Help us sing God's praises!

I'm busy listening to Delirious, Hillsong and Chris Tomlin among others, gearing up for Shout! service Sunday night. Come join in!
6:30 at First Lutheran Church, 3600 West Friendly Avenue in Greensboro - see you there!

Drum Roll, Please!

Thanks to everyone who entered our second GRD contest...


We appreciate all your support!


So without further ado...
[by the way, here is Brooklyn sporting our BRAND NEW t-shirt design!]

Congratulations, Jan! See you tonight!

A sneak peek...

The CD Release show is just one day away! We hope you are making plans to come see us on Saturday at 6pm!

Now, for the last finishing touches on the artwork...

ONE MORE PRE-SHOW CONTEST!

This contest is for all our fabulous Facebook fans out there!

Visit our Grace Reigns Down Facebook page and leave us a comment on our wall between now and Friday at midnight. Your comment enters you in a contest to win our brand new GRD t-shirt and a copy of our EP album.

As a bonus, if you send someone new over to our page to "like" us and comment on our wall, they will get entered into our contest and YOU will get a bonus entry (but make sure they tell us you sent them over!).

Alright, folks! Good luck, and we hope to see you all at our CD Release Show THIS Saturday at 6pm at First Lutheran Church.

Want to see something pretty awesome?

Then check out K-LOVE's Community Calendar. :-) (You'll have to also type in zip code 27410.)

(And don't forget to enter our t-shirt giveaway HERE!)

Meet the Band: Emily Bump

No, we didn't forget about our 6th band member! And we know once you hear her crisp, melodic vocals, you won't either! Meet Emily Bump, background vocalist for GRD. In addition to lending her voice to our band and First Lutheran Church's morning worship team, Emily is a working mother of 1 (and a half) - Zoe, age 4, and a baby boy, in utero. :-)

This 32 year old Ellenboro, NC native (what? you don't know where that is?) loves gardening and spending time with family and friends. Here's more about Emily in her own words...

How did you start playing with GRD? As a member of First Lutheran Church and a frequent go-er of the Sunday evening Shout service, Luke and I felt led to get more involved in God's ministry. We told Chad and Jaclyn how interested we were in helping them, and here we are, many years, later as part of the Shout team.

Why did you start playing with GRD? As one of the other band members mentioned earlier, it evolved from the Shout service and a little jam session at our favorite Church Retreat Center in Arden, North Carolina. Playing music with friends, laughing out loud, and saying "Hey, one day we could be spreading God's word doing what we love."

Favorite food: What do you mean favorite? I have to choose one? LOL

Favorite band/singer: I love "ALL" types of music. Two of my grandfathers played in blue grass bands, my dad sang in a quartet in Church when I was younger, my mom has always been part of the choir, and when my family gets together for the holidays it has always been out favorite past time to sing old gospel hymns and Christmas carols. Besides bluegrass, I love country, rock, alternative, R&B, everything really. Some major favorites are Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alanis Morrisette, Michael Jackson, Pink, Casting Crowns, Third Day, Mercy Me, "Demon Hunter, Love ya Yogi", Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, George Straight, Elvis, Dean Martin, Frank Senatra, etc. My list could go on forever.

Pet Peeve: You mean what is not my pet peeve? I am pregnant, right?

Most interesting place you have ever visited: Concentration camp in Germany

What do you want to be when you "grow up?" I would like to work as an advocate for abused victims. That has been a lifelong dream of mine.

What inspires you? My daughter's open mind and willingness to soak up everything that relates to Jesus/God. She opens my eyes every day.

Favorite vacation spot: Wherever we are headed....beach, mountains, I don't care.

Right or left handed? Right- unless you make me mad... then both.

Most embarrassing moment: Singing in a contest in Atlanta and they started my music in the wrong spot in the wrong key and let's just say, it didn't go very well. I was really young and had memorized my song and notes, so I sang what I knew.

Proudest Moment: The birth of my daughter

Favorite GRD song at the moment: Believe

What makes you smile? My daughter smiling at me and laughing and when she says "Good night, Jesus. I love you."


Well, that wraps up our "Meet the Band" posts! So, now that you know a little bit more about the 6 that make up GRD, come "Meet the Band" in person at our CD Release Show on November 20th!

G.R.D. & M.O.D.: Working Together For Stronger, Healthier Babies

If there are two things that GRD knows how to do well, it's making great music and making great babies.

GRD band members are the proud parents to Brooklyn, Zoe, Callie, Jake, Reagan, and soon-to-be born, Baby Silas. We have been incredibly blessed with perfect, full-term, healthy babies. And we thank God everyday for these small miracles.

1 out of 8 babies, however, is born too soon. That's 13 million preemies born world-wide. And even if these precious gifts survive those first few challenging weeks, they may still face a lifetime of serious effects.

Did you know that November is National Prematurity Awareness month and November 17th is National Prematurity Awareness Day? That's why Grace Reigns Down is proud to announce that we are partnering with March of Dimes for our CD Release Show on November 20th! We are so excited to have this opportunity help raise awareness and financial support for March of Dimes as they work towards their mission of "helping moms have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies."

Please come out to our show on November 20th at 6pm at First Lutheran Church (3600 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro). You can hear some great music, support two great missions, and I heard rumors that there may even be snacks. :-)

GRD sings for hunger!

Hey GRD fans! Sorry we have been absent lately from the blog. Busy times right now, both musically and personally. We've had a few small shows the past few weeks, but our biggest show of the year is always the Greensboro CropWalk for Hunger. We played for a crowd of several hundred last weekend, and the day was just overall fabulous! Here are some shots from last Sunday's show thanks to our friend, Lauren!

Upcoming Show THIS Saturday!

Come check us out for the first (or the twelfth!) time THIS Saturday as we kick off the Crop Walk kick off at Christ United Methodist Church on Holden Road in Greensboro! Show starts at 1pm, and we are playing for about 45 minutes. There are other musicians playing after us, so you could even make a whole afternoon out of it (or just come and see US for 45 minutes!) :-). And did we mention...it's FREE!!!

Album Mix is Finished!!!

What's up GRD fans!! Luke and I finished up the EP mix yesterday morning in the studio, and it is now ready to go to mastering! To date, this is our best work no doubt. This EP will include Fly, Lifted, Teach Me, Grace Reigns Down, God Is There, and Surround Me. Thanks so much to our contributing writers for their inspiration filled lyrics that make our song writing just that much more rewarding. Our next scheduled show will be the Crop Walk for Hunger kickoff event in Downtown Greensboro on August 28th. Show starts at 1:00pm! This is not one to miss!!

thank you, victory junction!

We had a great show last night at Victory Junction Gang Camp playing for all the camp staff and campers at their annual summer NASCarnival. What a great facility that provides the ultimate camp experience for special kids with health care needs! Thank you, Victory Junction, for the opportunity to share His Message through our music. We hope to come back and play for you again real soon! (A special thanks to our "runner," Tori, who kept us well hydrated and even brought us a special cotton candy treat!)



And thank you, Lord, for the great weather....it was looking a bit iffy, but the evening turned out to be dry and clear and, dare I say it, even a bit comfortable temp-wise.


We're really excited about getting this blog up and running, so we can keep everyone updated on the comings and goings of GRD. We all have access to making posts now, so I am hoping in the next few weeks, we can let you all know a little bit about ourselves as we all contribute to the blog.

Have a great Wednesday!

a new beginning

We're trying our hand at blogging! Become a follower of this blog and check back often for pics, videos, show information, and updates!

Current Updates:
We're so excited about being in the editing/pre-mastering stage of our new album (yet to be titled). Vote on your favorite album title on the poll to the left!
Tomorrow, we play at Victory Junction Gang Camp's NASCarnival celebration. We're pumped to be playing together again after time off recording the album.