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Sandi is the most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history, with 40 Dove Awards. She was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and as an Indiana Living Legend in 2007. She has released over 30 albums, including her latest album “Everlasting” exclusively at Target Stores, through Somerset, Ltd. “Everlasting” features notable hymns and songs of worship in an intimate and acoustic setting. Her debut full length symphonic pops album “Broadway Stories”, conducted by Maestro Jack Everly, was released on October 18, 2011 to rave reviews.

Sandi was introduced to the world with her rendition of The Star Spangled Banner during the rededication of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Virtually overnight she became one of the country’s best-loved performers. Her version of the national anthem has become synonymous with patriotic celebration, including performances at “A Capitol Fourth” with the National Symphony, the Indianapolis 500, the Dedication of the Camp David Chapel, and ABC’s Fourth of July Special.

While her thirty-year career is heavily rooted in the gospel music industry, Sandi has had the opportunity in more recent years to extend her career outside the genre. Sandi has performed with symphonies across the country, including the New York Pops, Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Dallas Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Houston Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. She also headlined the title role in sold out performances of the musical “Hello, Dolly!” with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, co-starring Tony Award winner Gary Beach in January 2012.

In addition to her prolific musical career, Sandi is also an accomplished author. For the bestseller Broken on the Back Row, Sandi received the 2006 Silver Angel Award. As an author of seven books, her other titles include Life in the Blender, Falling Forward, Layers, and her forthcoming book, The Edge of the Divine. Her down-to-earth style and sturdy common sense have endeared her to Women of Faith® audiences, with whom she has traveled with since 2005. She’s an example to all of us of the freedom that comes from learning how to move on, learning from her mistakes and letting God use her in any circumstance.

“I am grateful for the many opportunities God has given in my life and how He has allowed me to spread my wings,” says Sandi. “Singing is my way to tell my story of hope, life, and love.”

Sandi and her husband, Don, have eight children. They currently reside in Indianapolis, IN.

Throughout Don and Sandi’s marriage, while raising a blended family of eight children, Don also joined Sandi on numerous concert dates and symphony appearances including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Evansville Pops, Oklahoma City Pops and their hometown favorite, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Jack Everly.

Don’s greatest joy is singing with Sandi and the kids. The family appeared on the farewell Women of Faith tour in 2016 and have been special guests for the perennial favorite Christmas show, “Yuletide”, with Maestro Jack and the ISO multiple times. Don and the kids joined Sandi on her last large US Tour, “Forever Grateful” spanning 2017-18 with lots of fun and bus rides together.

Music has always been an avenue of ministry for Don. He served a decade as Chapel Worship Pastor at Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There he directed the “Simple & Sacred” Chapel service.

Don and Sandi now make their home in the Indianapolis area where they love this new empty nest phase of life. They stay busy with grandkids locally as well as traveling to see other grands in five different states. And with their ever-growing family, there’s still a song in their hearts.

Due to the debilitating effects of Crohn’s Disease, Lew was unable to return to the stage with the Statlers, and Jimmy was hired as a permanent replacement in August of 1982.

Fortune quickly lived up to his name. He wrote the group's second No. 1 hit, "Elizabeth," on their 1983 album Today, and followed that with two more No. 1 hits--"My Only Love" (from 1984's Atlanta Blue) and "Too Much On My Heart" (from 1985's Pardners in Rhyme). Fortune also wrote the top-10 hit "Forever" from 1986's Four for the Show and co-wrote the top-10 hit "More Than a Name on a Wall" from 1988's The Greatest Hits.

Jimmy and The Statler Brothers were inducted into the GMA (Gospel Music Association) Hall of Fame on October 29, 2007, and inducted into the CMA (Country Music Association) Hall of Fame on June 29, 2008. Jimmy, as a solo artist, was inducted into the Virginia Musical Hall of Fame in 2018.

After The Statler Brothers retired on October 26, 2002, Jimmy seized the opportunity to launch a solo career to share new music with his fans. From 2002 to 2012 he recorded 4 solo albums until 2015 when Jimmy teamed up with the Gaither Music Group and recorded “Hits and Hymns” CD and DVD which debuted at #10 Billboard Country Album, #1 Southern Gospel, and #6 Billboard Contemporary Christian. The DVD debuted at #1 on Billboard Music Video charts. In 2017 he recorded “Jimmy Fortune Sings the Classics” on the Gaither Music label and in May 2019 they also released “God and Country” CD and DVD which won a Dove Award in 2020 for Country/Gospel/Roots Album of the Year.

In 2020 Jimmy joined his friends Ben Isaacs, Mike Rogers and Bradley Walker in recording a quartet style project that included a CD and DVD called Brotherly Love that debuted #16 Billboard (all genres) Top Album Sales on 9-19-20. They then named the group Brothers of the Heart and recorded two more CDs and DVDs.

Jimmy is currently living in Tennessee, writing, touring, and recording music.

Dr. Barfoot’s four devotional books, New Every Morning, Rise Up and Praise Him, Joy in the Morning, and, most recently, Enter His Gates, feature devotionals by 306 premiere worship pastors, ministers of music and Christian university professors across America.

Currently, he is CEO/president of Celebration Concert Tours, a Franklin, Tennessee–based choir travel company that takes choral groups on travel adventures, singing in the great venues of the world. Recent tours include Christmas in New York at Carnegie Hall (15 years), Worship in Washington at Kennedy Center (7 years), The Bethlehem Christmas Festival and the Music City Celebration at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville (5 years).

Dr. Barfoot is also CEO/president of CCT Music, a music publishing and recording company he founded in January 1999 that produces custom recordings for church choirs. CCT Music has produced and recorded more than 500 local church choirs since September 2000.

He most recently founded Celebration Ministry Staffing; a company dedicated to equipping the local church with the finest, most effective Ministry leadership.

Phil co-owns Studio 78 in Nashville, TN which has quickly become one of the most sought-after recording studios in Music City.

Dr. Barfoot holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Vanguard University and a Doctor of Literature degree from Southern California Theological Seminary. He resides in Brentwood, Tennessee, with his wife, Sheri. They have three children, Aaron, Adam and Amy and two of the best grandkids on the planet, Elise Ann and Austin Steven.

In 2014, Walker upset the establishment winning a seat in Congress and became the first member to be elected Chairman of the largest Caucus in Congress after only one term. Walker led the U.S. House on legislation to defund Planned Parenthood and also served as the ranking member on the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee.

In 2018, Congressman Walker was elected Vice Chair of the full Republican House Conference. In addition, Congressman Walker served five years as Co-Chair of the Prayer Caucus.

In March, Walker accepted President Trump’s request to serve as Faith Outreach adviser for the Republican National Committee.

Congressman Walker, and his wife Kelly, a Family Nurse Practitioner and flight trauma specialist, have been married for thirty-one years and have three children.

Additionally, Jay has worked with many artists, including Bill and Gloria Gaither, the Gaither Vocal Band, Kristen Chenoweth and VERITAS. For many years, Jay served as vice-president of Publishing at PraiseGathering Music Group composing and arranging some of Christian music's top-selling choral anthems. He is currently the Editor of the Medallion Music catalog for the Lorenz Corporation. Jay is one of the leading arrangers, orchestrators and producers in the choral print industry.

All of this has created a body of work that comprises more than four hundred octavos and over fifty best-selling choral musicals. He has also published works with the Shawnee Press School Market, Gaither Music Company, Word Music, Brentwood Music, Lillenas, Lifeway Worship and Integrity Worship. As a keyboard artist and arranger, Jay has many books & CD’s in print.

Most recently, Jay has taken the position of Artist in Residence at Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City. You’ll find him at the piano most Sunday’s - he loves the opportunity to be a part of a vibrant music department in such a thriving church.

Born and raised in Florida, the Gulf coast with its ocean waves and salt breezes is the place he likes best to recharge, the place that feels most like home. When he's not working, you might find him there with his family, reading a good book, drinking sweet tea with a twist of lime. Throw in some good barbecue, a slice of key lime pie or carrot cake and that's pretty much all he needs. And that too is worship.

Jay and Amy live in Edmond, Oklahoma. They are the parents of two children, Thatcher, living and working in Orlando, Florida with his wife, Ingrid, and Londyn, a social worker in the Edmond, Oklahoma school system.

Crossings celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2024. Marty has been on staff for 42 years—38 of them as Senior Pastor. Crossings has grown from a small church of 145 people to over 8,000 people attending weekly in one of our locations and another 8,000 online.

Marty received his undergraduate degree in Religious Studies and Sacred Music from Anderson University and in 2006 was granted an honorary doctorate of Divinity from the university. Marty and his wife, Kim, have been married 40 years; they have three grown children and five grandchildren who all live in the Oklahoma City area and are actively involved in Crossings Community Church.

According to Marty, the passage that best defines his years as a pastor is Ephesians 3:8: “Although I am less than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given to me: to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain the administration of this mystery…”

He and his wife, Amy, and their four children, have served churches in Ohio, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Jason and his choirs have recorded projects like Believe and God Hears with Integrity Music and His Grace, My Story and Light Has Come with Prism Music that are resources for churches around the world. As the son of Gospel Music Hall of Fame member, Roger Breland, Jason has a rich heritage in church music and is a featured teacher on college campuses and at conferences for training in worship leadership. With 250 members in his worship choir in Hendersonville and over 400 participants in the worship ministry, Jason is passionate about leading people of all ages into God’s presence with excellence, enthusiasm, and authenticity. For Jason, true worship is our response to God for who He is and for all that He has done for us.

Dr. Melton has leadership experience at the college/seminary level, including Western Seminary, Phoenix Seminary, and Arizona Bible College (now Arizona Christian University). For 25 years, James taught at Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, CA) serving as Department Chair and Dean of Communication & the Arts during his tenure as Professor/Director of Choral Activities. His various ensembles presented concerts throughout the U.S. and toured extensively throughout Europe, China, and South Korea. As a guest maestro at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center in NYC, most recently in 2019, James has conducted major works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Vivaldi, as well as premieres of contemporary works by Dan Forrest, Ola Gjeilo, and Rosephayne Powell. His ensembles have 27 recording projects to their credit.

James earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Music/Conducting from Arizona State University as well as the Master of Music degree in Conducting, and received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Oklahoma Baptist University. He has over 45 years’ experience leading worship ministries in churches of various denominations - including St. Andrews Presbyterian (Newport Beach), Newport-Mesa (CA), Scottsdale Bible (AZ), Mt. View Baptist (Phoenix), University Baptist (Shawnee, OK), and Faith Baptist (Kailua, HI). He has composed and arranged music for Brentwood and Tempo Music, and also produced recordings for Hal Leonard, Fred Bock, Jubal House, and Pavane Music. He has served as a contributing editor for “The New Worship”: Straight Talk on Music and the Church, as well as “Leadership in Church Music” academic journal, and contributing to several yearly devotional books with Phil Barfoot.

Dr. Melton is a frequent clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor for regional and district festivals throughout the western U.S., as well as in Europe. James currently serves as CEO of Care4MORE (www.care4more.org.) and is passionate about cross-cultural missions, actively partnering with schools, churches, orphanages, and non-profits throughout S.E. Asia - notably in China, India, South Korea and the Philippines. James currently serves as an adjunct faculty member for Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, Immanuel Bible College (Cebu), and Bangalore Conservatory of Music (India).

He has performed opera roles and classic concerts around the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Europe. Daniel and his wife, Joely, had been married for fifteen years and were the founders of Daniely's Music School in Puerto Rico (2008-2012), which had more than 400 students in the first year. He was the Vice-President of the Preparatory School of the Conservatory of Music in PR in 2014. In 2015, he became a New Jersey resident and worked as Worship Director for the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church (Livingston, NJ), Trinity Covenant Church (Livingston, NJ), and the Immanuel Lutheran Church (Rutherford, NJ). In 2020, during the pandemic, Daniel was called to be the Worship and Creative Arts Director of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus, Nebraska, where he served for almost a year.

Daniel has more than eighteen years of experience playing the piano, leading worship, conducting orchestras, and coaching and directing church choirs and worship teams. In the Summer of 2024, he will be finalizing a Master of Arts in Music and Worship from Liberty University.

Donna Marie is the Director of Music Ministry at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Galloway, NJ. She began her work in Music Ministry at the age of 13 as an organist at her parish in Vineland, NJ. Receiving her BS and MM degrees in Music Education from West Chester University, West Chester, PA, she taught for 35 years as a Middle School Band / Choir Director, and General Music teacher for the Hamilton Township School District in Mays Landing, NJ, retiring in 2017.

Mrs. Berchtold was selected as a conductor for both the South Jersey Elementary Choral Festival, and South Jersey Junior High School Chorus. She founded and directs the St. Nicholas Aurora Victorian Carolers in Egg Harbor City, NJ.

Donna Marie was a 19-year member of the Jubilate Deo Chorale and Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Ron Matthews, and Msgr. Louis Marucci, where she served as Educational Outreach Advisor, Chorus Master, and Vocalist/Choreographer of featured ensembles which debuted at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Sony Center, and Kimmel Center. She traveled to Europe in 2012 as the piano accompanist for the American Music Abroad Gold Tour and has adjudicated at Stockton University’s High School Choral Festival.

She is an active member of the National Association for Music Education and the NJ Music Educators’ Association where she serves as the Middle School / Jr. High School Choral Festival Chairperson. Donna Marie is also a member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM), and a board member with NJTAPS, a group which provides volunteer buglers for Military Funeral Honors.

This concert week with Celebration Concert Tours will spiritually be motivating to her, as she honors her father and mother. Her dad served as a Radar Technician in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII where he was also instrumental in organizing an Orchestra which entertained the Troops in the European Theatre. Her mom, along with several young musicians from South Jersey traveled to Fort Dix, NJ to entertain the soldiers during WWII.

Donna Marie and her family are excitedly awaiting the birth of their first grandchild …. any day now!