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Doug Gabriel shares stage with his family in popular show By K.D. Michaels, Staff Writer Doug Gabriel is one of Branson’s most popular entertainers. Now in his 36th year in Branson, Gabriel has been entertaining since the age of two and performing professionally since he was twelve. Gabriel is now in his 26th season of headlining his own show, now part of the stellar lineup of shows at the Branson Famous Theatre. “I had a band in Iowa and traveled all around the country, as the lead-in for a lot of big-name artists,” said Gabriel. “But I never saw my wife at all. My grandfather
Famous Impressions Show: Las Vegas show opens in Branson! Page 2
The cast of The Doug Gabriel Show
Online Piano Lessons:
Now available in Branson area Page 9
Meet Toad:
French Bulldog dressing for Halloween Page 14
WEATHER...page 25 Windy and warmer for the upcoming week
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kept telling me about a place called Branson. I’d never heard of it. But Chisai Childs knew me from her show in Grapevine, Texas. I found out she had a show here, so I came and auditioned.” Childs was a popular Branson entertainer, known for her flair for show business, and credited for putting Branson on the map and bringing a long list of entertainers to town. Unfortunately, Gabriel wasn’t hired by Childs, so he returned to his home state of Iowa.
SEE DOUG GABRIEL, PAGE 12
Worship Revival Church planting began with October 9 service By Brenda Meadows Staff Writer Pastors Doc and Mary Murphy and, their ‘daughter-by-love,’ Shayla Hastings have come to the Branson area to plant a church. They are meeting at 6:30 p.m. every Friday at 328 State Highway BB in Hollister. They officially had their first regular service October 9 as Worship Revival Church. “We are still in pre-launch phase,” Pastor Doc said. “We rented a building, and we are still fixing it up. We haven’t officially started the church. During this time, we are developing relationships, meeting new people and trying to establish
a core group of people through our monthly meetings.” Worship Revival Church is described as a nondenominational, spirit-filled church. “Some would call us a Pentecostal/ Charismatic/Faith Church,” he said. Pastor Doc said their prime objective for coming to Branson, as in all the churches they have birthed, is ‘actual’ revival. “Our goal is to establish a place of revival for believers and help win the lost to Jesus and to get the backslider back into a great relationship with the Father,” he said. SEE WORSHIP, PAGE 5
Pastors Doc and Mary Murphy and, their ‘daughter-by-love,’ Shayla Hastings have come to the Branson area to plant Worship Revival Church that meets at 6:30 p.m. Fridays at 328 State Highway BB in Hollister. Their plans were to officially have their first regular service October 9 as Worship Revival Church.
