Assiniboia will be playing host to a major international event in June. The Canadian Convention of the Country Gospel Music Association takes place in Assiniboia on Tuesday to Sunday, June 20-25. This is one of five continental conventions the CGMA’s 7,464 members will hold in 2017. There are three division conventions in the U.S., one in Canada and the international convention, taking place this year in Branson, Missouri.
The convention officially starts on the evening of Tuesday, June 20 with an introduction to the artists and their ministries. Each of the next four days will follow a daily schedule of morning worship, classes and activities in the afternoon and Gospel music singing in the evenings. The convention will have 43 different categories from song to instrumental, with even a yodelling category. The convention welcomes everyone to attend the evening singing. Every night after the evening event, there will be a jam session called Jam for Jesus.
The final day on Sunday, June 25 in the evening, the Silver Heart Awards will be presented with 42 regular awards determined by membership ballots.
