANNY’S FAVORITE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday's regret an tomorrow's worries." -Warren W. Wiersbe

WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU

We know we say it a lot here on the e-newsletter, but we feel we have the very best fans anywhere and we thank you for supporting the music and ministry of Gold City. It is people like you who allow us to continue to carry the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ everywhere.

Upcoming Shows/Events:

Date: Location: Venue: Ticket Price:
Aug 10, 2012 Dayton, OH First Baptist Kettering
Aug 11, 2012 Paducah, KY Southland Baptist Temple

Aug 12, 2012 Gaylesville, AL Chesterfield Baptist
Aug 12, 2012 Montgomery, AL First Assembly of God
Aug 16, 2012 Seminole, OK Seminole Music Park
Aug 18, 2012 Lavonia, GA Lavonia Cultural Center


From Gold City
http://goldcityqt.com/