Charles Billingsley (born January 7, 1970, in Clovis, NM) is a preacher, Christian singer, worship leader, songwriter, speaker and author.
Career
Billingsley began his solo career the day after he graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1992. After two years, he joined the contemporary Christian music group NewSong. In 1994, they released People Get Ready featuring "Arise My Love." That album had four number one hits. After two years with NewSong, Charles left to pursue a solo career, averaging 200 concerts a year.
In 2002 Billingsley became the worship pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church, as well as the artist-in-residence at Liberty University. In 2005, Billingsley moved to San Diego, California, to work with Dr. David Jeremiah at the Shadow Mountain Community Church, home of Turning Point Ministries.
After two years in San Diego, Billingsley returned to Thomas Road Baptist Church where he resumed his position of worship leader and served on the advisory council of the Center for Worship at Liberty University. In 2011, he helped launch a new publishing company, Red Tie Music, that is a partnership with Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University. On May 14, 2017, Billingsley announced he would be returning to Shadow Mountain Community Church to work with Dr. David Jeremiah as worship pastor.
In July 2017, Billingsley became the worship pastor at Shadow Mountain Community Church. Billingsley still travels throughout the year as a worship leader for the Women of Joy, Gridiron Men and Celebrator's conferences as well as a solo concert artist.
In February 2019, Billingsley announced his departure from Shadow Mountain Community Church to pursue his concert ministry full-time.https://www.facebook.com/charlesbillingsley/photos/a.10150167644876563/10157148340676563/?type=3&theater
Returned to Thomas Road Baptist Church.Weekly appearances as worship leader at the church
In 2026, Billingsley published his fourth book, The ADVENTurous Life.
Billingsley continues to travel as a touring artist and conference speaker. Discography 1992 Choice of a Lifetime Crest Music 1993 Until Then Crest Music 1994 People Get Ready (with NewSong) Benson 1997 Change Crest Music 1997 Charles Live! Crest Music 1998 Between the Now and Then Pamplin Music 1998 Grateful Hearts EMI 2000 Great Choirs of America 2000 Marks of the Mission Pamplin Music 2001 Reflections Crest Music 2002 Celtic Cry Discovery House 2002 What's It All About? Discovery House 2003 Secret Conversation Perpetual Entertainment Group 2003 Toddler Lullabies Discovery House 2004 American Worship Gathering Worship Alliance 2004 We Bless Your Name Perpetual Entertainment Group 2007 Better than Life Discovery House 2007 Christmas Crest Music 2007 Enduring Treasures Crest Music 2008 Classics Crest Music 2008 Hope, Love and Music Crest Music 2009 Extraordinary Women Live Worship EWomen 2009 God of the Ages Red Tie Music 2009 Thomas Road Worship Red Tie Music 2010 Women of Joy: Weekend of Praise Red Tie Music/PWM 2011 Never Forsaken Crest Music 2012 20 Crest Music 2013 In Concert Crest Music/InPop 2014 Only Jesus Crest Music 2016 Right Here StowTown 2017 It's Christmastime Again Crest Music 2020 I Was Made For This StowTown 2022 The Shadow of Your Smile Club 44 2023 Stories and Songs StowTown2026ReplayStowTown
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