IN TOUCH WITH SANCTUS REAL

9/6/2008
Slug: REL Sanctus06p Date: 09/04/2008 The Blade/Andy Morrison Location: Toledo Caption: Sanctus Real lead singer Matt Hammitt works the crowd during a concert at CedarCreek Church, Thursday, 09/04/2008. Band members are Matt Hammitt, lead vocals; Chris Rohman, guitar (curly black hair); Mark Graalman, drums; Dan Gartley, bass, and Pete Prevost, guitar. Concert starts at 7 but there are 2 opening bands; 8 pm is approx start time for Sanctus Real.
Slug: REL Sanctus06p Date: 09/04/2008 The Blade/Andy Morrison Location: Toledo Caption: Sanctus Real lead singer Matt Hammitt works the crowd during a concert at CedarCreek Church, Thursday, 09/04/2008. Band members are Matt Hammitt, lead vocals; Chris Rohman, guitar (curly black hair); Mark Graalman, drums; Dan Gartley, bass, and Pete Prevost, guitar. Concert starts at 7 but there are 2 opening bands; 8 pm is approx start time for Sanctus Real.

Lead singer Matt Hammitt of Sanctus Real reaches out to the audience of 1,000 as the band s guitarist Chris Rohman jams in the background.

The five-person Christian rock group from Toledo launched its national We Need Each Other tour at CedarCreek Church in Perrysburg Thursday night and will play a benefit concert for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition tomorrow night at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania.