They look like military cadets, sound like junior preachers and move like …
Well, imagine, in rapid succession, the moves of an Army drill team, Michael Jackson, an Olympic swimmer, an African dancer, and the most in-sync marching band you’ve ever seen.
With names like Soldiers of the Light, Marching Saints and Shining Stars for Christ, these church drill teams – with their mix of rhythm and precision – are stealing the show at the 104th session of the predominantly black National Baptist Congress, which met in Charlotte last week.
