NEESES -- One of America's favorite gospel singers, Quinton Mills, will present a concert of praise at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, in Neeses.

Carolyn Fogle, program coordinator, said the concert is the first in a series of planned events that will be held at the Joe Headden Little League Baseball Field in Neeses.

"Quinton Mills will present a powerful and inspiring message through his music ministry and will share his personal deliverance testimony from drugs and alcohol," Fogle said. "The public is encouraged to attend this crusade for a spiritual uplifting."

Mills has written and released gospel hits since the mid-1980s, including "I Found The Lily In My Valley," which catapulted him into the national gospel music spotlight.

Mills points to God's grace as the divine element that has brought him to where he is today. In 1972, Quinton Mills Ministries was established, and since that time, thousands have come to the Lord through ministering, singing and personal testimonies.

"We can look directly around us and see the effects of sin," Fogle said. "Crime and violence is increasing, and drugs and alcoholism is widespread, and it seems that almost every family is being affected by the destruction it leaves behind.

"People need hope, and this crusade will be a night of victory in Jesus."

Mills is a Native American and a member of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe in Hollister, N.C. He became a Christian in 1972 after years of addition to alcohol, drugs and rock music.

Giving his heart and talents to the Lord after conversion paved the way to international success as a gospel song writer, singer and evangelist. Mills has been preaching since 1982 and obtained a doctorate of theology fromthe North Carolina College of Theology.

"My specific calling, as I understand it, is to communicate through music the theme of spiritual awakening -- the turning of hearts back to the Lord," Mills says on his Web site, www.quintonmillsministries.com.

Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to the outdoor concert. The baseball field is located on Goldcoast Street, behind the Neeses Farm Museum. Admission is free.

For more information, call Carolyn Fogle at 803-682-2134. To learn more about Mills, visit www.quintonmillsministries.com.

T&D Features Writer Sonja Gleaton can be reached by e-mail at sgleaton@timesanddemocrat.com or by telephone at 803-533-5540. Discuss this and other stories online at TheTandD.com.

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