INTEGRITY MUSIC AND VINEYARD WORSHIP ANNOUNCE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR
March 9, 2020
9 March 2020 - Brentwood, TN & Brighton, East Sussex, U.K. - Effective immediately, the music of Vineyard Worship will now be integrated into the Integrity Music team via marketing, distribution, and publishing administration. Vineyard Worship's existing catalog of songs and recordings will now be available through Integrity Music, and new songs will be given a greater platform and larger reach than ever before through this new relationship.
Adam Russell, Director of Vineyard Worship (U.S.), states, "We are so excited about this partnership because it is rooted in similar values - in the Vineyard our love for God has always expressed itself in singing simple love songs straight to Jesus. We know that the Integrity team 'gets' this and we are looking forward to walking with them so that we can serve our movement and the wider church accessible, compelling songs for worshippers around the world."
Vineyard Worship's Director of Production and Publishing (U.K. and Ireland) Jimmy Cooke says, "As the landscape of the global music industry continues to change, we want to be good stewards to what God has entrusted us. At Vineyard Worship, we've been looking for a more robust digital infrastructure in order for us to continue to record and publish the songs emerging from our movement, and simultaneously, we've sensed the Lord speaking to us about partnership."
“Integrity Music is honored to join with Vineyard Worship to undertake marketing and distribution services of their illustrious catalog and future releases," shares Jonathan Brown, President of Integrity Music. "Beginning with John and Carol Wimber in the 1970’s, the Vineyard movement helped to unlock the idea that a real and personal encounter with Christ Jesus through his Holy Spirit was not only possible but a reality in the here and now. Today this reality and expression have permeated throughout the global church. The legacy of Vineyard’s musical response in song has gifted the church with moments of great intimacy through evergreen songs like ‘More Love More Power,' 'Draw Me Close,' 'Breathe,' 'Holy and Anointed One,' 'Come Now Is The Time,’ to name a few. We have great enthusiasm to serve and steward this wonderful heritage of songs, and we are also invigorated by the vision and vitality of the Vineyard Worship expression as the movement continues to grow and churches are planted around the world.”
"The Vineyard Leadership Group, Trustees, and Vineyard Worship team are all incredibly excited about this partnership," says Harmony Smith, Director of Worship for Vineyard Worship (U.K. and Ireland). "It will continue to serve our own movement and the wider body of Christ with the gifts that we have freely received and freely given."
ABOUT INTEGRITY MUSIC :
Integrity Music is part of the David C. Cook family, a nonprofit global resource provider serving the church with life-transforming materials. With offices in Nashville, Tennessee (U.S.) and Brighton (U.K.), Integrity Music is committed to taking songs of substance to the local church and its leaders around the world. It is their desire to help people worldwide experience the manifest presence of God and resource the church with songs of substance, in order that everyone has a part to play.
Integrity Music publishes many of the top songs in the Church, including "Way Maker," “Great Are You Lord,” “Revelation Song,” “Open The Eyes Of My Heart,” “In Christ Alone,” “10,000 Reasons,” “Here I Am To Worship,” “The Lion And The Lamb,” “Everlasting God,” "Behold Him," among many others. More information is available at
IntegrityMusic.com .
ABOUT VINEYARD WORSHIP:
From the very beginning of the Vineyard movement, our value for intimate worship emerged from hearts hungry for God. This hunger remains the essence of worship in our movement. Vineyard Worship exists to GATHER, TRAIN, DOCUMENT and INSPIRE our deep-rooted value for worship [and Vineyard songs] in our local churches.
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We GATHER worship leaders, musicians, and songwriters to build community and care for one another.
We TRAIN our worship community with practical tools to broaden its local worship experience.
We DOCUMENT the best songs that God births in our family of churches and share it broadly.
We INSPIRE our worship community toward a deeper connection with Jesus.
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