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Christian group performing Sunday in PTC

The contemporary Christian music group Dakota Road

will lead the 6 p.m. Sunday worship service and present a concert

Feb. 7 at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City.

Dakota Road is a worship and music publishing, leadership

and performance company that specializes in original,

faith-filled music, according to the group's news release. Their songs of

faith and love, hurts and hopes have put them at the heart of a

movement that uses a wide variety of musical gifts to lead worship

and inspire participation.

The Rev. Miriam Beecher, associate pastor at Christ

Our Shepherd, says the group has been featured nationwide at

numerous youth gatherings, both Lutheran and

interdenominational. They wrote "To Be Alive," the theme song for

the 1994 gathering of Lutheran youth in Atlanta.

The group's music is frequently used in the Peachtree

City congregation's contemporary service. Favorites include

"Build Up," "The Lord of

Light," "Savior's Song," and

"The Weaver's Hand."

Dakota Road Music started in 1988 when people began

requesting copies of songs the group had written and performed. Soon

they published their first liturgy, and produced more music in

response to requests for singable, rooted, relevant and faithful

contemporary worship music.

The group has become known nationally for their original

music and stirring performance style. They feature stories of life

and faith woven in colorful musical styles ranging from acoustic

ballads to rocking anthems.

"Their spirited, humble music appeals to all ages," Beecher

said, "and their musical styles maintain liturgical integrity."

The public is cordially invited to this worship service and

concert, she added. No admission fee will be charged.

The church is located at Ga. Highway 54 and Peachtree

Parkway. For further information, call 770-487-8134.

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