Shane and Shane at Sikeston FUMC

First UMC is bringing a big concert to Sikeston. On Aug. 27, Dove Award nominees Shane and Shane will be in concert at Miner Convention Center.

Special pre-sale will be next weekend (May 21 & 22)and you can buy tickets after each worship service at the special pre-sale price of $10. Bethany Dillon, Freely, and Dub Pierce will open for Shane and Shane.

Shane & Shane has cemented its status as one of contemporary Christian music’s most consistent, compelling, and successful artists for nearly a decade. A staple on the fickle college circuit, the acoustic guitar-wielding duo has averaged 250-300 shows per year for most of its career. Between independent recordings, six studio releases, and a combo CD/DVD live project, its tally hovers around a half-million records sold. It would easy to let these statistics overshadow the essential reason Shane & Shane has come so far in the first place. “The ministry of Shane & Shane is to just tell people about Jesus,” explains Shane Barnard with his characteristic Texan candor.

Among the most devotionally focused singer/songwriters of this generation, for Shane Barnard and Shane Everett, it all comes back to the creative source. “We always have a tendency to bring the scriptures into our songs,” Barnard explains. “It happens naturally for us. It’s not like we have a game plan, but we’ve always spent a lot of time in the Word of God. The Word of God is just so good – if you don’t mess with it – it’s hard to mess it up. I think this album, probably more than any other album we’ve done, is the Word of God set to music.”

Tickets will go on sale May 23 to the public at the regular price. Seating will be limited.

Pancake Breakfast Saturday at Dexter Methodist

The United Methodist Men at the First united Methodist Church in Dexter will hold a Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, May 14. Serving will be from 7 – 11 a.m. in Wesley Hall on the church campus.

The breakfast will include pancakes, sausage and drinks. The price of a ticket is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger.

Profits will be by the United Methodist Men for ongoing group projects. Tickets will be available at the door.