Featuring two outstanding male choirs in concert
- Saturday, October 26, 2024, 7 pm at Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Winkler
- Sunday, October 27, 2024, 3 pm at Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg
Can singing help to feed hungry people? There’s a group of people who firmly believe that it can! Singin’ in the Grain is the name attached to a small committee of people who organize annual concerts to support the work of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Convinced that not only farmers can help address food security issues around the world, the committee organizes these free concerts annually to offer non-farmers and others an opportunity to support the work of the Foodgrains Bank, a consortium of Canadian Christian aid agencies who do relief and development work around the world.
The 2024 concerts, on October 26 and 27, will feature two male voice choirs — the Eastman Male Choir, and the Faith and Life Male Choir. These two ensembles, comprised of singers from across southern Manitoba, will sing at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler on Saturday, October 26 at 7:00 PM, and Douglas Mennonite Church in Winnipeg at on Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 PM.
There is no admission to attend the concerts, but all concert-goers will be invited and encouraged to support the work of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Since all performers and organizers volunteer their time, and sponsors cover all costs of the concerts, every dollar donated at the concerts will go directly to the work of addressing food security concerns around the world.
The focus this year will be on our food security work in areas of conflict. Watching television in the security and comfort of Canada demonstrates clearly how devastating war and conflict are for vulnerable people in many places around the world. These concerts offer an opportunity to hear more about working toward ending world hunger, and to participate in a small way in this effort with donations and support.
