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Yolanda Adams To Perform At BergenPAC With Community Baptist Church Choir

Gospel singer Yolanda Adams will be a guest of the Community Baptist Church of Englewood Mass Choir for a performance at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (BergenPAC) on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m.  The timing for the collaboration couldn’t be better. While the Choir holds its signature celebration every January, Adams happens to be […]

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