News and Happenings

Career Change for Marc Ivey

Lynchburg VA-After much prayer and Godly counsel, Marc Ivey, who is based known and remembered for his time with The Greenes, proudly announces the start of a brand new solo music career. “I have sought the face of God for several months when it comes to stepping out on a platform by myself. I find a lot of comfort in singing with groups, but I believe that God has specifically ordered my steps for such a time as this! I value so much the advice I have sought from my pastor Dr. Jerry Falwell as well as many other pastors, artist and friends associated with the Gospel ministry. This truly is a huge step of faith!” Marc has been singing now for over 16 years and has shared the stage with many of Christian music’s most renowned artist, such as Newsong, Natalie Grant, The Crabb Family, The Greenes, The Perry’s and the list goes on and on. He will also be making frequent appearances on The Old Time Gospel Hour with Dr. Falwell. “As I start on this new and exciting journey, I’ll be booking dates for the rest of 2006-07” Marc is currently in the studio recording two new projects slated for release in April and May. “I am looking so forward to singing and sharing about the love of God anywhere and everywhere I can.” You can contact Marc by calling 434 426-9155 or, come and visit his brand new web site at http://www.marcivey.com for more information on his ministry.

Local Southern Indiana Artist Loses Family In Tragic Fire

SHOALS, Ind. - Solist Judith Montgomery and her husband Marold suffered a tragic loss Saturday March 11 when a house fire possibly sparked by a wood-burning stove killed a Marolds brother, Rodney Montgomery and his wife Beth along with Rodney and Beths 4 young children.

The couple and their children died early Saturday, shortly after they returned from a trip to Missouri, officials and relatives said.

The bodies of Rodney and Beth and their 6 month old baby Jackson were found near a side door on the first floor, said Indiana State Police First Sgt. Jeff Franklin. They appeared to have been overcome by smoke as they struggled to escape the house, located in a rural forested valley crisscrossed by streams and gravel roads in a rural area of southwestern Indiana.

The bodies of Austin, 11; Ariana, 9; & Trenton, 6; were found in a first-floor bedroom.

70 year old Stanley Montgomery, Marolds and Rodneys father said his son (Rodney) and his family had returned Friday night from a trip to Missouri and called to let him know they had made it home all right.

When he heard about the fire, he ran to his son's home nearby but found no one outside as it burned. He realized all six had perished when the garage walls collapsed and he saw the family's two cars still parked inside.

"When I knew they were in there, I knew there was no hope," Montgomery said.

The fire appears to have originated near a wood-burning stove, Franklin said. There was no sign of foul play. The fire was reported just before 4 a.m. Officials were still investigating Saturday. The home was about 90 miles southwest of Indianapolis.

Judith Montgomery website http://www.judithmontgomeryministries.com/

Dynamic Family Group The Yoder Family Announces West Coast

The Yoder Family is excited to announce their tour of the west coast beginning March 22. This exciting group will be doing concerts in West Texas, California and Arizona over a 5 ½ week period. The Yoder Family has been in full time ministry for 6 years and in December had the honor of performing at the White Houses’ annual Pageant of Peace in Washington, D.C. They also enjoyed the success of a number one song on the God’s Country Charts as well as internationally. Their Amish-Mennonite background provides unique, grassroots harmonies that along with a variety of live instruments they each play make them a must-see event! Even more than their talent is their heart for ministry and passionate desire to see souls touched. Some of the dates on their tour consist of prisons and Teen Challenges’ along the way. For more information on The Yoder Family visit their website at http://www.theyoderfamily.net .

The Freemans TBN apperance

The Freemans and Misty Freeman will appear on TBN's Praise the Lord program Friday March 10th at 9pm Central 10pm Eastern time. They will be performing songs off of there "Very Best of" prodject. Jeremiah Yocom joined The Freemans during they're set and brought the house down. Tune in for a wonderful "Praise the Lord" this Friday.

Jubilee! Talent Signs Scott Wilemon To Artist Roster

Tupelo, MS - Newly formed Jubilee! Talent has signed soloist Scott Wilemon to a non-exclusive booking agreement.

“I am so excited about taking on Scott,” says Micah Lambert, president of Jubilee! Talent. “A lot of people in the industry already know Scott from his days with Benson/RiverSong, Chapel Music Group and Judd House Inc. Scott was the radio promotions guy at both Benson/RiverSong and Chapel Music Group and also worked with the country duo The Judds during his time with Judd House.”

Scott has a rich, full voice and he pours his heart into every song he sings. His current project is self-titled. He is currently available for concerts at churches and venues everywhere. Scott also does a bit of song writing. Lately, he had been collaborating with Daywind writer, Marty Funderburk.

For any information on Scott visit his website at http://www.tswilemon.com or http://www.jubileetalent.com .

Aaron Wilburn and Heritage Road Join “Love Finds a Cure Tour 2006”

Christian comedian Aaron Wilburn and National recording artist Heritage Road have teamed up to help a very worthy organization, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, through the “Love Finds a Cure” Tour 2006. Aaron and Heritage Road invite everyone to join them at Landmark Baptist Church of Cincinnati for a “free” night of music and laughter on Friday, March 24, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. The church is located 1600 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. Donations will be received the night of this event and will go directly to St. Jude to further research against devastating childhood diseases.

Aaron Wilburn and Heritage Road are excited about this event as they believe in St. Jude’s mission. It costs St. Jude over $1 million dollars a DAY to operate, but no child is turned away. Children at St. Jude are admitted and treated without regard for their families’ ability to pay.

“This is such a great opportunity for us to join hands with Aaron to benefit the children of St. Jude,” states James Upchurch, President of Scooter Music Ministry, Inc. and Heritage Road Management.

If interested in bringing the “Love Finds a Cure” Tour 2006 to your location, contact James Upchurch with Scooter Music Ministry, Inc., at (812) 689-4419 or by e-mail .

Please join us for an evening of fun to show that “Love Finds a Cure”.

Tour dates Scheduled;
3/24/06- LandMark Baptist of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, Ohio. 7pm.
6/9/06- Lufkin Civic Center; Lufkin,TX. 7pm.

Misty Freeman tapes Discovery Channel Special

Misty and her fiancé Bryce Callaway just wrapped up taping a special for the Discovery Channel. The Specials topic was on True Love Waits.

Misty and Bryce were chosen out of many couples for the show.

Misty states "Bryce and I didn't even put in for the show. A good friend of ours that we are in Bible study with works with Rebecca St. James and she was appearing on the show. So he was in contact with the producers and they had stated that they were just not finding the right couple for the interview. Everyone that they had interviewed had only maybe been dating a few months or were married. They were looking for a couple that knew each other well but were still in the waiting stage. So our friend thought of us right away."

The Discovery channel came and spent two days with Misty and Bryce following them around in their everyday life and asking very detailed questions about their relationship.

Bryce stated "It was encouraging to get to talk to millions of people about abstaining from sex in our relationship. It was good to hear from the guys from The Discovery Channel that they thought it was cool that Misty and I were able to talk about our relationship so openly. Misty and I have a great time hanging out with the guys and getting to know them. It was also very exciting watching them set up to film us and how that all worked."

Misty said "We were really excited about sharing about our relationship and how we came to making this choice. We were able to share with them how our love for the Lord is what is most important to us and how we strive to live our lives in a way that is pleasing to Him. Our prayer before we taped was that the Lord would use us to be a witness to everyone watching and working on this show. That they would see us as real people who deal with real life just like everyone else but because of our personal relationship with Christ we have His Grace to live out our Love for Him in obeying His Word."

This program is to air in February. Check your local listings. To keep up with Misty and her upcoming new cd release go to http://www.MistyFreeman.com Misty and Bryce Callaway will be married on May 13th 2006 in Nashville, TN

http://www.BryceandMisty.com

New Release from “Two His Glory” Coming Soon!

Two His Glory, the southern gospel duet from Bell Buckle, TN has been back in the studio at Upfront Studio's in Nashville completeing work on their latest project "Give Him Praise". Produced by Troy Peach this highly anticipated project will feature eight original songs written by Steven & Cecelia and two old time favorites. The release date for this project has been set for November 1st, 2005. Visit http://www.twohisglory.com for the latest information as well as contact information, availability, or to request a promotional packet.