Charles Billingsley (musician)

Charles Billingsley (born January 7, 1970 in Clovis, NM) is a Christian singer, worship leader, songwriter, speaker and author. He is the worship leader at Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, CA[1].

Career

Billingsley began his solo career the day after he graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 1992. After two years, he joined the Christian Contemporary Music group NewSong. In 1994, they released People Get Ready featuring "Arise My Love." That album had four number one hits. After two years with NewSong, Charles left to pursue a solo career, averaging 200 concerts a year.[2][3]

In 2002 Billingsley became the worship pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church, as well as the artist-in-residence at Liberty University.[4] In 2005, Billingsley moved to San Diego, California to work with Dr. David Jeremiah at the Shadow Mountain Community Church, home of Turning Point Ministries.

After two years in SanDiego, Billingsley returned to Thomas Road Baptist Church where he resumed his position of worship leader and served on the advisory council of the Center for Worship at Liberty University. In 2011, he helped launch a new publishing company, Red Tie Music, that is a partnership with Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University. On May 14 2017 Billingsley announced he would be returning to Shadow Mountain Community Church to work with Dr. David Jeremiah as worship pastor.[5]

In July 2017, Billingsley became the worship pastor at Shadow Mountain Community Church. Billingsley still travels throughout the year as a worship leader for the Women of Joy, Gridiron Men and Celebrator's conferences as well as a solo concert artist.

Discography[6]

1992 Choice of a Lifetime Crest Music
1993 Until Then Crest Music
1994 People Get Ready (with NewSong) Benson
1997 Change Crest Music
1997 Charles Live! Crest Music
1998 Between the Now and Then Pamplin Music
1998 Grateful Heartsdagger EMI
2000 Great Choirs of Americadagger
2000 Marks of the Mission Pamplin Music
2001 Reflections Crest Music
2002 Celtic Crydagger Discovery House
2002 What's It All About?dagger Discovery House
2003 Secret Conversation Perpetual Entertainment Group
2003 Toddler Lullabiesdagger Discovery House
2004 American Worship Gatheringdagger Worship Alliance
2004 We Bless Your Name Perpetual Entertainment Group
2007 Better than Lifedagger Discovery House
2007 Christmas Crest Music
2007 Enduring Treasures Crest Music
2008 Classics Crest Music
2008 Hope, Love and Music Crest Music
2009 Extraordinary Women Live Worship EWomen
2009 God of the Ages Red Tie Music
2009 Thomas Road Worship Red Tie Music
2010 Women of Joy: Weekend of Praise Red Tie Music/PWM
2011 Never Forsaken Crest Music
2012 20 Crest Music
2013 In Concert Crest Music/InPop
2014 Only Jesus Crest Music
2016 Right Here StowTown
2017 It's Christmastime Again Crest Music

References

  1. ↑ "Shadow Mountain Community Church - San Diego, CA". www.shadowmountain.org. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  2. ↑ "charlesbillingsley.com". Charles Billingsley Bio.
  3. ↑ "Charles Billingsley - Marks (cont.)". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Charles Billingsley". www.cbn.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  5. ↑ "Search results for: 'charles billingsley'". redtiemusic.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  6. ↑ "Music". www.charlesbillingsley.com. Retrieved 2017-08-10.


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