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CANTON GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES 21YEARS!

The 21st Annual Scholarship Awards & Canton Gospel Music Celebration will take place Sunday, August 24, 2025, beginning at 5:00 pm, at the Greater Faith Calvary Church, 310 Railroad Street, Canton, MS. This celebration is sponsored by the Canton Gospel Music Association (CGMA) along with our local sponsors.

Award winning singer, writer and producer Paul Porter will serve as host and musical guest. Rev. Dr. Vorneal Lipsey, Sr., will be presented with the Lifetime Music Achievement Award. Musical guests include recording artist Benjamin Cone, III and Worship, The Sons of Judah, and the CGMA Children’s & Youth Mass Choir, directed by Stephen Johnson who is the Director of Music for Youth & Young Adults of the General Missionary Baptist State Convention. CGMA 20th year CGMA members Jearlean Jones & Georgia Sims and CGMA Junior members Abigail & John, III, Woodard will be honored. Mayor Tim Scott Taylor will present his first Mayor’s Award Angra “Leprechaun” Lewis of WMGO Radio.

One of the highlights of the evening is the awarding of 8 scholarships to up and coming musicians and high school seniors. To date, we have awarded 185 music scholarships totaling over $35,000.00.

“It is fitting that Canton with its rich heritage, deep spiritual roots and strong church affiliations hosts an event to honor one of music’s finest genres,” says Cynthia Goodloe Palmer, Founder and President of the CGMA.

To purchase tickets, souvenir book ads/sponsor packages, or more information, please contact Cynthia Goodloe Palmer or any member of CGMA at 601-918-7809, CantonGospelMusic@gmail.com or via WWW.CANTONGOSPELMUSIC.COM.