Austin Stone Worship

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Austin Stone Worship
Also known asAustin Stone
Origin Austin, Texas
Genres Worship, CCM
Years active2002 (2002)–present
MembersChris Collins
Kyle Lent
Matthew Moore
Philip Ellis
Jimmy McNeal
Daniel Darnell
Marcus Dawes
Todd Hartmann
Jeremy Andrew
Matt Graham
Jaleesa McCreary
Dietrich Schmidt
James Muturi
Zach Conley
Christian Rudman
Past members Chris Tomlin
Aaron Ivey
Logan Walter
Justin Cofield
Brett Land
Jimmie Ingram
Website austinstoneworship.com

Austin Stone Worship, formerly Austin Stone, are an American contemporary worship music collective from Austin, Texas, founded in part by Chris Tomlin. The band started making music in 2002, while they have since released six albums, and four of those charted on the Billboard magazine charts.

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Background

Formed in 2002 in Austin, Texas, with Chris Tomlin, being one of their originating members, [1] [2] and they now count as their members the following: Chris Collins, Kyle Lent, Matthew Moore, Philip Ellis, Logan Walter, Jimmy McNeal, Daniel Darnell, Marcus Dawes, Brett Land, Jimmie Ingram, Todd Hartmann, Jeremy Andrew, Matt Graham, Jaleesa McCreary, Dietrich Schmidt, James Muturi, Zach Conley, and Christian Rudman. [3] [4]

Music history

The worship collective have released six albums, and four of those charted on the Billboard magazine charts. [5] [6] Their albums are the following: Austin Stone Live in 2011, A Day of Glory in 2012, The Reveille Volume 1 in 2013, King of Love in 2013, [7] The Reveille Volume II in 2014, and This Glorious Grace in 2015. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Members

Current members [3]

Former members [1]


On February 12, 2024, Austin Stone announced it had fired its Austin Stone Worship pastor, Aaron Ivey, “stating that he showcased a 'pattern of predatory manipulation, sexual exploitation, and abuse of influence,' including with a minor in 2011 and with three men since then.” [12]

Discography

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [5] [6]
US
Chr
US
Indie
US
Heat
Austin Stone Live346
A Day of Glory14
The Reveille Volume 1
King of Love15439
The Reveille Volume II
This Glorious Grace 12304
EVERFLOW
The Reveille, Vol.III
Dentro
With/In

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