Choral performances benefiting some of Africa’s most vulnerable children will be held next weekend at Vicksburg First Church of the Nazarene.

The African Children’s Choir, an internationally-acclaimed group of youths who blends singing, dancing and storytelling, will perform March 19 at 7 p.m. and March 20 at 10:50 a.m.

The concert is free, the church having paid the choir’s appearance fee, but an additional free-will offering for the children will be collected, said the Rev. Charles Parish, pastor of the Wisconsin Avenue congregation.

The concert will feature children’s songs, traditional spirituals and contemporary tunes as well as lively African songs and dances.

The African Children’s Choir began 23 years ago with a focus on education. The organization works with several thousand underprivileged children throughout Africa.