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The Music
Brotherhood began in 1976 as a Gospel-singing quartet in
New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania. The group
was inspired by the ministry and encouragement of Dave
Kyllonen, Neil Enloe and Duane Nicholson — The Couriers.
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The first several years the group sang locally in
the central Pennsylvania area and then expanded to
much of the eastern United States. During that
time Brotherhood recorded 10 albums, appeared on
the National Quartet Convention, The PTL Club,
Canada’s Wonderland, the United States Air Force
Academy, Television and the weekly Brotherhood
Radio Program and many other major concerts.
Brotherhood has sung with with many nationally
known gospel groups in 40 states and 7 countries.
Having done all that, the group felt that there
had to be something more. The group had become
successful but suddenly that success was not very
gratifying. Then missions began to creep into our
conversations. The group felt that there had to be
something we could do that would be productive. |
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The
original
Brotherhood Quartet
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The Churches
In 1985 during the Gospel Music Association convention
in Nashville, Doug Boyer had a vision and developed a
burden for the plight of Native Americans, “the
forgotten people.” Brotherhood began traveling to many
reservations in the American West. At first it was just
the group taking clothing and conducting VBS and
evangelistic services. People began to notice this
effort that has become known as Brotherhood Native
American Outreach. Many became interested and wanted to
fit into the program, and many have.
To date, Brotherhood has ministered to the following
Native American tribes:
In
Arizona: The Apache, Navajo, Hopi, and Popago
In Wyoming: The Shoshone
In Montana: Northern Cheyenne, Teton Sioux,
Crow, Assinoboine Sioux, Blackfoot, and Flathead
In North and South Dakota: The Mandan,
Arikara, Sioux, and Chipewa
In Southern Utah: The Ute people…and many
smaller tribes and clans of the Southwest. |
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Blue Gap, AZ (Navajo) |
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Today
After 25 years, Brotherhood still continues it’s singing
ministry today. The emphasis is on Native American
Missions. All of the offerings are applied to outreach
efforts. The goal is winning souls for Christ. There is
a building project each year. Ordinary people: clerks,
laborers, dishwashers, physicians, dentists, bank
tellers etc. Join us for the annual mission trip. God
can use you too! |
