Tabor Mennonite will co-host the event along with Hesston College as Brown shares stories from his travels as a peacemaker through music. The concert is free and open to the public, though a free-will offering will be received to for the Peacing It Together Foundation.
Brown, Hesston College sociology instructor and artist-in-residence, is an international promoter of peace. He uses music and the spoken word to bring people together across the divides of race, culture and religion.
“Tabor Mennonite Church has had a strong history as a peace church, and we continue to pray and act for peace in numerous ways,” said Corey Miller, Tabor Mennonite lead pastor. “Tony’s message of peace fits with our desire to have Christ’s peace flow out from us to the world. We trust that his music and message will inspire us all to be God’s faithful peace-makers.”
Brown is the founder of Peacing It Together Foundation, an organization that serves the global community as a resource for peace and social justice. Brown’s travels have taken him to countries such as Bosnia, Moldova, Northern Ireland, Uganda, Ethiopia, the Philippines, China, Japan, South Korea and Colombia, where he uses music and the spoken word to uplift areas of despair to hope. He has seen music transform and heal, and the concert offers audience members an opportunity to experience that transformation as well.
“The stories and songs are meant to inspire, educate and challenge all of us in our daily quest to live peace-centered lives,” says Brown.
Hesston College music faculty member Ken Rodgers, who has traveled with Brown on some of his overseas trips, will provide accompaniment.
A reception and Hesston College update will follow the concert.
Tabor Mennonite Church is located three miles south and one mile east of Goessel at 891 Chisholm Trail, Newton Kan.
Located 30 miles north of Wichita, Hesston College is the two-year liberal arts college of Mennonite Church USA.