Doors open

at 6 p.m. A love offering will be accepted.

Natives of

Waco Ky., the Bishops began singing 17 years ago and have appeared on

several national television shows, including "Nashville Now,"

"Music City Tonight," and "Praise the Lord" on the

Trinity Broadcast Network. They also have made appearances on many of

the Gaither Homecoming videos and other concerts.

The vocal combination

of The Bishops is comprised of tenor Kenny Bishop and his older brother,

Mark, who handles the lead vocals, and their father, Kenneth, who rounds

out the trio with his baritone part. Musically, the group is assisted

also adds the fourth vocal part to the group's trademark "front porch

singing."

"Growing

up, our family would gather out on the front porch in the early evenings

and sit around singing," Mark says. "We did not have any instruments.

We just sang. That's really how we got started, so it only seems fitting

that we share that style of music with our audiences."

Because they

are from east central Kentucky where bluegrass music is popular, their

musical style in the early days had more of a bluegrass flavor than their

current sound, which is rather diversified. Regardless of style, The Bishops

say they are fully aware of the necessity to distinctly convey the message

of the Gospel with each song they record and perform.

"We have

a standard to uphold," Kenny explains. "We have to keep progressing

and improving but we can't abandon the message. We don't want to shine

brighter than the message or the Man whose message we carry. We'll take

the avenues that are provided and do our best to spread the News."

Resident song

writer Mark Bishop wrote eight of the songs featured on the groups newest

recording from Cathedral Records, "Great Things," which is a

mixture of traditional Southern gospel music and Christian country.

To learn more

about the group, visit their Web site at www.thebishops.com .

Open Door Baptist

Church is at 7364 Ga. Hwy. 16 East, just west of Senoia. The church offers

several gospel concerts a year.

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