Congregants at a Nashville, Tennessee-area church received a pleasant surprise over the weekend when Grammy Award-winning singer Carrie Underwood led worship services. The eight-time Grammy Award-winning country artist delivered a powerful performance at Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee. God’s Goodnessis a Dove Award-winning song by Bethel Music and later covered by CeCe Winans.
A video of Underwood conducting a church choir went viral on Instagram, with fans and non-fans alike praising her heartfelt performance.
“An unexpected blessing this morning, the voices of angels…I usually get to church early to listen to the music but today was a little different!” church member Emily Woods wrote on Instagram.
“This was a lovely surprise and a blessing to me,” wrote the Bethel Music fan page administrator. “It’s wonderful to hear her sing about God. Her passion really comes through. I love this song by @bethelmusic!”
“I wish she would make a Christian album. That would be amazing,” another wrote.
Underwood, the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, has been open about her Christian faith.
In 2020, she and her husband, Mike Fisher, I am the second In it, they talked about marriage, work and faith.
“We wanted to share some of our personal journeys in the hopes that viewers will be inspired and take further steps in pursuing their relationship with God,” Underwood said.
She said Signpost She and her husband are raising their children with a strong foundation of faith.
“Mike and I are doing our best to raise our sons with the same values we had growing up in Checotah,” Underwood said. “A down-to-earth home, church on Sundays, lots of grass and trees outside and space for our boys to roam. When we tuck our boys in at night, we pray out loud together, talking to God and letting him know that He hears everything they say.”
Her 2005 song, Jesus takes the wheelhas soared to number one on multiple Billboard country charts.
clock: Carrie Underwood – Jesus Take the Wheel (Official Video)
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Michael Faust He has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years, and his work has appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Chronicle, Toronto Star and Knoxville News Sentinel.
