'If some folks had it their way' there would be no Gospel Fest'- Rev Melvin A. Turnbull
During a Thursday, July 4, 2019, edition of his ‘Umoja’ show, with guest Reverend Melvin A. Turnbull, 'Edju En Ka' made the comments and pointed out that for years the event has been missing official recognition.
Religious Fight – Rev Turnbull
“I continue to notice that Gospel Fest is not included in the Festival and Fairs committee official line-up in their publication… it’s been that way for years,” Smith told the Reverend Turnbull in a conversation on both the festival and upcoming emancipation celebrations.
According to the Reverend, “Well it should be [included], I don’t know what’s happening… and that why I’m in the fight my brother because if some folks had it their way, we would be out. There will probably be no religious celebration,” he said.
“I’m in the fight until we get to understand who we are and where we came from, and what the true meaning of the celebration is all about.”
Mr Turnbull implored that while the territory has seen changes, it is not coming as quickly and as much as they like. “We will stand the fight,” he further said.
2019 Festivities
With this year’s Gospel fest to kick off at Festival Grounds, it will feature international artiste like Gospel Singer, Samuel Medas out of Guyana, and the event is only growing bigger by the year.
"We continue with a whole lot of activities and among them, we go into the 4th of August with our annual Freedom March," he said as part an entire line up event coming after the Gospel Fest.
Efforts from Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) to contact Chairman of the BVIF&FC, Carnel D. Clyne as to whether the Gospel fest will receive official recognition on the VI calendar of events proved futile.
Gospel Fest is organised by the Virgin Islands Heritage Committee.
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18 Responses to “'If some folks had it their way' there would be no Gospel Fest'- Rev Melvin A. Turnbull”
All this is Lawlessness in the eyes of God..why can’t we march in decent attire and have fun presenting ourselves in a way that would please God?..at times after all that God has done for us the world would still see it fit to exclude Him from things..may God have Mercy on us all..
Christ should be the example you follow in being a Christian...not another human being.
That excuse has to stop.
Explain to me how one can congregate with fakes and liars (pretentious Christians)? Wouldn’t the habits of these fake Christians rub off on the one truly wanting to be a Christian? What does the Bible say about bad associations? See 1 Corinthians 15: 33
That is exactly why!! It is RELIGIOUS! Manmade vomit! Performance based; valueless, empty and void of CHRIST! And the fact that this pastor with a doctorate theology calls it a RELIGIOUS Celebration (which could be anything including Buddha worship) is a further indication of how very LOST we are as the Body of Christ.