In celebration of the second anniversary of Pastor La’Tresa Jester of the Gideon Missionary Baptist Church in Tucson, Arizona, a concert featuring Crystal Aikin the winner of BET’s Sunday Best.

In January 2008, Jester was installed as the first African American Female Baptist Pastor recognized in the state of Arizona through the National Baptist Convention, USA, she is the Senior Pastor of Gideon Missionary Baptist Church. Jester is the visionary behind a local Christian book club “Privileged” and serves on the board of Women in the Desert, Never the Same Ministries, Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) and the National Baptist Convention Disaster initiative. She also devotes time as a community member on several non-profit boards for community development.

When Crystal Aikin boarded a plane in her hometown Tacoma, Washington, bound for Los Angeles to participate in a singing competition, she had no idea that this would be the opportunity that would change her life forever. A registered nurse with an anointed singing voice, Aikin hadn’t even heard about the show when a woman who didn’t know Crystal personally but had heard her sing tracked her down and encouraged her to audition.

The competition was Black Entertainment Television’s first all gospel talent show Sunday Best and, several weeks later, the church girl from the Pacific Northwest beat out some of the country’s best church singers to become the 2008 BET Sunday Best winner.

As the winner, this single sister with the pretty smile and bubbly personality who just loves to sing gospel and inspire people to worship God, received a major recording contract with Zomba Gospel, the largest gospel label in the world, and a 2008 Toyota Camry. She was beyond ecstatic and brimming with gratitude for the opportunity to spread the “good news” through song world-wide.

Now, with the release of her self-titled debut solo CD, she is poised to put her fresh, new sound on the gospel map.

Aikin will share the stage with comedian Traci Davis and local talent, songstress Danisea Jones.

The concert will be Saturday, November 6, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. at the Leo Rich Theatre at the Tucson Convention Center. Tickets are $40 for adults and $25 for children under 12. Call 1-800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.