Allison Poorman performs "Pie Jesu" at H20 Orlando:

Yesterday I had the privilege of hanging with some of my friends in Orlando at a really great church called H20.  They hold worship services in the heart of downtown Orlando in a place that used to be a popular country-western bar called 8 Seconds. They're mission is to reach people who wouldn't otherwise go to church.  During my stay I got to see what diversity in a church service looks like....

I met DJ who was a homeless man that has been attending the church for 3 years and is actively involved in community.  I got to help lead worship with Erik who hales from Boston, (via Puerto Rico) and who played drums and percussion and did a spoken word/rap during the message.  Vince, who leads worship and is actively involved in his life group, works full-time as a federal prosecutor and lives downtown and graciously opened his home to me.  And then there is Allison, a stay-at-home mom who sang a classical piece "Pie Jesu" to open the service, accompanied by piano and cello!  Here's a clip of her beautiful voice!  The band I played with covered everything from rock and roll to a semi-country feeling song I wrote called "In The Arms".  And to close the service, Pedro led a song on acoustic guitar. 

In all, there were multiple genres of music represented by people from diverse backgrounds.  It was such a wonderful experience to see a small part of the "big C" church alive with beautiful artist expression, all resounding the love of God!  If you're in Orlando and are spiritually curious, H20 is a great place to meet other people on a spiritual journey! Who knows, your style of music might be represented any given Sunday!
 


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