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As a child, Pastor Jerome Bell rode his bikes down Minnesota Avenue. He also used to play kickball in those streets. In a full-circle moment, gospel music industry insider Pastor Bell will officially take the helm of Grace Memorial Baptist...

There are lots of things happening in the DMV gospel community this week and beyond. Travis Malloy comes to town to showcase his new album, and a college choir celebrates Christmas gospel-style. Of course, the biggest event this week will...

Jared Sawyers is a proud fifth-generation native Washingtonian with roots in Georgetown. He attended D.C. public schools before his family moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, where he graduated from Montgomery Blair High School. Music is one of his great passions, and...

The live album from worship artists, Marcus and Carolina, "Our King"was released today, Friday, November 17. The album’s first song, “Consuming Flame" was released August 25 to rave reviews. On their website, the duo said of the album, “We are...

Love and inspiration can come from many places, but Merlon Devine’s love and inspiration to play music came from right inside his childhood home in Little Rock, Arkansas.  With a singing mother, a guitar-playing father, and nine siblings, Merlon eventually...

New Vizion (Honor in Song) is a Gospel Quartet group composed of nine uniquely talented born-again believers. This young and growing ministry is bringing their fresh and high-powered sound to every corner of the country as they tour and sing...

Dr. Brenda Jefferson   has a passion for music, and a creative ability to compose melodies for worship. Known as “The Pen of A Ready Writer,” her gifting of inciting scripture into song, has allowed her to feature and partner with...

The love of God is incomprehensible, inexhaustible and inescapable. Although February is known as the month of love for couples, Contemporary Gospel Artist Andrea René (formerly known as Andrea René Williams) is reminding believers and non-believers alike that the ultimate love...

As 2022 comes to an end, here are a few stories that grabbed our attention this year. Faith City Music releases fresh sound. Tim Bowman & Faith City Music produced a project that shifts concepts about worship: what it looks like,...

We are excited to announce our 7th Annual DMV Musicians and Singers Fellowship Banquet Honorees. The Banquet will take place Monday, January 23, 2023 at 7:00 pm ET at the Kettering Baptist Church Legacy Center. This will be a return...