Marvelous Things Concert
About this Event
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Doors open: 3:30 PM
Concert: 4:00 PM
St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church
8850 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
This gathering brings singers, musicians, and choirs from four congregations together for an afternoon of music rooted in Detroit’s Black church tradition.
St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church
Pastor: Co Wardens, Ronald A. Charles and Phil Carrington
St. Augustine St. Monica Catholic Church
Pastoral Team: Rev. Asomkase SSJ, Moderator
Musical Director: Marjorie Gabriel-Burrow
New Bethel Baptist Church
Pastor: Rev. Robert Smith Jr.
Musical Director: Michael Whitehead
Hope United Methodist Church
Pastor: Rev. Dr. B. Kevin Smalls
Music Director: Alvin Waddles
Special performance by La Shaun phoenix Moore!
Marion Hayden, celebrated Detroit-born bassist, co-founder of the Grammy-nominated ensemble Straight Ahead, and 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist, serves as Artistic Director of the Marvelous Things project.
The concert will also be professionally recorded, creating a lasting record of the music and musicians carrying this tradition forward.
Marvelous Things is made possible with support from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.
Questions: Phone: (313) 871-4750 | Email: [email protected]
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