{"id":7,"date":"2026-02-21T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmwa-montgomeryal.com\/2026\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:11:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gmwa-montgomeryal.com\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d42137 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d42137\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa81108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fa81108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Elsaw, Georgia Lee Stafford Black\u2019s dream became a reality, and the Montgomery Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America, Inc. was formed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f55eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1f55eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"mission\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921307f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"921307f\" 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><strong>MISSION<\/strong><\/p><p>This chapter is designed to inspire musicians and singers to improve the music in their churches. 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