ICF Worship and Bethel Music

Initially a modest sized church music ministry, in 2009 Bethel Music underwent significant changes allowing it to records, distribute, promote, and support its roster of singers, songwriters and musicians. Based out of Bethel Church in Redding, California, U.S., the collective includes Jeremy Riddle, Steffany Gretzinger, Hunter G.K. Thompson, Amanda Cook, William Mathews, Josh Baldwin, Cory Asbury, and Brian and Jenn Johnson. 2006 marked the collective’s debut release, notably with the full-length “We Believe”, and followed two years later by “Undone”. Both records were recorded by Brian and Jenn Johnson, however paved the way for future Bethel Music releases.

Raising their national profile with every album and the possibility of offering hope to new individuals, the collective went on to release “Here is Love” in 2010, “Be Lifted High” in 2011, “Hope’s Anthem” in 2011, and “The Loft Sessions” in 2012. With an ever-increasing lineup of singers and musicians, Bethel Music also increased its musical output, releasing the albums “For the Sake of the World”, “Without Words”, and “Discover Bethel Music” all before 2014.

2014 brought more releases however including the live album “Tides Lives”, “You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic”, the Steffany Gretzinger album, “The Undoing”, and Hunter G.K Thompson’s full-length “Swan Song”. Also in 2014 singer-songwriter Amanda Cook won the Female Vocalist of the Year Award and the Song of the Year (“You Make Me Brave”) at the 2014 GMA Canada Covenant Awards. The following year Bethel Music issued the well-received full-length “We Will Not Be Shaken”, and “Without Words: Synesthesia” in July 2015.