Children’s choir from Kampala, Uganda, to perform at Vermont Street United Methodist Church

UPDATE: Church officials said Wednesday the choir’s performance has been canceled and they hope to reschedule.

QUINCY — The Watoto Children’s Choir will perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at Vermont Street United Methodist Church, 818 Vermont.

The Watoto Children’s Choir is a group of African children’s choirs based in Kampala, Uganda, at Watoto Church that tours internationally. Each choir is composed of about 18 to 22 children from Uganda. Their tours raise money, as well as awareness, for the Watoto orphanages in Kampala.

More than 100 choirs have toured the world during the past 25 years. They have performed for the president of the United States and visited almost every major parliament.

For more information about the Watoto Children’s Choirs, visit https://www.watoto.com/choir/