Larnelle Harris among emPOWER conference guests

Larnelle Harris, winner of numerous Grammy and Dove awards, will be a featured musician at the emPOWER Conference, sponsored by the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Feb. 9-10 at the Arlington Convention Center.

Harris will join Christian leaders such as Henry Blackaby, Jack Graham and Zig Ziglar at the conference?formerly known as the State Evangelism Conference.

The Kentucky native has performed several times at The White House, has performed at Carnegie Hall and was the featured soloist prior to the 2000 vice presidential debate. In 1999 Harris was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from Campbellsville University in Campsbellville, Ky.

Among his Grammy Awards includes a duet version of “I’ve Just Seen Jesus” with Sandi Patty.

For more information on the emPOWER Conference, call the SBTC office at 972-953-0878 or toll free at 877-953-7282. For lodging group rates, see the hotel list below and state that you are attending the emPOWER Conference when making reservations.

The conference hotels are as follows:

• Wyndham Arlington, 1500 Convention Center Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011. Call 1-800-442-7275 for reservations or go to www.wyndham.com. Use group code: 0208650SB.

• La Quinta Inns, 825 N. Watson Rd., Arlington, Texas 76011. Call 1-800-453-7909 for reservations.

• Baymont Inn & Suites, 2401 Diplomacy Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011. Call 817-633-2400 for reservations.