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It was an exciting weekend for Christian singer and songwriter Ryan Ofei.

The Ghanaian-Canadian artist from Ottawa, Ontario, took home the Juno Award for Contemporary Gospel/Christian Album of the Year for his album Restore.

This isn't his first time being awarded for his music. In 2021, Ofei joined the Atlanta-based collective, Maverick City Music as a songwriter and performer. He has since appeared on GRAMMY award winning albums and toured across the world. He released his debut solo album, ​​Restore in June 2024.

Winnipeggers' manners extended Rend Collective's Folk! Tour on Thursday night. 

While MyChurch Winnipeg was filled with the expected joyful sound of Rend Collective music, such as "Build Your Kingdom," "Good News," and "I Will Be Undignified," the group also shared some slower, powerful songs, including "Weep With Me."

Chris Llewellyn from Rend Collective shared that while the group loves leading joyful upbeat worship, that isn't always the situation that we find ourselves in. 

The following story is gruesome and some of the details may be triggering or traumatic to readers. Discretion is advised. 

A former children's church pastor in Kansas has just received his sentence from the courts after attempting to murder his wife and their children. 

Matthew Lee Richards formerly worked as a children's pastor at Crossroads Christian Church in Shawnee, Kansas. 

The lives of women and girls continue to be systemically devalued in Iran today. 

A new report is out from a UN fact-finding mission. It adds more evidence to the documentations of human rights violations surrounding Iran’s 2022 “Women, Life, Freedom” protests, some of which carry through even to today. 

Rend Collective is kicking off their Canadian portion of Folk! Tour in Winnipeg Thursday night. 

The band originally from Northern Ireland, wants to be known as a celebration band, worshiping for God’s Glory and fame.

For over 15 years, the group’s authentic and energetic style of worship has attracted an international audience, with career sales of more than 300,000 albums.

Some of their hits include, "My Lighthouse," "Counting Every Blessing," and "Build Your Kingdom."

Rend Collective is at MyChurch Winnipeg, 955 Wilkes Avenue, tonight at 7 p.m.

Winnipeg-based Gospel artist Bunmi Praise is set to release her latest single, Break Forth, a deeply personal song inspired by her struggles in early 2023.

Bunmi Praise shares that "Breakforth" was written during one of the most challenging seasons of her life, marked by job loss and emotional turmoil. Drawing strength from her faith, she found comfort in biblical passages such as Psalms 23 and Isaiah 58:8, which reassured her of God’s presence through difficult times.

for KING + COUNTRY's Joel Smallbone is running for the songwriter/composer seat on the Recording Academy of Nashville Board.

Smallbone says it would be a dream come true and a way to give back. 

"From my earliest memory, my whole life has been oriented around music, and if there’s an opportunity to give back in any way, lift up others in the ways I’ve been lifted, I'd be honored," said Joel in a post on Instagram.

Singer, songwriter, pastor and now author Tauren Wells recently released a new project. 

Wells hopes his latest EP, Let The Church Sing, will help listeners unite in praise and experience renewed community and adoration.

The inspiration behind this new record came from the launch of Church of Whitestone, which was founded by Wells and his wife, Lorna, in January 2024. Their first weekend made history, with over 4,000 people attending, the largest first-day church launch in American history.

The actors playing Jesus' disciples are thrilled to be sharing what season 5 of the hit TV series The Chosen has in store for viewers. 

"There's a lot of intense experiences going on," says Reza Diako, the actor who portrays Philip in The Chosen. "There are extreme highs in the beginning because you're entering home, it's like a coming home story. But suddenly, it kind of flips around and the tables get turned."

Blake Shelton has released a heartfelt new ballad delivering a powerful message of forgiveness and faith.

The song, "Let Him In Anyway," shares the story of a man hoping for divine forgiveness for a lost friend who was just shy of redemption.

"This song is one of the most powerful songs I've ever had the chance to record," said Shelton in a release. "I've never heard a song like this before. When I first listened to it, I knew it was something special. It's an honour to bring it to life."