About the Band

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The Bittersweet Gospel Band began as an extension of Bittersweet Ministries, at the time a rehabilitation home for men in East Los Angeles. The home, founded by Pastor Gilbert Romero, was a half-way house, a safe place, where men young and old could find stability, self-discipline and healing from their broken lives as gang members, drug users, alcoholics,and the abuse they suffered from the hands of others. Pastor Gilbert came out of this same world when God called him to ministry. In the mid-1990's, the Band began to minister to the main stream of the Church of the Brethren, and to other denominational and non-denominational churches as well, with a focus on reaching out to youth and breaking down walls of cultural division. With the Band's music and Gilbert's preaching, Bittersweet concerts take on a revival atmosphere. Pastor Gilbert is a dynamic speaker and presenter, as well as a smooth vocalist, percussionist, and songwriter. Joining him since 1997 is Pastor Scott Duffey, who plays guitar, sings, and also writes some of the music. Scott and Gilbert are from different worlds, but God has put them together as a model for intercultural ministry.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

SPRING TOUR 2016 HERE WE COME -
March 29, Tuesday, 7 PM, New Enterprise Church of the Brethren, PA.
March 30, Wednesday, 7 PM, Martinsburg Memorial Church of the Brethren, PA
March 31, Thursday, 7 PM, Bermudian Church of the Brethren, East Berlin, PA
April 1, Friday, 10:30 AM, Brethren Village Chapel, Lancaster, PA
April 1, Friday, 6:30 PM, Alpha Y Omego Church of the Brethren, Lancaster, PA
April 2, Saturday, 3 PM, Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren, PA
April 3, Sunday, 9:15 AM, Lititz Church of the Brethren, PA
April 3, Sunday, 1:30 PM, Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren, Quarryville, PA
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT LEAST ONCE!  WE'LL HAVE OUR CDS, AND TWO DVDS -
"Jesus In The Line," and our new release DVD "Cardboard Hotel" - filmed in Mexico.