CRESTVIEW — Crestview High School alumni Jessica Phillips and Ryan Jackson have returned home, and they've brought a few friends from the University of Mobile.
Jackson and Phillips will be among 14 performers in Impact, a touring contemporary praise and worship music ensemble, performing Monday night at Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Phillips, a long-time Emmanuel member who previously sang worship music with the church's youth band and the adult praise team, said she anticipates the homecoming.
"My whole family is part of … Emmanuel," said Phillips, a junior working to earn her degree in worship music with a concentration in church ministry at the Christian university. "I'm pretty excited (that) we are in Crestview."
The group travels on weekends to perform at multiple churches and worship events in the country's southeastern region.
In January, the group ministered to a Sunday morning service at First Baptist Church of Crestview, where Jackson is a long-time member.
"It was a little bit of an emotional experience for me," said Jackson, a junior who sings and plays acoustic guitar. "The church has encouraged my faith so much."
Now, he's doing the same for others.
"I like that we get the get the opportunity to use our gifts to minister to other people," he said.
WANT TO GO?
WHAT: Impact concert
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Monday
WHERE: Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3252 E. James Lee Blvd., Crestview
COST: Free
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