On the Maryland day, last Saturday, the UMD Chaplains and the Faith Community Network of College Park sponsored a concert at Memorial Chapel. The event was a community concert sponsored by the UMD Chaplains and the Faith Community Network of College Park. The event was co sponsored by the Baptist, Episcopalian and Catholic SGA recognized groups and featured performances of various choirs from on and off campus ministries.
The diverse showcase included performances from UMD catholic student center, UMD’s Gospel Choir, UMD’s Baptist Collegiate Ministries, University Baptist Church, Chinese Bible Church, Maranatha Fellowship, Muslim Chaplaincy, College Park United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church of College Park, New Leaf Church of College Park, Embry African Methodist Episcopal Church, College Park Wesleyan Church, and the College Park Youth Choir’s Vocetti group.
The program’s purpose was to highlight connections between faith-based organizations on campus at the University of Maryland, and the off-campus faith-based organizations. This concert brought people of all different backgrounds and faiths together to build relationships between people in our city community.
(Photos courtesy of Sam Brown / Emily Apatov)