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Church sponsors talent show
The Vindicator (Youngstown)
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Lela Decembly, 26, performs an inspirational dance during a talent show held Sunday afternoon at Beulah Baptist Church in Youngstown.
The Vindicator (Youngstown)
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Lela Decembly, 26, performs an inspirational dance during a talent show held Sunday afternoon at Beulah Baptist Church in Youngstown.
The Vindicator (Youngstown)
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Members of the Beulah gospel choir perform during a Talent show held Sunday afternoon at Beulah Baptist Church in Youngstown.
YOUNGSTOWN
Lela Decembly of Youngstown loves to perform.
“It’s fun, and I like doing it,” she said. “But I do it not to put on a show. I do it for the glory of God. I like dancing and singing for the Lord.”
Decembly, 26, sang and performed a mime routine Sunday at Beulah Baptist Church on Sherwood Avenue.
The church has had a talent show annually for the past five years. This is Decembly’s fourth year participating.
The talent show concluded Black History Month for the church. Each Sunday during February, the church sponsored events to teach people about and celebrate the accomplishments of black people.
“The younger kids learn black history in school, but they didn’t teach it to those from my generation,” said Rose Wilkins of Youngstown, a Beulah church member and co-organizer of the black-history events.
“It’s great to celebrate our culture,” she said.
Other events at the church this month included a discussion about the Negro (baseball) League, and last week, people dressed as their favorite black historical figure.
“This is a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions and inventions” made by black people, said Brenda Logan, the event’s co-organizer and the wife of the church’s pastor, Harold Logan.
“It’s important to teach our children about what we’ve contributed to society. We have contributed as much as anyone else in the world. Black history isn’t just this month. We celebrate it all the time,” she said.
She also was among those who sang at Sunday’s event.