25 Year Appreciation Service Saluting Dr. Teresa Hairston
January 2, 2011 by Admin
Filed under Gospel Today Features, News
25 years ago, Teresa Hairston stepped into the Gospel music industry as a songwriter/arranger. After writing for artists including Albertina Walker, Georgia Mass Choir, Bishop Jeff Bans/Revival Temple Choir, she took her gifts and talents into the marketing arena, first at Savoy Records and then to Benson Records. During her tenure at Savoy, Hairston began a four-page newsletter call SCORE. At the time, she was a divorced mother with three children; and she was working tow jobs. She managed to put together $300.00 to start SCORE, and many predicted that she would fail, but God saw her through, and 22 years later, SCORE is now Gospel Today magazine – the #1 Christian Lifestyle Magazine in the world! Adding to that legacy, Hairston founded the Gospel Heritage Foundation in 1996. Now, 15 years later, Heritage is blessing ministries, pastors and artist with its dynamic teaching, preaching, praise and worship offerings.
Join us at the Gospel Heritage Praise and Worship Conference February 17-19, 2011 at the Potter’s House in Jacksonville, FL. You will enjoy great teaching, preaching and worship. You will also be blessed as we give honor to whom honor is due.
Appreciation Service
Keynote Speaker: Pastor Sheryl Brady
Guest Psalmist: “To be announced!â€
I thank God for the spirit and gifts of Dr. Hairston. I got the opportunity to meet her in her first Entrepreneural Boot Camp! What a wonderful gift to the Body of Christ. Happy 25th and many, many more!
Pamela Payne Foster
Congratulations from one publisher to another. I know its been tough. I remember one of your comments, “Everybody want to be in the magazine, but not everyone wants to be a part of it.”
In other words they want free publicity, free exposure, but won’t invest in advertising. This is a challenging industry especially for minorities, for those of us who have hung in there it has not been with out some defeats, but we push on.
Good luck!
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We offer Homage to Dr Hairston for her Legacy an contribution to the Body Of Christ and pray for Due Season in a way that she will not have room to receive .
Congratulations Dr. Hairston! The very first time I heard your testimony I have been blessed with your strength and determination to go for your dreams no matter what the majority may have said. And because of that I too am encouraged in going forth in my dreams.
Thank you and God bless you and your ministry.
Rozann