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Music has always been a part of Jess Shannon's life, as she and her family would even go carolling together each year. She would take that passion and sing in church and now has released her first song, "The Beloved." 

The Manitoba native developed her passion for music, primarily through worship music at home and church. "There was always music playing around the house. My parents mostly listened to country and worship music," she said. 

Music has always been a part of Jess Shannon's life, as she and her family would even go carolling together each year. She would take that passion and sing in church and now has released her first song, "The Beloved." 

The Grunthal, Man. native developed her passion for music, primarily through worship music at home and church. "There was always music playing around the house. My parents mostly listened to country and worship music," she said. 

Matthew West is preparing for the performance of a lifetime. 

The popular Christian artist has been asked to perform at Carnegie Hall but doesn't plan to do it alone.

West has invited a 200-person choir to join him on stage in New York City.

"This is going to be a special concert that will include me and the band, a full-string orchestra and, hopefully, you," said West in a post on Instagram. "I want you to come sing with me. Spend three days in New York City. It's going to be epic."

Just weeks after being released from hospital due to a mystery illness, Lauren Chandler is now asking for prayer for her husband Matt as he battles the same symptoms.

Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, was hospitalized over the weekend.   

"My turn to ask you guys for prayer. Matt was admitted to the hospital in the middle of the night. Same symptoms that I had and still no answers," said Lauren in a post on Instagram. "Thankfully, I am well on the mend and know Matt will be too."

Open Doors Canada has released their 2025 World Watch List.

The World Watch list ranks the 50 countries in the world where it's most dangerous to live as a Christian. 

"We have different criteria that we use," said Gary Stagg, executive director of Open Doors Canada. "We do research throughout the year to determine the state of Christian persecution. And then once a year, we rank the top 50 countries where people live with the most persecution."

More than 1 million Haitians have been displaced by gang violence as of the past year. That’s according to a report with data from December 2023 to December 2024. Over half of the displaced are children.

“One of the windstorms blew, and it was like a fireball, and it blew straight toward me. All I could do was just back up, and that was it. I had to get out of there.”

Eon Walk — chief financial officer for the Pasadena Church of Christ, also known as the Kinneloa congregation — recounted her experience trying to enter the Southern California church building as the Eaton Fire encroached.

She wanted to save the building blueprints and grab a fire extinguisher to stop a nearby bush fire from spreading. But she returned home empty-handed.

Former CHVN on-air host Dana Rogalsky is the new host of a Christian TV show called Beauty for Ashes. 

"Square One World Media started in 1947 as a little gospel radio show," says Rogalsky. "Since then it's transformed into an amazing media company. They have programs in all these different languages. The one that I'm doing is Beauty for Ashes." 

The show will premiere on Youtube on Jan. 20 with five episodes to follow. 

Canadian Christian singer and songwriter Samantha Ebert is releasing her second single, "Overthinking," on Friday. 

"I wrote it in a very similar way and sound to 'Flowers,'" says Ebert, referencing her first single. "It's an honest prayer. You're just telling God what you're going through and it's more of a song where you're venting about your struggles."

For a few years Ebert has struggled with Lyme Disease. 

The Newsboys are expressing gratitude for Michael Tait’s years as their lead singer and reassuring fans that the band’s mission remains the same as they move into a new chapter.

Tait and the band announced on Thursday afternoon that they are parting ways.

“Newsboys was founded in 1989 by a group of people with a calling to use music to bring people closer to the Lord,” the band shared in a statement on their social media channels.