News from SBCRC

This was published yesterday here:
Portland-based indie folk band Horse Feathers is one of those bands you really should know. They stopped in South Bend Friday to play a concert at Subkirke, the South Bend Christian Reformed Church’s concert venue, for a small but enthusiastic audience. They are currently on tour promoting their newest album, “Thistled [...]

According to the recent article in the Elkhart Truth,
Mark Roeda, pastor of SBCRC, and David Banga, director of worship and arts at the church and artistic director of Subkirke, conceived the idea of the venue last summer [in response to discussions revolving around] where the church was going in [...]

On the surface, these are two very different bands.  Nomo is an afro-beat jazz outfit composed of over a half-dozen members from the east side of Michigan.  Horse Feathers is a folk trio out of Portland.  One’s funky.  The other is hauntingly beautiful.  One thing they have in common is critical acclaim (both have received [...]

Staff Writer Ken Bradford wrote a pretty nice article on Subkirke for Sunday’s South Bend Tribune.
Sarah Sanders couldn’t believe it.
She’s been a huge fan of the Great Lake Swimmers.And there she was on a Thursday night in October, just minutes from her home in South Bend, in the third row for a Great Lake Swimmers [...]

On January 15, 2010, The BowerBirds will take the stage at Subkirke. This is an interesting band comprised of a husband-wife team, and one other member. They have a very unique sound (read the review below). You can see, hear, and read more about them at their website. Come, [...]

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Calvin College’s Student Activities Office  or SAO brings a number of bands to that campus.  In fact, Samantha Crain will be there the night before she plays here, and the Great Lake Swimmers will be here the day after they’re there.
As mentioned in an earlier post, Ken Heffner (pictured), Director of the SAO, was helpful [...]

In pursuit of the goals outlined in our “Weather Report,” this week Saturday (October 24) we will be hosting our first Subkirke concert.  While I’m sure Samantha Crain’s going to put on a great show and encourage you to check it out, the point of this post is not to promote the show.  (Check out [...]

Samantha Crain and The Midnight Shivers from sterlinharjo on Vimeo.

THE BASIS.
In its discussion of evangelism, The Weather Report’s states, “We believe that God is calling us to think more strategically about our outreach to college students. Our church is uniquely gifted with resources for making the gospel a reality in the lives of graduates and undergraduates.” Subkirke is an attempt to fulfill this [...]