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Ring of Faith
by Richard Horgan |
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11/5/2009 at 2:49:01 PM |
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Johnny Cash would probably have approved of Lifelink Memphis, the non-denominational and highly musical group that last year took over the site of his very first public performance. Even more so now that Pastor Joey Noffsinger and fellow congregation members at Galloway United Methodist have begun working on a documentary about the country icon’s 1953 bake sale, basement debut.
The stage where Cash first performed still stands and now sits next to a recording studio, all part of Lifelink’s melodious approach to matters of spirituality. For The Gospel According to Johnny, Noffsinger and co. have so far managed to interview the singer’s sister, Joan, as well as talk to several people who witnessed the Man in Black’s humble basement beginnings.
The documentary is being directed by local filmmaker John Michael McCarthy, who tells the Commercial Appeal that he has had to, at least for the time being, step away from the project to tend to the business of his sci-fi drama Cigarette Girl, which premiered in September. Again, given the subject matter of the latter, Cash would probably once again have approved.
Lifelink also makes use of its history-steeped musical facilities for a sideline educational arm, Visible School Music & Worship Arts College, with plans to erect an exhibit on the life and faith of Cash to go along with the Gospel doc. Meanwhile, podcasts of Noffsinger’s sermons are available for download via the church’s website.
[Photo courtesy of VisibleSchool.com]
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