The Guthrie County Southern Gospel Sing prepares for their annual two day musical event this weekend. 

Spokeswoman Mary Porter says that this will be the 25th gospel sing will take place at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds Event Center in Guthrie Center on Friday from 3-8:30pm and on Saturday from 10am-7pm. Porter tells Raccoon Valley Radio that there will be 15 gospel quartets coming from all over the Midwest. 

“This year. We’ve got them coming from Illinois and Missouri and right here in Iowa. In the past, we’ve had them from Minnesota and Nebraska.”

Porter states that they get letters from participants about the  Guthrie County Southern Gospel Sing and how much it connects people from all over the nation. 

“Kind of like a big family reunion. Every year we have new people coming and we have people that have returned and we have people that have been there since the very first one.”

Admission is free for the Southern Gospel Sing but free will donations will be accepted. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chair.