Contact: Phyllis Caddell, 626-737-7477, pcpub@earthlink.net; Denise Godoy 678-640-7651 denisegodoy@comcast.net; Jim Weiss, Gospel Music Channel, 770-692-4579, jim@gospelmusicchannel.com

ATLANTA, Mar. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gospel powerhouses Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin team for a dramatic musical story of the determination, faith and friendship of three friends from the fictional town of Hopeville in the Gospel Music Channel world television premiere of Hopeville: The Original Gospel Sensation on Sunday, March 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

More than a concert, Hopeville: The Original Gospel Sensation, is a dynamic story of friendship and commitment between three childhood friends. Years ago, as the story goes, the three friends from the make-believe town of Hopeville had huge aspirations: one wanted to inspire others as a preacher, another wished his love for dance would instill faith in those around him rather than be viewed as a defiance of Baptist traditions, and their female friend dreamed of singing for the world. Now the trio -- Franklin, McClurkin, and Adams -- reunite for an unforgettable evening of praise, worship and laughter in a powerful Gospel concert. Fourteen soul-stirring performances are featured in Hopeville including such hits as "I'm Gonna Be Ready", "We Fall Down" and "Brighter Day." Hopeville will have several encore airings; for complete schedule visit http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/schedule.

It will be a world premiere weekend on GMC. Sat. March 7 at 8:00 p.m., the network will present the series premiere of Ha!: Standing Up for Clean Comedy. The new GMC Original series will feature family-friendly stand-up, jokes, bits and sketches from the clean comedy scene. Comedian/Actor Jonathan Slocumb (The Steve Harvey Show, Meet The Browns) hosts.

Gospel Music Channel (http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com) is the fastest-growing network in television today and can be seen in more than 41 million homes nationwide on various cable systems and on DIRECTV Channel 338.

Contact: Phyllis Caddell 626-737-7477 pcpub@earthlink.net
Denise Godoy 678-640-7651 denisegodoy@comcast.net
Jim Weiss 770-692-4579 jim@gospelmusicchannel.com