Musical Traditions Continuing At Portland Community Church in Hartington

Craig Bakay | Feb 15, 2017

Portland Community Church in Hartington is continuing its musical fundraising ways and 2017 began last Friday night with a concert featuring Bill White & Friends.

“We’re having fundraisers to pay for the steel roof which was put on some time ago,” said fundraising chair Judy Reynolds. “We had a very generous person put up the money and we have to raise a percentage each year.

“We’ve had ‘open mikes’ in the past but we’ve decided to go with bigger names this year and give them some gas money.

“This is the first one this year.”

The second one scheduled is March 3 with Mark and Sharon Alton, Ruth Gordon, The Singing Pastor Vernon Scott and Linda Slater-King.

“Then it’s Country Church in April with The Old Hymns and Don Edmunds,” she said. “So there’ll be no fundraiser that month.”

“We are planning fundraisers for May and June.

“We’re trying to keep this little church hopping.”

There’s also a fundraiser in the works to help Matthew and Sonary McCullough to help with their continuing work helping young girls and boys who have been victims of the sex slave trade in Cambodia.

“You can follow our activities through our Facebook page,” Reynolds said.