BY IRIS B. HOLTON
Sentinel City Editor

This weekend, the family of Mr. Robert Jacobs, Sr., will host a two-day gospel celebration in honor of his 85th birthday.

The celebration for Mr. Robert Jacobs, Sr., will take place at BRYCG Christian Center, 25001 W. Rio Vista Avenue, in Tampa. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Mr. Jacobs continued to sing. In 1974, he formed the Spiritual Revivals, which included Rochester Jacobs, Eugene Jacobs, and Raymond Jacobs, G. Shivers, Tolbert, and others.

Mr. Jacobs has performed with such gospel singers as Shirley Caesar, the Mighty Clouds of Joy, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and others.

His wife, Mrs. Juanita Jacobs, and children, Robert, Jr., Rochester, Noretta Jacobs Shrivers, and Jerome Jacobs, will host Gospel Singing on Saturday, and a Mini Gospel Concert and Anointing Transference Service, on Sunday.