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St. Mark Sanctuary Choir of Little Rock was the big winner in Tuesday night’s Verizon’s “How Sweet the Sound” gospel choir competition at FedExForum.

The group took top honors in the third annual edition of the competition, and will move on to the national finals in Washington in November.

St. Mark Sanctuary Choir of Little Rock, led by Darius Nelson, was named overall winner of Verizon’s ‘How Sweet the Sound’ competition at FedExForum on Tuesday.

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St. Mark Sanctuary Choir of Little Rock, led by Darius Nelson, was named overall winner of Verizon’s “How Sweet the Sound” competition at FedExForum on Tuesday.

More than 6,000 fans were at the Forum for the event, which was co-hosted by gospel stars Donald Lawrence and CeCe Winans. The program featured celebrity judges including Marvin Sapp, who graded eight area groups in the small/medium and large choir categories.

The People’s Choice award (determined by audience members participating in a text vote) was won by Music Ministry of the East from Mt. Moriah East, and the small choir category went to the Voices of Judah from Mt. Gilead, both of Memphis.

But it was the St. Mark Sanctuary Choir that came away with the top prize, winning the large choir title, and ultimately the evening’s overall competition.

The victory earned the group a $10,000 check in addition to a spot in the Nov. 13 finals, where they will face off against 12 other regional winners.

St. Mark also generated the largest charity donation to Verizon’s HopeLine program, which takes old cell phones and accessories and refurbishes them with profits going to local domestic violence organizations.

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