{"id":139,"date":"2026-02-24T01:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirsty-kepler.87-106-74-5.plesk.page\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:05:24","slug":"concerts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mustardseedsongs.org.uk\/index.php\/concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"139\" class=\"elementor elementor-139\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa7092 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fa7092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405d486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"405d486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/mustardseedsongs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Concertstop-1024x332.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustardseedsongs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Concertstop-1024x332.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustardseedsongs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Concertstop-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mustardseedsongs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Concertstop-768x249.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mustardseedsongs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Concertstop-1536x499.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mustardseedsongs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Concertstop-2048x665.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2b7e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee2b7e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mustard Seed Songs first concert was on October 27th 1998 which was a private occasion in a Drama room of Crofton School, Stubbington. This was \u00a0to celebrate the 90th birthday of Reverend Robert Milliken who, with his son Bob Milliken, led Ken Shearsmith to faith.<\/p><p>\u00a0This was followed by numerous concerts at Holy Rood church, Stubbington, St Mary\u2019s Church, Portchester, St Edmond\u2019s church, Stubbington, the Assembly Rooms Chichester Oasis church, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Baptist church and Hereford Cathedral.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34be7d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34be7d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235e7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"235e7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=IDzQHfFo8-Q&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9294c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9294c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a3f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"79a3f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=xQfjV5IrOVk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c036d50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c036d50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b362cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2b362cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Wrb-w97Bh7Y&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709fca8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"709fca8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b66748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7b66748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=T1sre73BSjA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf32e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf32e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although the Mustard Seed\u2019s Musicals had now mainly superseded concerts, there was one produced at Kings church, Portsmouth in 2018 which featured the Portsmouth Gospel Choir and the cast of Risen! 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