A Gospel Extravaganza was scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2009 was postponed due to inclement weather. The program will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 6 pm. The Lafayette County Juneteenth Celebration committee is the sponsor of the event. The program will be held at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 110 W 19th Street, Higginsville, MO. Co-chairpersons for the event are Dorothy Lillard and Shirley Hollins.

The Russell Fears Singers are the featured group. The group members are Russell Fears, Willie Robertson, Anna L. Barnes, Alice Weaver, and Rose Peghee. They are known and loved throughout the greater Kansas City area.

The group has previously held engagements in numerous communities throughout the nation. They have been invited to perform with the Kansas State Laymen’s Mass Choir of the National Baptist Convention, USA.

Other singers will include the Wendell Adams and the Ministering Disciples, Theophilis featuring Victoria Blaze, the Jesus Saves Choir, and the St. Paul Missionary Church Choir, and the St. John C.M.E. Church Choir.