Something in the Water festival Pop-Up Church lineup announced

Something in the Water has announced the lineup for its Pop-Up Church on April 30, which includes a 19-time Grammy winner and a member of the legendary Clark Sisters.

The Sunday gospel service is the final day of Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams’ three-day music festival. It’s open to the public and free. In 2019, around 2,500 people gathered to worship at the Pop-Up Church and more than 24 regional churches were represented.

This year’s lineup includes:

Kirk Franklin
Karen Clark Sheard and Bishop J. Drew Sheard
Cory Ashury
Chandler Moore
Koryn Hawthorne
Lecrae
Pastor Mike Jr.
Patrick Riddick and D’Vyne Worship
Ryan Horton
Tye Tribbett
The Virginia Aires
Voices Of Fire

The All Star Band — Adam Blackstone, Darrell Robinson and Morgan Turner — will provide the service’s music. Franklin, a 16-time Grammy winner, is a songwriter and rapper known for fusing his gospel music with an R&B and hip-hop sound.

The lineup for Something in the Water's gospel event the Pop-Up Church. (Courtesy of Something in the Water)

As a member of the Clark Sisters, Clark Sheard was part of one of the most successful female acts in gospel music and a major influence on contemporary gospel. In 1997, she went solo and continued the family legacy of creating chart-ranking hits.

Colin Warren-Hicks, 919-818-8138, colin.warrenhicks@virginiamedia.com

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If you go

When: Noon to 8 p.m. April 30

Where: 22nd Street and Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach

Tickets: Free

Details: somethinginthewater.com

Something in the Water announces lineup for free Pop-Up Church service

If you go