Wilburn & Wilburn, Karen Peck & New River, Dixie Echoes and Tim Lovelace take the stage to wrap up Friday night's music at the 12th-annual Memorial Day Weekend Singing at Indian Creek Baptist Church in Carnesville. The three-day singing wraps up Satu
Randy Shelnut of the Dixie Echoes received a standing ovation for his rendition of "How Great Thou Art" on Friday night. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Father-and-son duo Jonathan and Jordan Wilburn, otherwise known as Wilburn & Wilburn, opened Friday night's singing in Franklin County. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Tim Lovelace shares a comedic moment, simulating the actions of a classical concert pianist. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Karen Peck & New River of Dahlonega have been involved with the Memorial Day Weekend Singing at Indian Creek Baptist Church for years. In April, the multi-Grammy-nominated group brought home its first two Dove Awards. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Dannny Jones, editor of The Singing News magazine, serves as master of ceremonies for the Memorial Day Weekend Gospel Singing in Carnesville. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Randy Shelnut Jr. of the Dixie Echoes, whose family was told 17 years ago doctors had done all they could for his cancer, performs "Crumbs from the Table" Friday night. Now cancer-free, his specialist released him earlier this year to a family physic
Hundreds filled the large tents on the grounds of Indian Creek Baptist Church for what has become one of the few remaining outdoor holiday events in Southern Gospel music. (Photo/Rob Moore)
People from across the South, and from as far away as Wisconsin, flocked to Carnesville for this year's Memorial Day Weekend Gospel Singing at Indian Creek Baptist Church. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Jonathan Wilburn of Wilburn & Wilburn shares with the crowd. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Pastor Bill Stacey, left, pauses for a photo with Tim Lovelace. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Members of the Dixie Echoes clap along with Stewart Varnado, who has been the group's pianist for 14 years. Varnado, who has traveled with the group since he was 17, recently announced he will be taking some time off the road. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Members of the audience sing along. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Karen Peck Gooch, Susan Peck Jackson and Jeff Hawes of Karen Peck & New River sing "On the Banks of the Promised Land." (Photo/Rob Moore)
Karen Peck Gooch of Dahlonega gets into the audience to sing "Four Days Late," 2001 Song of the Year that was voted Song of the Decade in 2010. (Photo/Rob Moore)
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