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Marilyn Foote-Kragbe
Amherst, NY 14228

Mindy Ameno
Holland, NY 14080

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Clarence, NY 14031

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Niagara Falls, NY 14304

Brandon Gollwitzer, guitarist/songwriter for the band Lift
East Aurora, NY 14052

Charmaine Then, Kenmore Kindness soup kitchen organizer
Buffalo, NY 14216

Alice Loweecey, book author
Amherst, NY 14228

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Grand Island, NY 14072

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Etobicoke, ON M9B 4B5

Julie Beecher
East Amherst, NY 14051

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Buffalo, NY 14211

Rob Stevens, Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church
East Amherst, NY 14051

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Lockport, NY 14094

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Rochester, NY 14618

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London, ON N6E 1V7

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London, ON N6J 4B7

Tim Newman, Tonawanda Free Methodist Church
Tonawanda, NY 14150

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Grand Island, NY 14072

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Kenmore, NY 14217

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Corfu, NY 14036

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Mount Pleasant Mills, PA 17853

Kathy Benzel, Buffalo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Buffalo, NY 14203

Chad Heim
Westfield, NY 14787

Joseph Askins, Living Faith Ministries
Webster, NY 14580

Paula Bordin, Love Joy Gospel Church
Lancaster, NY 14086

Drew Ludwig, Lafayette Ave. Pres. Church
Buffalo, NY 14222

Lee Guadagno, Sword of the Spirit Ministries
Buffalo, NY 14214

Kim Zolnowski, SPCA
West Seneca, NY 14224

Richard Sargent, music promoter
Kenmore, NY 14217

Collin Tanner
Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 5C2

Bob Gogel, Joshua Revolution
Niagara Falls, NY 14303

Margo Collins
Lindsay, ON K9V 5K4

Michelle Fitzpatrick, World Vision child ambassador
Kennedy, NY 14747

Jay Caputo, band member (Created for Worship)
Hamburg, New York 14075

Jennifer Feher
Tonawanda, NY 14150

William Bauza, Sundoulos men's ministry
Cheektowaga, NY 14225

Pastor Rosetta Swain, radio hostess and Gospel singer
Buffalo, NY 14211

TeQoa Robinson-Cornelius, radio hostess
Buffalo, NY 14212

Al Warner, Set Free Inc.
Buffalo, NY 14223

Kyle Patterson, Thrive magazine
West Seneca, NY 14224

Anne McCune, Ntl Day of Prayer
Orchard Park, NY 14127

Michael Foster, Ridgewood Bible Church pastor
Lockport, NY 14094

Steven Sahlem, The Chapel at CrossPoint Murj group member
Williamsville, NY 14221

Nicole Smith, Welland Alive Festival
Welland, ON L3C 6G7

Kervin Roberson, Gospel singer (Sons of Thunder)
Buffalo, NY 14216

Doc Kavanagh
Bergen, NY 14416

Jen Barren, concert attender
St. Catharines, ON L2R 4Y8

Danessia Scott-Warren, church lawyer
Williamsville, NY 14221

Ginger Torrado
Amherst, NY 14228

Patricia Graham
Elma, NY 14059

Scott Gillette
East Amherst, NY 14051

Judy Burgio, Love Joy Gospel Church
Lancaster, NY 14086

Jessie Scott, Victory Christian Church
Lockport, NY 14094

Marybeth Treichler
Niagara Falls, NY 14305

Kathleen Bailey
Rochester, NY 14606

Pastor Jon Hasselbeck, Northgate Community Church
Grand Island, NY 14072

Dana Misenheimer
Buffalo, NY 14240

Charity Demko, The Chapel at CrossPoint
Cheektowaga, NY 14206

Denise Andrew
Buffalo, NY 14211

Kathie Lyke
Hornell, NY 14843

Valdir Prospero
Brampton, ON L6Y 4V5

Joy Creed, Gospel recording artist
Scarborough, ON M1E 5A5

Mark Hillis
Clifton Springs, NY 14432

Linda Wilkin
North Tonawanda, NY 14120

Bill Burke
Hamburg, NY 14075

Kristen Heismer
Niagara Falls, NY 14304

Peter Courlas, Kenmore Alliance Church
Tonawanda, NY 14150

John Martin-Holmes
Guelph, ON N1E 5Y1

Ana Entress, The Chapel at CrossPoint choir member
Buffalo, NY 14214

Mike Pelechaty
Orchard Park, NY 14127

Norm Wessel
Orchard Park, NY 14127

Barb Kaczmarek, event planner
Lancaster, NY 14086

Jack York, intercessor/prayer guy
Rochester, NY 14624

Dena McDougald, Gospel singer/summer music camp coordinator
Buffalo, NY 14214

Bill Baldwin, ComedySportz improv comic/professional clown
Depew, NY 14043

Yomi Adegboruwa, holy hip hop artist
North York, ON M3N 1Z6

Ann Busshart, Hamburg Wesleyan Church
Eden, NY 14057

Pamela Warren, female harmony group leader
Rochester, NY 14612

Lynne Clarke
Brooklyn, NY 11226

Jan Lingle
Hamburg, NY 14075

Iris MacKay
Tonawanda, NY 14150

Shavonne Auguste
Tonawanda, NY 14150

Amy Neswadi
Depew, NY 14043

Paul Decker
Williamsville, NY 14221

Thomas Frank, CThree Ministries
Buffalo, NY 14223

Mark R. Weber
Lockport, NY 14094

Mary Ellen De Bold, Zion Dominion bookstore
Williamsville, NY 14221

JP Anderson
Rochester, NY 14624

Kar Yong
Mississauga, ON L5V 2S6

Cindy Short, Gateway-Longview
Williamsville, NY 14221

Lewis Schoonover
Jamestown, NY 14701

Dawn McMillan, Elim Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14214

Whitehaven Road Baptist Church
Grand Island, NY 14072

Carla Hendel
Hamburg, NY 14075

Marshall Badger, Gospel Jazz recording artist
Buffalo, NY 14214

John Reitz, Anglican deacon
Tonawanda, NY 14150

Pat Jones, lead pastor of Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church
Williamsville, NY 14221

Vicki Schleifer, Power 93 radio
Brantford, ON N3S 2X9

Pastor Dick Murphy, Randall Baptist Church
Williamsville, NY 14231

Debbie Savard
Williamsville, NY 14221

Michelle Atherton
St. Catharines, ON L2N 7J8

Andrea Fitzsimmons
Cheektowaga, NY 14225

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Buffalo, NY 14202

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Bowmanville, ON L1C 3V6

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Orchard Park, NY 14127

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The Blog Log

Haiti, We Hear Your Cry

BuffaloChristian.com's Mark Weber has written a song called "Haiti, We Hear Your Cry" and it is currently being heard throughout Haiti on Radio Balade FM, a station broadcasting out of Port-de-Paix, a city on the island nation's north shore. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the song, available via download at meetmarkweber.com, will go toward rebuilding the "H.I.S. Home For Children" orphanage in Port-au-Prince, after the devastating earthquake left much of the island nation in rubble recently. For more info about the orphanage, visit hishomeforchildren.com.

"I have friends in Kingston, Jamaica," says Weber. "I saw both the tropical beauty and utter poverty there when I visited this past April, so I have some sort of idea what Haiti looks and feels like having visited its neighbor. When I saw the 'Hope for Haiti' TV special, I was inspired by fellow recording artists Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, and Beyonce to write and record my own song to touch the hearts of people affected by this tragedy. I'm so glad Radio Balade FM is playing my song in Haiti so the people can hear it and know they're not forgotten. And the lyric proclaims, 'Haiti must be strong.' I expect the song will rally the people to be strong and press on during this tough time."

Weber, who has been the publicist for Kingdom Bound Christian music festival for several years, recently decided to record three albums with producer Joe Secchiaroli (This Day & Age, More Than Me, The Reign of Kindo). "Haiti, We Hear Your Cry" was written on January 24th, and recorded on January 25th in Secchiaroli's Buffalo-area studio. It features Weber on piano and Secchiaroli on guitar, with a unique tropical drum beat.

"I heard there are almost 400,000 orphans in Haiti," says Weber. "And I can't even imagine what it would be like if one day all the buildings collapsed around me, killing my friends and family. 'Haiti, We Hear Your Cry' is a song that came to me quickly, and is meant to let the Haitian people and their relatives abroad know that the rest of the world cares about them and our prayers are with them now, as well as in the months and years to come."

Radio Balade FM's site is www.radiobalade.com. Other radio stations are welcome to download the song for airing from www.airplaydirect.com/meetmarkweber. To see the "Haiti, We Hear Your Cry" YouTube video, which had several hundred views within its first 24 hours on the web, and/or download the song, please visit www.meetmarkweber.com.

Casting Crowns in Concert

Casting Crowns, with special guests Kutless and Caleb, will be in Western New York for a concert you don't want to miss this February 19th! Call Kingdom Bound Ministries at 800-461-4485 for all the details!
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Christian Musician Summit 2010

Did you get your tickets yet?

The Christian Musician Summit, a two day international conference offering over 120 workshops for Christian musicians, audio-visual technicians, and church staffers, will return to the Buffalo area on May 14th and 15th, 2010, at The Chapel at CrossPoint. Register now to spend time with Phil Keaggy, Paul Baloche, Brenton Brown, Rick Cua, Will McFarlane, Rita Springer, NewWorldSon, and many others.

Lift Worship Band

Brandon Gollwitzer plays guitar for Lift, a modern rock band that makes music to worship the Lord. And for Brandon, it's a miracle he's able to play the guitar, because he sawed off his finger while doing a home remodeling project two years ago.

After being rushed to the hospital, it took a team of 12 people in the emergency room to do a three hour surgery to reattach Brandon's index finger. Would it function like it used to, or would he not be able to bend it? Would he be able to play guitar?

Dusty Knapp: Reflections of Worship

Dusty Knapp has just released his first CD, titled "Reflections of Worship." Featuring the piano, his album is a beautifully arranged and performed mix of solo instrumental hymn/praise and worship favorites with a couple originals that will draw you closer to God, soothe your soul, and relax your mind.

"This CD project came from a family emergency," says Dusty. "My mom had asked for a copy of my playing to get to my dad; he had just gone in the hospital for a possible heart attack, and she wanted to give him something from me that would help him to relax."

Sex, Singles and Western NY Churches

I love listening to Neil Boron Live on WDCX 99.5 FM weekdays from 3 to 6pm. A recent show featured author Dale Kuehne talking about his book, "Sex and the iWorld." He talked about how judgmental, self-righteous and legalistic today's American evangelical church is-- how it's a place where you should be able to confess your sins, but most churches are filled with people putting on facades that "everything's fine." He also talked about how Christians, if they're being Christians, shouldn't be having sex outside of marriage. Tia, a 30-year-old woman from Cheektowaga, called and said, "People my age don't know how to have face-to-face conversations anymore-- communication is almost exclusively on Facebook and cell phones." She had a great point-- I've noticed this too. Wherever I go, I'm surrounded by people texting while they should be interacting with the group of people gathered together. I can't go anywhere without someone showing some video to others on their i-phone, or mentioning people's Facebook updates, which they read from their phones. Kuehne hopes that our society can move from toward a "relational" world-- where face-to-face, deep relationships exist. Kuehne thinks that the Christian life can be very fulfilling, even "better than sex." For more info about this author and his book, visit www.therworld.com.

Gospel reggae CD from Toronto's Joy Creed

Toronto's Joy Creed, Winner of the 22nd Annual Canadian Reggae Music Award for "Top female Gospel reggae artist, Canada," recently released her album entitled “Destiny.” Joy brings to the stage the anointing and power of the Holy Spirit, with dynamic music featuring various styles of reggae, soca and R&B. There's plenty of toe tappin', hand clappin', head bobbin', and soul stirrin' music on "Destiny" for those who love to praise the Lord.

Maximizing The Season Of Singleness

Nathan Salter, a Gospel recording artist, has expanded his repertoire from music to inspirational speaking with the release of his 14-CD teaching series entitled "Maximizing The Season Of Singleness." With a Christian worldview, Salter, who is single, talks to and with other young single people in the series designed to offer singles a Biblical perspective on singleness. Topics covered include learning to be content as a single person, dating versus courtship, and "cleaning the dirty windows."

"Maximizing The Season Of Singleness" is available for purchase at www.nathansalter.org, where a free audio clip preview is also available.

Church reviewers wanted

Do you go to church? If so, we're looking for "church reviewers" who will a) review their own church and/or b) visit another local church some Sunday and review it, as well. Interested?
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BuffaloChristian's Connections

BuffaloChristian.com's Mark Weber is connected with a lot of people and organizations; here are some of them.

RADIO? www.wdcxfm.com, www.wufoam.com, www.totallygospel.com, www.joy1250.ca, www.wctl.org, www.fln.org, www.gracefm.ca, www.lifeonline.fm

MAGAZINES/PAPERS? www.maranathanews.com, www.thrivebuffalo.org, www.beaconmagazine.ca, www.christianherald.ca

Here are some churches Buffalo Christian recommends:

Love Joy Gospel Church
5423 Genesee St.
Lancaster, NY 14086
comments: Spirit-filled, the kind of place you go for healing, intense prayer, prophetic worship

Elim Christian Fellowship
70 Chalmers Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14214
comments: multi-cultural, black Gospel, stylish-dressing church

Blessed Sacrament
263 Claremont
Buffalo, NY 14223
comments: on the edge of the city Catholic church with a priest who sings (and records CDs)

CenterPointe Community Church
Elks Lodge
Lancaster, NY 14086
comments: full of creative, artistic young teens and twentysomethings

Randall Baptist Church
Main St.
Williamsville, NY 14221
comments: still appeals to older, traditional folks, but also open to younger, contemporary-focused people and their ways

First Trinity Lutheran
Niagara Falls Blvd.
Tonawanda, NY 14150
comments: working on staying relevant in this day and age, offering unique speakers, artists and singers to encourage visitors

Sword of the Spirit Ministries
300 Kensington Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14214
comments: the kind of place to go for Spirit-filled prayer and healing in the city of Buffalo

City Church
210 E. Main St.
Batavia, NY 14020
comments: Batavia went from being a wasteland to becoming a nice place to be nowadays, and this church is perhaps one of the reasons why

Wesleyan Church of Hamburg
4999 McKinley Pkwy.
Hamburg, NY 14075
comments: Hey, if it's good enough for Jim Kelly's wife, Jill, this suburban mega-church is good enough for you

Eastern Hills Wesleyan
Greiner Rd.
Clarence, NY 14221
comments: the place to see and be seen in the Northern suburbs of Buffalo, this megachurch is welcoming, friendly, active, and modern yet a bit traditional; all the former Catholics in the area go here now

St. Joseph's R.C. Church
Main St.
Buffalo, NY 14214
comments: lively, artistic, city church with a white choir that does black Gospel music at the Sunday 11:30am Mass

Pendleton United Methodist Church
6864 Campbell Blvd.
N.Tonawanda, NY 14120
comments: like First Trinity, this is one of those old school, mainline Protestant churches making the positive transition to modern society and its needs; has an indoor prayer labyrinth which may or may not be a good thing

Akron Free Methodist Church
6 Scotland Rd.
Akron, NY 14001
comments: for a rural church in the middle of nowhere, this modern church is impressive with all it offers as well as its Biblical heart and welcoming attitude

Elim Gospel Church
1679 Dalton Rd.
Lima, NY 14485
comments: another rural church, yet it draws people from near and far with dynamic preaching and music

End Time Deliverance Miracle Ministry
144 Edinburgh St.
Rochester, NY 14608
comments: black Gospel church with friendly people and leaders

The Meeting House
2700 Bristol Circle
Oakville, ON
comments: this ultra-modern warehouse-turned-church thinks outside the box to welcome people who don't normally like church

Relevant Worship interview

The band Relevant Worship is a mainstay at Kingdom Bound each summer. Along with the CD release for Stephen Kulu's holy hip hop outfit, known as Christ Records, Relevant recorded their first ever live DVD on Sept. 25, 2009 in downtown Buffalo at the Town Ballroom. Here's BuffaloChristian.com's Mark Weber's interview with Matt Poulsen, one of Relevant's guitar players:

Q) Why did you choose the name Relevant Worship?
A) Relevant was the name of the college ministry group where all the guys in the band used to hang out and also lead worship. We also felt that it fit with the idea of our worship also being art of our life style hence the name “Relevant Worship” as in worship that also is active and Relevant in our everyday lives.

Q) Describe your music in two sentences.
A) I would describe our music as a big indie rock sound with folk and alt country flavor; we are influenced by bands such as Pedro the Lion, Leeland, U2, Ryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Sunny Day Realestate and Counting Crows.

Takin' It To The Streets

Want to help out with a community-enriching event? "Takin' It To The Streets" community rally on Buffalo's East Side is free and open to the public. The annual event offers free food and clothing giveaways August 14th and 15th, 2010, in Buffalo's Martin Luther King, Jr. Park.
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5 questions with...Benji Cowart

BuffaloChristian.com presents 5 questions with...
Benji Cowart

1. What is it that you do? I am a worship leader and essentially I have the responsibility of figuring out what songs and what song order will take someone who walks through the doors of our church (The Chapel at CrossPoint in Getzville) on a journey that goes from where they are (maybe they just had a fight with their spouse on the way to church or just lost their job and are really angry with God, etc.) to encounter God's presence through worship and being ready to respond in obedience to His word and voice as it is presented through the message.

2. How would you describe the spiritual climate around here? Having lived all over the country (Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Las Vegas, Georgia, and now New York), I would say that this is by far the most thriving spiritual climate that I have experienced so far. It's amazing to see changed lives over and over again in response to hearing and receiving the good news of man's opportunity for reconciliation to God through Jesus. It is also amazing to see churches of different denominations working together to make sure that every man, woman, and child has repeated opportunities to hear and see the gospel.

3. What's the best advice you've ever been given, spiritually? I don't know if I can figure out what would be the "best" advice, but I can give you a couple of bits of wisdom that have been passed on to me. One is that we have to be willing to bring everything into the light. the greatest power that sin has over us is in the secret. We were never meant to overcome sin by ourselves; we are called to struggle honestly before other believers...our battle with sin is one that is only won in numbers...another bit of advice, in your "quiet time" make sure that your goal is always to meet with God. Transformation comes from meeting with God whether that comes through His Word, through worship, or through just sitting and knowing that He is there with you.

5 questions with...Renee Brown

BuffaloChristian.com presents
5 questions with...
Renee Brown

1. What is it that you do? I am the overseer for the Spiritual Equipping Ministry of Western New York. I equip Christians in developing their spiritual gifts according to 1 Cor. 12 and train in prophetic evangelism via the teachings of Jon Paul Jackson and Streams Ministries International. I am a certified teacher with Streams Ministries.

2. How would you describe the spiritual climate around here? It's beginning to catch on to the wave of God's glory in preparation for the last days. The people of God in this region truly need to learn to hear God and try to understand the language of the spirit to be prepared to be released by God for strategic spiritual warfare. These basics can be learned in The Art of Hearing God that Streams offers in Buffalo on occasion-- go to streamsministries.com for info.

3. What's the best advice you've ever been given, spiritually? Keep the main thing the main thing.

Aquarium Essentials

If you need help choosing, setting up, stocking, moving or cleaning an aquarium in the Buffalo-Niagara region, fish expert Jon Krupski is your man! Krupski, the owner of Aquarium Essentials, serves about 25 clients in Erie and Niagara Counties, at diverse places including hospitals, churches, and offices.
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Kingdom Bound 2010

The 24th annual Kingdom Bound Christian music festival will again take place at Darien Lake Theme Park between Buffalo and Rochester, New York, August 1-4, 2010, welcoming 50,000+ from all over the US and Canada. The festival brings together all sorts of people from Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New England, New York, and other states, as well as Ontario and Quebec. Though it's a huge event, chances are you'll know someone there, as it's like a summer reunion for many, some of whom have been coming back year after year for the past two decades. Because the festival has been around so long, there are people who were kids back in the 1980s who are now bringing their own kids to the festival in 2010. Indeed, many families make Kingdom Bound “the big event” of their summer.

5 questions with...TeQoa Cornelius

BuffaloChristian.com presents 5 questions with... TeQoa Robinson-Cornelius 1. What is it that you do? Promote Christ without compromise. 2. How would you describe the spiritual climate around here? Stale, but ready to be remade by God. 3. What's the best advice you've ever been given, spiritually? Everyone's emergency is not your emergency.
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Wing And A Prayer

Imagine if Stevie Nicks was singing about Jesus. That's what local teacher-by-day Lynne Jacob of Pendleton, New York, sounds like when she assumes the role of lead vocalist for the band Wing And A Prayer, a musically-tight group playing Christian music in Western New York.

Seeing Wing And A Prayer perform live makes for a refreshing, entertaining evening out. I recently enjoyed their diverse original music with a couple covers at a coffeehouse at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. The place was packed-- standing room only-- and with good reason. Wing And A Prayer has been playing together since the mid-1990s, and over time they've not only built up quite a following, but also musically matured along the way.

Uptown

If you have an event coming up that needs live music, consider the pop-jazz trio, Uptown. Playing love songs and more from the 1920s - 1960s, Uptown provides either great background music or an entertaining, interactive show depending on what's needed. Some of the songs Uptown does include: "Fly Me To The Moon," "Dream A Little Dream Of Me," "When I Fall In Love," "What A Wonderful World," "Bye Bye Blackbird," and "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue." If you'd like more information about booking the band for an event in Erie or Niagara Counties, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Vive La Casa

VIVE is an interfaith organization which serves refugees, defined under the Geneva Convention of 1948, as “people who have a well-founded fear of persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or social group.” VIVE assists world refugees seeking asylum both in the U.S. and in Canada.
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St. Luke's Mission Of Mercy

Amy Betros has been called the Mother Teresa of Buffalo. She is one of the co-founders of St. Luke's Mission of Mercy, serving the destitute, battered and broken, poorest of the poor people on Buffalo's East Side since 1994.
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Paid In Full

Paid In Full is one of Rochester's more accomplished Christian bands, having played several times all over Western New York receiving a warm reception wherever they've gone. With a nice mix of male and female lead vocals, and a spiritual-yet-fun style, Paid In Full is the kind of band worth booking for your next Christian event. The band took time to answer a few questions from RochesterChristian.net about their ministry-oriented praise/pop/rock band.

Q) Paid In Full has been together since 2002. How have you changed as a band over the years?
A) Over the last few years our music has continued to mature and develop, we have become an even closer knit group of friends and, most importantly, we have grown spiritually with our relationships in the Lord.

Ablaze Radio

Ablaze Radio is doing something unique: broadcasting a live show each week of rhythmic Christian/Gospel music on a secular college radio station heard throughout the city of Buffalo AND on an online 'round the world. DJ Fluent and J. Clarke co-host Ablaze, where "it all starts with a spark," and they bring their Queens/Long Island/New York City flava to your ear with music and interviews to lift people up and edify their spirits.

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