Religion News for week of April 3-9
St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church Hosts Performance of The Cotton Patch Gospel
The Off-Broadway musical, The Cotton Patch Gospel, is coming to St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights this month. This show, which imagines how life would play out if Jesus were born in Gainesville, Georgia, in the 20th century, features the music of the late Harry Chapin. A Brooklyn native who grew up active in the music program of neighboring Grace Church, Chapin became a celebrated singer/songwriter and activist before his untimely death in a 1981 traffic collision. The Chapin family supports the use of the piece to address concerns about global poverty.