Higher
Ground Music Ministries announced the release of their first live praise worship
recording, and the launch of their ministry organization.
Their debut album, Higher Ground: Live Praise, features 16 praise and worship songs recorded live during contemporary worship services at the Ambassador Auditorium.
Michael Hale, who served as full-time minister of music for the church in 1996 and 1997, is the worship leader and lead singer. Al Killebrew is the producer and Peter Hubner is coproducer.
The group consists of Craig Albright, Sue and Nathan Braden, Michael Hale, Kathy and Al Killebrew, Kim Meyerdierks, Terry Willhoite and Mitchell Vasseur.
The group is organized as a California nonprofit religious corporation, for the advancement of worship, outreach and evangelism.
For more information write to Higher Ground Music Ministries, P.O. Box 816, Monrovia, California, 91017-0816, call 1-626-357-1025 or send e-mail to highergmus@aol.com
Between
the Lines is a Los Angeles based contemporary Gospel vocal group made up of WCG members
Terri and David Harper and Michael North.
The group, which formed in 1990, exhibits a Rhythm and Blues sound with gospel overtones. They previously were signed with Valley Vue Records of Palm Springs.
Their first release received heavy play time in the South and East. Their latest album is Come Unto Me, a compilation of nine original compositions and two remakes.
For more information call 1-818-901-6566 or e-mail J4U@aol.com.
Since the closing of Ambassador University in 1997, Ross Jutsum, former chair of the Music Department, has been conducting worship services and seminars across the United States, and in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
Dr. Jutsum has completed two new recordings. The first, Rivers of Living Water, is a collection of original songs of praise and worship.
The second, titled Silent Night, contains one hour of piano and orchestral arrangements of 25 Christmas carols.
Dr. Jutsum's eight CD collection, Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs is still available as is the last Ambassador choral and orchestral recording, God With Us.
For more information call toll-free 1-888-689-2294, send e-mail to SOTHeart@aol.com or write to State of the Heart Music Ministry, 1100 Valley View Ave., Pasadena, California, 91107. Their website is http://members.aol.com/SOTHeart
Oasis Praise Band, comprised of WCG members, is a Southern California praise team that facilitates worship for the WCG and other community churches.
Oasis has founded OPB Music Ministries, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the unification of Christians, as well as reaching out to the unsaved, through the power of praise and worship music.
In addition to being regularly scheduled at their home church in Pasadena, Oasis led worship at Festival '98 in Palm Springs, the pastors wives conference in Los Angeles, contemporary services for the First Nazarene Church in Corona and other events.
Oasis Praise Band provides a praise and worship benefit concert each year at the Fall Festival. Proceeds are used to benefit charities. This year at Festival '98 in Palm Springs, OPB Music Ministries captured this event live, and the release of Come Celebrate Christ is available on video, CD and cassette.
Call OPB Music Ministries at 1-818-243-9397 or visit their website at www.oasispraiseband.com
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