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Gospel singers

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Gospel singers

The You Alone Chorus from the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa (CCCS) congregation in Māngere East, Auckland, practise for the Voices 2008 gospel choir competition. The low status of young people in traditional Pacific society has sometimes made it difficult for youth to have their voices heard in church affairs.

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Cluny Macpherson, Pacific churches in New Zealand – Challenges, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26731/gospel-singers (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Cluny Macpherson, published 21 February 2011.