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Local Christian music artist releases new single
from July 2021
by Johnston Now
By SUZANNE POTÉ
When you talk about the contemporary Christian music scene, Johnston County doesn’t often come up in the conversation. Still, it’s impact might just surprise you.
Over the last year or so, a few local musicians have started to appear on the CCM scene, winning competitions, producing albums and making headlines in the industry. Recording artists Tommy Niemann, Annika Bovender, Real Hope Worship and Andrew Kurtz are among those rising stars who have recently released music and are vying for national attention.
Annika Bovender released her album, “Outpour,” in 2019. Tommy Niemann just released his new single, “Laid it Down” and C3 Church’s Real Hope Worship recently released “Heaven in this Room,” a precursor to their upcoming live album “Faithful Still.” Both RHW and Nieman’s songs are testaments to how much they needed hope during 2020’s COVID-19 shutdown and a message for others on how that hope can be found in Jesus.
Kurtz left full-time ministry at Clayton’s C3 Church in 2019 to pursue a career in music. Since releasing his first EP, he’s collaborated on songs with Niemann, has been featured on Bovender’s album, collaborated on Real Hope Worship’s latest album and he’s about to release his new single, “Baptized.”
A catchy pop song about publicly declaring your faith, “Baptized” dropped June 25 with the music video following close behind on July 2. Featured in “New Release Today,” Kurtz’s new song expresses lyrically the importance of making your faith public and how the act of baptism brings great healing to our lives and in our relationship with God.
You can find the new single, along with the other songs mentioned in this article, on all digital music outlets. Learn more about Kurtz and his new single at www. andrewekurtz.com.
