BC News|May 04, 2013 09:08 EDT
Brandon Heath, Jason Ingram And Friends Announce Sixth Annual "Love Your Neighbor" Concert
Nashville's own five-time GRAMMY nominated, singer/ songwriter Brandon Heath along with highly-acclaimed songwriter and Dove-winning Producer of the Year, Jason Ingram will once again hold their annual "Love Your Neighbor" benefit show to raise funds for a specific need in the local community. Hosted by Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, Tenn., this year's event will be Tuesday, May 28, at 7 p.m. Donations will be collected during the free show and all proceeds will go to New Hope Academy, a privately-funded pre-Kindergarten thru sixth grade school in Franklin, Tenn., which exists to serve low-income families with free tuition for its classical education.
Six-time GRAMMY Award winning artist TobyMac and three-time GRAMMY nominated Mandisa will both perform at the event, along with Heath and Ingram, providing a rare opportunity for all four artists to share the stage throughout the night.
Heath and Ingram created "Love Your Neighbor" in May 2008, and the annual event has raised more than $140,000 for Nashville and surrounding area needs.
As demonstrated by Heath's involvement with "Love Your Neighbor," his new single which released to radio recently, "Love Does," carries a message of love in action. Heath wrote the song to celebrate his mentor, Bob Goff who authored a book with the same name.
Heath explains, "Love is action, it literally transforms people. If we are not in the action of loving on a daily basis, and learning what love is and isn't in those actions, then I think we are missing out on what life is."