Apostolic Voices sings ‘Three Males on a Mountain,’ from left, Richard Nurse, Franklin Chue and Lloyd Russell.
Photograph by Nelson A. King
Although one among their numbers throughout Worship Service, at Fenimore Avenue United Methodist Church (FSUMC), on Sunday, July 20, was “Three Males on a Mountain,” Brooklyn’s Apostolic Voices are simply that – three males on a mountain.
With their dwelling church at Miller Evangelical Christian Union, 1110 President St. in Brooklyn, the pre-eminent Caribbean-born gospel singers proceed to uplift lives spiritually, singing from “on excessive.“
On Sunday, they introduced that very same fervor to the 134-year-old FSUMC, on the nook of Rogers Avenue and Fenimore Avenue in Brooklyn, enwrapping the congregation with “Many Fantastic Issues“ and “I Relaxation My Case on the Cross.”
“Each time I sing for the Lord, I really feel higher and higher,“ Jamaican-born tenor Lloyd Russell advised Caribbean Life afterwards. “He offers me the voice, and I take advantage of it for His glory.
“So, the songs that we sing usually are not about us; it’s giving God the reward and all of the glory, as a result of he deserves it.“
Russell’s compatriot, Franklin Chue, additionally tenor and chief, intoned: “We don’t carry out; we minister. We’re ministers of the gospel.
“For me, it’s a blessing to minister to God’s folks, and I’ll do it for so long as He permits,“ Chue added.
Richard Nurse, the Barbadian-born bass singer within the group, stated: “I all the time really feel nice administering God’s phrase.
“It’s all the time a pleasure of mine,“ he added. “The skills that we now have usually are not ours; we use them for God; we use them for His glory.
“It’s just like the 5 skills; if we don’t use it, we lose it,“ Nurse continued.
The three-member Apostolic Voices was initially a quartet – Chue, Nurse, Russell, and Perrie Allen. However after about two years, Perrie relocated, and the group grew to become a trio.
In October 2023, the group additionally uplifted FSUMC throughout a three-hour gospel feast and fundraising gospel live performance.
Within the first a part of the gospel live performance, the group thrilled congregants with “I am a Youngster of God,” “Jesus Loves Me,” “They That Wait Upon the Lord,” “Saved by Grace,“ and “Coming Up on the Tough Aspect.”
The Apostolic Voices then returned for the ultimate session in bringing the Home down with “Loving God,“ “Take Me Again,“ “I’m Saved,“ “Stroll with Me,“ and “Lord, Thank You for One other Day.“
Chue stated his group, which has been ministering in lots of church buildings all through the 5 boroughs of New York Metropolis and Lengthy Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut, stated they “love Jesus, imagine in God, and luxuriate in spreading the Phrase“ with their music ministry.
“Ministering the Phrase by way of music is a privilege and a blessing we don’t take evenly,“ he advised Caribbean Life in a post-show interview. “God blesses us with the expertise and talent to sing His phrases to His folks and, hopefully, win souls for His Kingdom.”
