African Children’s Choir
Photo courtesy of africanchildrenschoir.com.
Outdoor Odyssey Will host the African Children’s choir October 25th-29th
We are thrilled to share that Outdoor Odyssey will be hosting the African Children’s Choir from October 25-29 During this time, Choir #55 will perform at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown on Tuesday, October 28th at 7:00PM.
We encourage our mentoring program participants and members of the community to attend the performance and support the African Children’s Choir!
OCT. 27: Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, University of Pittsburgh Johnstown (450 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA 15904)
On Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, University of Pittsburgh Johnstown will welcome the internationally acclaimed African Children’s Choir for their inspiring new tour, Light Your World.
This isn't just a concert—it is a uniquely immersive, high-energy worship experience. Featuring beautiful new costumes, video storytelling, and the driving heartbeat of live African instrumentation, the children will lead us on a journey of faith. The Light Your World tour beautifully weaves traditional African songs of praise with the rich heritage of Gospel hymns and spirituals. From the joy-filled energy of "River of Life" and an "Oh Happy Day" dance fusion, to the reflective beauty of "Amazing Grace" and "Steal Away", this night offers powerful moments for the entire congregation to worship together.
In spite of the hardships that have touched their early lives, these children shine with the light of the Gospel, offering a performance that beautifully displays the dignity and limitless potential of each child.
Event Details:
When: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Cost: Free admission (A free-will offering will follow the concert)
Your generosity during the free-will offering supports the life-changing work of the Music for Life Institute. For more than four decades, Music for Life has run vital relief and development programs in seven African countries. To date, they have educated over 54,000 children and impacted hundreds of thousands of communities, breaking the cycle of poverty through the power of education and song.
In 2015, our founder traveled to four countries in Africa to meet with the founder of the Africa Children’s Choir (ACC) with the hopes of crafting a leadership development and mentoring program for some of the most disenfranchised children in the world. The goal of this effort was similar to Outdoor Odyssey’s signature mentoring program— raise the performance level of young students within the ACC to increase their ability to succeed in school and become change makers in their respective countries.
Our founder ranks the founder of the ACC as one of the most impressive people he has ever met, with the African children within the program easily competing for the most inspiring. Through the work of Outdoor Odyssey and the African Children’s Choir, African Odyssey was created.
Since the 2015 creation of African Odyssey, active mentoring programs have been created in Uganda and Keyna. Representatives of the ACC from the above countries spent extended periods of time at Outdoor Odyssey to gain firsthand experiences of practices and protocols to bring back to their home program.
Mobile training teams comprised of wounded warriors, team leaders and volunteers from Semper Fi Odyssey have traveled to Africa with Outdoor Odyssey staff members to conduct special training sessions to reinforce the mentoring effort.
