Half of the proceeds from the National Philharmonic’s two performances of Messiah are being donated to help restore the historic Scotland African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Potomac that was burglarized and vandalized recently and was gravely damaged by a storm two years ago.

The performances will be held at the Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda on Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. The program features a cast of African American vocal soloists and the National Philharmonic Chorale.

Fifty percent of the proceeds from the performances at the Strathmore will go to the Second Century Project to raise funds for the restoration of the historic church. Tickets are available at the National Philharmonic’s website.