Mpls, MN (May 12, 2006 - GMS) By popular demand -- Donnie McClurkin will be in concert at the Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus on Friday, July 7, 2006 at 7:30PM. On the heels of the nearly double platinum-selling Live In London and gold selling, again, gospel lovers around the world will be happy to know that success has not spoiled Donnie McClurkin.

In fact his latest release, Psalms Hymns & Spiritual Songs, is a mixture of Contemporary, Traditional Hymns & Praise and Worship Gospel music exhibiting his absolute unique ability to simultaneously entertain, heal and teach. Highlights include: “I Call You Faithful (I Call You Holy)” the rousing praise and worship jam that hits right at the heart of Sunday mornings. Introduced by McClurkin earlier this year on a national TV broadcast, the song is a sure-fire hit that proclaims God’s greatness! Also included, a devotional church medley of “We’ve Come This Far By Faith,”, “I Will Trust In The Lord”, and “I Love To Praise Him” to name a few. A unique melodic and spoken word medley dubbed “Languages” gives McClurkin the opportunity to expound on his rousing success in distant countries, performing tracks in Japanese, Russian, and Spanish, and ultimately culminating in a Dutch composition, “God Is A Good God”. Between songs, McClurkin intersperses anecdotes about these far-flung locations.

McClurkin’s television appearances are a mixture of performances on shows like Good Morning America, CBS Saturday Early Show, The View, Essence Awards, BET Awards, Trumpet Awards, UNCF: Evening of the Stars, Extra! TV Guide Channel, and cameos on sitcoms such as UPN’s “Girlfriends”, “The Parkers” and Paramount Studio’s award winning film “The Fighting Temptation” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyonce Knowles. He has been featured in USA Today, New York Times, Essence Magazine, Ebony & Jet Magazine, Billboard, Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter and many others. Still with all the fame and acclaim he has accrued, McClurkin’s sights for posterity are set on things far greater than material gain.

McClurkin served as an assistant to Pastor Marvin Winans at Detroit’s Perfecting Church for over a decade; he was ordained and sent out by Winans in 2001 to establish Perfecting Faith Church, in Freeport, New York. After overcoming an abusive childhood McClurkin was compelled to share his story with others in his book, “Eternal Victim/Eternal Victor! As a teen he was drawn to street evangelism and prisons; his evangelistic approach and passion to minister to people are evident whenever he’s before an audience. Whether it is on Sunday mornings or in a large arena, his mission is to reach people with the good news of the gospel. “As much as I love music and singing, more now than ever before, I feel my greatest strengths and calling lie in pastoral ministry. It’s my very existence and my greatest joy,” said McClurkin.

Event:
Square Entertainment & Northrop Auditorium present Donnie McClurkin in concert. July 7, 2006 @ 7:30PM. Ticket sales begin Mother's Day, Sunday, May 14, 2006 @ 10AM. $37.50; $47.50; $107.50 Tickets available at Ticketmaster and Marshall Field's: Call 651.989.5151 or online (www.ticketmaster.com). Location: Northrop Auditorium/Minneapolis Campus, 84 Church St. S.E. Map to Northrop Auditorium.

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