The Word of Truth Ministries       Kudos to  The SF Christian Center and A WorDrama Production!     The Friday Evening production of He’s Coming Back, written and produced by Ms. Lavern Bolton, directed by Kimberley Miller, Rachel Cooks, and Jean Williams, with their splendid music director, Carl Fortier,  is the best church production I have witnessed in many years. This yearly musical/play was performed to an overflow crowd of some 500-700 churchgoers and the non-church-goers alike in the renovated theater that has been the sanctuary of the SF Christian Center Church for over 25 years. From the cast’s dress, the special effects, the sound system, to the lighting, this was an outstanding production of the Bible story of Jesus’ life on earth until his crucifixion. It was an Easter story that the Christian Center produces each year, although this was my first viewing of the production. If you know the story, you realize there was nothing new in the story line, but Biblical purists may see that certain Biblical portions of the story were not included. At two hours and twenty minutes, the play was quite long. There had to be some aspects that would be excluded, otherwise the production would have being three hours and twenty minutes—unbearable for any production. I was impressed with the Christian Center’s gospel music, beautifully song and arranged. The musical selections were perfect for this production.  They were a blend of songs my mother sang in the choir—Oh Mary Don’t You Weep, Twelve Gates to The City—to modern Christian songs that were soft and tasteful, without the need for the ubiquitous hip hop flavor. The Christian Center's band is simply one of the best Jazz bands I have heard in a church or around the San Francisco Bay Area. They had that play and the audience jumping!  The SF Christian Center’s He’s Coming Back is one of the best church productions I have seen in many years. It is worth your time and effort to get to next year’s production if you like good singing that warms the heart and a church band that is simply one of the best church/jazz bands in the San Francisco Bay Area. []    Home The Word of Truth Ministries Copyright © 2002 by The Truth of God