Martin Smith (of the worship band Delirious?) will be leading worship in Johannesburg on Monday, October 5, as part of the NCMI World Equip, taking place from October 5 to 9. Those who register for the NCMI World Equip at http://ncmiequip2015.co.za will gain entrance to the event, but tickets are […]
Tag: Christian music
Youth gear up for PassionWalk4Peace in Durban
Members of Tim Omotoso Global Outreach’s (TOGO) Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) will reach out to the city on Saturday, August 8 with a peace march, PassionWalk4Peace, from the Durban City Hall to New Beach where they will host an outreach programme and a concert. The marchers will depart from West Street, near […]
‘I am Second’ ministry spreads Gospel with rock tour
Originally posted in MNN Online It’s hard to really know what brought Rachel into the tent that day. It may have been the oppressive summer heat. It could have just been curiosity. As Joe Hamm, the Promotions Coordinator at e3 Partners was setting up that day, he watched as this […]
WATCH: Video of the Week: June 12, 2015 — Hillsong United rewards fans with lyrics video for ‘Here Now (Madness)’
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] Originally published in The Christian Mail Hillsong United is thanking fans for the runaway success of their latest album, Empires, which debuted […]
Emotional video clip shows Backstreet Boys being baptised in the Jordan River
Originally published in Christian Post Nearly two decades after rising to fame as part of the best-selling boy band in history, two members of the Backstreet Boys were captured on video recently getting baptised in Israel’s Jordan River. Last month, Backstreet Boys members Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell took time out […]
Songs that reflect God’s heart for foreigners in our land
[notice]Songwriter and student of worship trends, Hugh Wetmore, says that while feeling deeply stirred by the xenophobia crisis in South Africa “I found a message rising in my spirit around some songs I’d written a while back”. He shares the message in this special edition of his monthly column[/notice] The […]
WATCH: Video Of the Week: April 23, 2015 — SA Christian artists release song against xenophobia
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] South African Christian recording artists Neville D, Judith Sephuma and Patrick Duncan have collaborated to produce a song and music video in […]
Sidetracked with Tree 63: rock legends bringing out new album
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] After a seven year hiatus the legend that is Tree63 is back! Following a successful Kickstarter campaign and some studio time in Nashville the boys are getting geared to […]
Casting Crowns’ Lead Singer Reports Cancer Miracle
Originally published in Charisma News Mark Hall, the lead singer for Casting Crowns, asked his fans for prayer earlier this month when doctors found a solid mass on his right kidney. God answered those prayers. The doctors successfully removed the cancerous growth and he’s heading back home again. “The pathology report is […]
Christian rock star Alice Cooper becomes a grandfather
Originally published in The Christian Post Alice Cooper, nicknamed the “Godfather of Shock Rock,” is now a grandfather to twins born to his son, Dash, recently. The 67-year-old rock-n-roll star has been Grandpa to twin boys, Riot and Falcon, for a few months already, according to a new report on […]