The Collingsworth Family

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The Collingsworth Family
Origin Mt. Orab, Ohio, United States
Genres Southern Gospel/Inspirational
Years active2000 (2000)–present
LabelsGaither Music Group/Capitol
Members
  • Phil Collingsworth
  • Kim (Keaton) Collingsworth
  • Brooklyn (Collingsworth) Blair
  • Courtney (Collingsworth) Metz
  • Phillip Collingsworth, Jr.
  • Olivia (Collingsworth) Aichholz
Website thecollingsworthfamily.com

The Collingsworth Family is a Southern Gospel/Inspirational group started by Phil and Kim Collingsworth and features their family as the group. They are currently signed to gospel label Gaither Music Group. Phil and Kim have four Children (Brooklyn Rose), (Courtney Noel), (Phillip Jr.), and (Olivia Diane).

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History

Phil and Kim both came from a Christian upbringing. They met in high school and married upon graduating high school. Kim recalls, “We had our first date when I was 16, and he was 21. Poor guy, he had to wait on me to grow up. We were so in love and really wanted to get married. So, I decided to cram four years of high school into three so I could graduate from high school in 1986. The same year he would graduate from college. That plan worked well.” [1]

Ministry

Phil and Kim Collingsworth started in the music ministry when they were musicians at a church camp in Petersburg, Michigan, in August 1986. The two performed as a duo for 14 years, balancing gigs with raising children and Phil’s job at a life insurance agency. In 2000, they made the decision to tour full time. That's also when their children — 10, 9, 6 and 2 at the time — became permanent members of the act. [2]

Phil and Kim have provided music presentations for church camps and extended-length revival campaigns. They have also held the positions of Minister of Music at Hobe Sound Bible Church in Hobe Sound, FL, and Director of the Music Division at Union Bible College and Seminary in Westfield, Indiana. Phil was Dean of Enrollment Management at his alma mater, God's Bible School and College, Cincinnati, Ohio. [3]

Career

The Collingsworths signed with Crossroads Entertainment and Marketing in 2003. [4] In 2009, the Collingsworth Family signed with then new Christian label Stowtown Records. [5]

In 2014, The Collingsworth Family recorded two live projects in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Majestic, a live CD and DVD from piano performer Kim Collingsworth and friends stemmed from a show in Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium with a crowd of more than 2,300 over a 5-hour concert. A DVD, We Will Serve the Lord, was released in October, 2014. [6]

In 2018, they released their album Mercy and Love, a collection of covers and new songs. [3]

The group's influence extends beyond the United States. In 2003, they performed in Kosovo, where more than 6,500 U.S. Army personnel heard their Christmas concerts at two military bases. In 2004, they gave a concert in the Cayman Islands. [7]

Recognition

The Collingsworth Family received the 2007 Harmony Award in the New Artist of the Year category from the Southern Gospel Music Guild. [4] Their album The Best of The Collingsworth Family – Volume 1 was nominated for Best Roots Gospel Album in the 2018 Grammy Awards. [8]

Discography

Albums

Videos

Top 10 Songs

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

YearAwardResult
2018Best Roots Gospel Album (“Best of CFam, VOl.1”)Nominated

GMA Dove Awards

YearAwardResult
2012Long Form Music VideoWon

Singing News Fan Awards

2018Mixed Group of the YearWon
2018Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
2017Mixed Group of the YearWon
Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
2016Mixed Group of the YearWon
Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
2015Mixed Group of the YearWon
Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
2014Mixed Group of the YearWon
Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
2013Mixed Group of the YearWon
Young Artist of the Year (Olivia)Won
2012Mixed Group of the YearWon
Young Artist of the Year (Phillip Jr)Won
2011Young Artist of the Year (Courtney)Won
Horizon Individual of the Year (Courtney)Won
2010Young Artist of the Year (Brooklyn)Won

NQC Music Awards

YearAwardResult
2013Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
Mixed Group of the YearWon
2012Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
Mixed Group of the YearWon

Ovation Awards

YearAwardResult
2009Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
Special Project of the YearWon
2006Musician of the Year (Kim)Won
Breakthrough Artist of the YearWon

Harmony Awards

YearAwardResult2007New Artist of the YearWon

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References

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  2. ↑ Writer, JENELLE JANCI | Staff. "The Collingsworth Family, the 'Von Trapps of gospel music,' return to Lancaster Friday". LancasterOnline.
  3. 1 2 "The Collingsworth Family "Mercy & Love" Album Review". www.hallels.com.
  4. 1 2 Thiede, Janet (November 22, 2008). "Award-winning family band coming to town". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Ohio, Lancaster. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "The Collingsworth Family Brain Trust - Homecoming Magazine". www.homecomingmagazine.com.
  6. ↑ "Gospel Group The Collingsworth Family Releasing Two Live Projects Fall 2014". www.hallels.com.
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