
New Orleans Homecoming
2002-01-01 · 105 min · ★ 8.0
In a city known for its jazz and its blues, the Homecoming Friends share the gospel with New Orleans concertgoers. As these southern saints go marching in to the Saenger Performing Arts Center, a landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, familiar Homecoming faces and some new faces bring good news to those who have the blues.
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- Directors
- Luke Renner
- Production companies
- Gaither Television Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Bill GaitherHimself, GVB
Jake HessHimself
Terry BlackwoodHimself
Mark LowryHimself, GVB
Guy PenrodHimself, GVB
David PhelpsHimself, GVB
Roy LewisHimself
Claude HopperHimself, The Hoppers
Connie HopperHerself, The Hoppers
Dean HopperHimself, The Hoppers
Kim HopperHerself, The Hoppers
Russ TaffHimself
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