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They will perform oldies, barbershop style, pop tunes and more.<\/p>\n<p>Composers\/arrangers include Dick Sharon, Moses Hogan and group member Michael Swartzendruber.<\/p>\n<p>They will conclude their trip by singing at the biennial conference of Mennonite Church USA to be held July 4-9 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>The itinerary follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 26, 9 a.m., Chicago (Ill.) Community Mennonite Church;<\/li>\n<li>June 26, 7 p.m., First Mennonite Church of Iowa City, Iowa;<\/li>\n<li>June 30, 7 p.m., First Mennonite Church, Middlebury, Ind.;<\/li>\n<li>July 1, 7 p.m., Central Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio;<\/li>\n<li>July 3, 10:25 a.m., Chestnut Ridge Mennonite Church, Orrville, Ohio; and<\/li>\n<li>July 3, 7 p.m., Beaverdam Mennonite Church, Corry, Pa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along the way, the group will be doing manual labor and music with campers June 27 at Crooked Creek Christian Camp, Washington, Iowa, and June 28 at Menno Haven Camp &amp; Retreat Center, Tiskilwa, Ill.<\/p>\n<p>Bellacord members are: Michael Swartzendruber, Kalona, Iowa; Stephen Kniss, Chicago, Ill.;  Andrew (Drew) Kirk, Harrisonburg; Dustin Good, Harrisonburg; Andrew Derstine, Souderton, Pa.; Steve Rittenhouse, Green Lane, Pa.; Braydon Hoover, Elizabethtown, Pa.; Matt Dean, Harrisonburg; Mike Bruner, Wauseon, Ohio; Benjamin Bergey, Perkasie, Pa; Michael Spory, Boswell, Pa.; and Wilson Roth, Lancaster, Pa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBellaccord,\u201d an all-male acapella ensemble of Eastern Mennonite University students, will present musical programs in six congregations in four states on a week-long tour. 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