The Blessed Hope Chapel Praise Team, from a small church in Simi Valley known as Blessed Hope Chapel, will be among the regional finalists to appear in the national finals competition of the "Exalting Him 2003 National Christian Talent Search" to be televised on Trinity Broadcasting Network at 3 and at 8 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 20. Check local listings for channels and times. Band members Dean and Tony Palacio also serve as the church worship directors.

The event is a nationwide talent search to find and showcase unsigned artists on the Christian music scene. Of more than 1,400 entries received from across the U.S., the Blessed Hope Chapel Praise Team was among sixteen finalists selected at regional competitions.