The spirit of Homecoming officially began Sunday, Oct. 29, with the annual Gospel Explosion in the MSC at 6 p.m.Many students worshipped together in the MSC auditorium. The master of ceremonies was gospel comedian Marcus Wiley, who kept the show going with jokes and skits.
The show started with praise and worship led by Dean Charles Lewter, who got the crowd in the mood to praise with selections he often uses in the chapel’s morning service.
The Baptist Student Movement continued to lead the crowd in the spirit with two numbers, including “In Him There Is No Failure,” the choir’s signature song.
The next two choirs were Mt. Corinth Baptist Church and Greater St. Peter’s Baptist Church, both from Hempstead. They performed with energy and kept the show lively, with songs that the students knew and sang along with.
Mark Gordon and Eternal Life, a group which many PV students are members of, left the crowd giving a standing ovation.
PV mimes performed to Bryon Cage’s “Praise Is What I Do,” which got the whole auditorium moving. Next, New Life Tabernacle Church of God In Christ from Houston thrilled the crowd with two beautiful selections.
The University Concert Chorale performed two songs, including “I Am the Great I Am,” which was written by alumnus Tamba Giles, who sang with the choir, and finished the service with his group comprising PV alumni.
Sophomore Rashawnda Kelly said, “I think that it is wonderful to have Homecoming start with the praising of God. We know we all need it.