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13 B M & T ••• July/August 2015 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com Bell Armstrong, Ricky Dillard, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Jekalyn Carr, Lowell Pye, Shirley Murdock and Brent Jones, among others. The show has announced that it will return to the city of Chicago in 2016. The Allstate Gospel Superfest is one of the nation's largest TV recordings in the field of urban-targeted, inspirational music and entertainment. Founded in 1998, the show has maintained a consistent presence in broadcast syndication for 15 consecutive years. Gospel Superfest is a trade name of Unity Media Limited of Ohio. CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 29-July 3, 2015, "COGIC AIM Convention," Church of God In Christ (COGIC) Auxiliaries in Ministry (AIM), Tampa Convention Center – Marriott, Grand Hyatt, Hilton, Westin Harbour Island, Embassy Suites Hotels, Tampa, FL. Contact Linda Wilkins at (901) 947-9358 for information. July 6-9, 2015, "E. K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference," Concord Missionary Baptist Church, Fairmont Hotel Dallas, Dallas, TX. Contact Aquila Allen at (214) 239-8170 for information. July 6-13, 2015, "AME 50th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference," African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. Contact Rev. Jeffrey B. Cooper at (615) 254-0911 for information. July 9-11, 2015, "6th Annual Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Conference 2015," Independent Gospel Artists Alliance (IGAA), Lebanon Baptist Church - The Mount, Hyatt Place Hotel Chesapeake/Greenbriar, Chesapeake, Virginia. Contact (855) 680-4422 for information. July 9-12, 2015, "Wise Heart Young Adult Retreat," Vajrapani Institute. Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), Vajrapani Institute Retreat Center, Boulder Creek, CA. Contact (800) 531- 4001 for information. July 11-18, 2015, "UMC KRD Mission Trip," United Methodist Church (UMC) Illinois Great Rivers Conference, Spirit Lake Mission Center, Sheyenne, ND. Contact Bishop Jonathan Keaton at (217) 529-3820 for infor- mation. July 17-19, 2015, "Annual Southeast Region Black Nazarene Regional Conference," Church of the Nazarene, Center Point Church of the Nazarene, Birmingham, AL. Contact Bill Allen at (615) 430-1223 for information. July 19-24, 2015, "UMC Ministerial Recruitment Institute," UMC, East Ohio Annual Conference, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH. Contact Rev. Steve Court at (330) 499-3972 Ext. 136 for information. July 28-August 2, 2015, " Dancing Preachers 2015 International Conference," Dancing Preachers International, Radisson Hotel – JFK Airport, New York, NY. Contact Pastor Sabrina McKenzie at (877) 716-7117 for infor- mation. August 2-7, 2015, "Macedonia Baptist Church Revival," NBCUSA, Inc., Macedonia Baptist Church, Chandler TX. Contact Milton Wallace at