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Doors to the multilingual mega church, with English, Spanish, Creole and French services, opened with much fanfare before a crowd of community members, elected leaders, community advocates and pastors traveling near and far to support Toussaint. Its ribbon-cutting ceremony coincided with the church’s annual 40 Days of Fasting program and a 10-day conference, which has seen well over 4,000 nightly attendees this week. 

       What has evolved through generations are distinctive patterns of steps never to be confused with liturgical, classical, or colloquial dancing. These steps, thought to have evolved from African worship traditions, are often referred to as the holy dance or merely shouting.