Etholia Kent-Housey & Reality of Praise

It has always been obvious that one day Etholia Kent-Housey would minister to the masses. She began singing at the age of five in the New Hope AME church in a small town in Georgia.She began following her father as he ministered in the AME Church. She often was his soloist right before his sermon. She did not realize it at the time, but her father was preparing her for ministry. She wowed the audiences with her powerful voice, often not having to use a microphone her voice could fill up a room.All through out her youth, Etholia won numerous talent shows and was named "Miss Gospel" when she was just in Junior High School. She later went on to win other awards.Etholia attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA where she was one of the lead singers for the Morris Brown Gospel Choir. She was also a member of the Atlanta University Gospel Choir (Morris Brown College, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta Univeristy, & Spellman College). In a choir of more than two hundred voices, this one voice still emerged as a leader. She later returned to Savannah State University where she became a member of Wesleyan Gospel Choir. Once again the gifts and talents of this young lady made her a leader in the pack.Etholia has had the distinct pleasure of opening for such Gospel Greats as Minister Timothy Wright, The late Olander Draper, Dorthy Norwood and Georgia Mass. After serving for many years as musician for several different churches, she longed for mored. After much prayer and preperation, she was blessed to form an ensemble of extraordinary worshippers and singers, thus Reality of Praise was born. Etholia and the members of Reality of praise have become one of the new faces and sounds for gospel music. Their purpose is not to perform or entertain, but to minister and offer the world a light in Jesus Christ.The group consist of nine annointed and energetic singers to include her teenage daughter and son and several cousins and close friends. They are:Sopranos: Quadasha Jackson, Bridgette McHenry, Jeanette Pinkney Altos: Brittany Housey, Natalie Kent-Scott, Tanya Washington Tenors: Phillip Burke, Christopher Housey, Derrick LawThe group strives as a family and are very close to each other. This love for each other and desire to please God makes it easy for them to minister to others.As this group debuts their first CD titled "No Greater Love" their prayer is that God will allow them to minister to people everywhere and offer them healing through the extreme worship, comforting words, and hot beats that this project offers. The single, "You Gotta Believe" will be released May 2008, so stay tuned. music layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments music layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments