It has been two decades of doing music, and gospel artiste Celestine Donkor is set to celebrate the milestone at this year’s Celestial Praiz to take place at Victory Bible Church, Awoshie, Accra, on Friday, March 6.

The free admission event will start at 4:00 pm on the theme: ‘The Worship Encounter’.

Even though the 2020 VGMA Female Vocalist of the Year is yet to officially announce artistes billed on the day, she has started whetting the appetite of her followers by posting fliers and short videos on her social media pages.

This year’s event marks the 13th edition of Celestial Praiz, which started in 2010. It is the 13th edition because the event didn’t come off in 2013 due to the outbreak of Ebola in the sub-region and also in 2020 and 2021, following a ban on social gatherings to curtail the spread of COVID-19.

Thus, to celebrate her 20th anniversary in the gospel industry, Celestine and her team, headed by her husband/manager, Kofi Donkor, are positive about giving patrons a good show to mark the milestone.

“It has been 20 years of God’s goodness and guidance, especially with this work. And I can confidently say that I’ve come this far not by my strength but by God. He has seen me through all the highs and lows and today, Celestine Donkor is marking her 20th anniversary.

“It’s a big milestone for me and that is why my friends from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and, of course, Ghana will be there to support me. It’s going to be a powerful time in the presence of God.

“If patrons enjoyed glorious moments with previous editions of Celestial Praiz, then they should brace themselves for a deeper encounter,” she said.

Celestial Praiz has annually provided a stage for Gospel music lovers, ministers of God and Gospel musicians to have a fulfilled praise and worship time.

As the headline act, Celestine Donkor has consistently maintained her status as one of the most celebrated Ghanaian Gospel artistes, with a catalogue of hits such as Agbebolo, Edem, Enyonyoge Kokooko, Elolo looo, Only You and Favour Everywhere, among others.

Last year, Celestine Donkor was joined on stage by Edwin Dadson, Kweku Teye, Minister GUC of Nigeria and Zaza Mokhathi of South Africa.