The answer to the question people repeatedly ask Tami Shaub is yes.

Yes, the A-Team is holding a talent show this spring.

This year's production will be held Sunday, May 4, at 6 p.m. at Wesley Church, 1104 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville. There is no charge for admission. Freewill donations will be accepted.

The talent show will feature singing, skits, comedy acts, and a poem reading. Since it will occur on May 4, the A-Team has chosen the theme "May the Force of God Be With You." Shaub, A-Team director, who admits to never seeing a "Star Wars" franchise movie, said the theme will be intertwined in the show.

Except for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, the A-Team talent show is an annual event. "I've lost track of how many (years), but it's more than 10," Shaub said, noting that 300 people attended the first show.

Shaub's nephew Brandon LeFevre is known for springing surprises at the show, so he is reticent to disclose too many details. He did reveal he would be singing a duet with another A-Team member and performing a solo comedy act, with a commercial break in between.

"I like to make people laugh," LeFevre said. "It's awesome. I have fun up there."

Joseph Pyle and Steve Elinsky will be performing a duet of the Bon Jovi song "I Could Make a Living Out of Lovin' You." "It will be fun," Pyle said. "I get a little nervous, but I just smile and do my best."

Kimberly Gaus will sing the hymn "Trust and Obey." Being in front of an audience does not faze Gaus. "I don't mind it," she said. "I like it because I am singing to God."

Shaub said she is always wowed by what she sees. "I'm amazed by their talent and how many of them don't get nervous," she said. "In the beginning, they're a little hesitant. They look out and see everybody. And then when the crowd starts getting involved and laughing and dancing, then it's a big party."

Shaub promises, "It's going to be a fun night. People will laugh. They will be inspired. Sometimes we cry because we are so proud of them and the things they do and say."

The A-Team is a 501(c)(3) special needs ministry that is part of Joyfully Made Fellowship church, 75 Mt. Hope Road, Quarryville, where it moved two years ago.

"That has opened the doors for other families because now the word is really out about a special needs church," said Shaub. "Everybody says, 'A what? I've never heard that.' This is a unique ministry."

Shaub founded the ministry more than 15 years ago while working as a paramedic. She said it was a no-brainer. "My husband (Mike) and I have always had a soft heart for those with Down syndrome," she said. "I love kids."

It started at Wesley Church as a youth praise band made up of "typical" students and students with disabilities. "We were pretty good," said Shaub, who is also a singer. "The typical students grew up and moved away, and we had a core group of individuals who loved to sing, and most of them have special needs."

Seeking a name for the group, the students gave Shaub a list and then voted. A-Team was a unanimous selection. "When I asked them why they chose the A-Team, they didn't miss a beat and stated, 'Well, because we are awesome!'" Shaub said.

The A-Team, made up of people from all age groups, meets two Thursdays a month. Joyfully Made Fellowship holds a service each Sunday. The church is open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with the service sandwiched between fellowship and time for crafts. Shaub said that allows parents to drop off their son or daughter prior to or after attending another service in the community.

"The (students) enjoy having church together as opposed to when some of them go to church with their families, and it's hard for them to be quiet or still, and the music is too loud," she said. "They can just be themselves at church and in all the activities we do."

Shaub said she learned a lot by watching her sister, Jodi LeFevre, care for Brandon. "I got to see firsthand what they go through as a family with a special needs child," Shaub said. "I didn't know what that was like from their angle. That has helped me learn more about (what) parents need (and) what these students go through on an hourly basis."

A support group for parents and caregivers of students with disabilities meets on the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Joyfully Made Fellowship.

Shaub noted the idea for a talent show came after she saw a show featuring special needs students. "I thought, 'Why not try it? We can do this. We can pull this off,'" said Shaub.

For more information about the A-Team, the talent show, and Joyfully Made Fellowship, email tshaub@epix.net or follow the Facebook page "A Team - Joyfully Made Fellowship."