We ARe messengers
with JORDAN ST. CYR and RYAN ELLIS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH
GRACE COLLEGE MOCC
610 WOOSTER RD -WINONA LAKE, IN
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we are messengers
Seeing lives radically transformed with the desire to serve God is the heartbeat behind We Are Messengers. The band, originally from Ireland and now based in the United States, is led by Darren Mulligan, whose passionate vocals and poignant songwriting garnered the group’s first GMA Dove Award nomination for 2017 New Artist of the Year. Radio stations across the country whole-heartedly embraced the band and its message, as the album’s lead single, “Everything Comes Alive,” became a Top 5 hit and one of Word Entertainment’s fastest-growing radio singles. The band’s follow-up single, “Magnify,” eclipsed the reach of the first single and also reached Top 5 at radio, followed by the equally successful single “Point To You.” In addition, Mulligan’s compelling songwriting can be heard on Crowder’s “My Victory,” as well as selections placed in film and television such as “I Want You,” which was chosen as the theme song for TV show “Coupled,” and the song “I’ll Think About You” featured in the most deeply moving moment of the feature film The Shack.
Since their debut release in 2016, We Are Messengers has played to more than 600,000 people as a part of the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, the largest annual tour in Christian music, on major tours with Big Daddy Weave and the K-LOVE Christmas Tour alongside Steven Curtis Chapman, and has built a loyal fan base on their own headlining tours.
Whether on stage or in the studio, We Are Messengers presents its truth with a confidence and purity that cuts through the noise. “We try to write simple songs for a very complicated world,” shares Mulligan. “At the very core of what we do is honesty and transparency. We want to be sincere. I want to be vulnerable and write songs that allow people to meet with God right where they are, in their humanity.”
Mulligan’s sensitive heart for the lost and hurting shines through in his songs as he himself was once lost and hurting. Raised on a steady diet of American music—everything from Elvis and Johnny Cash to Guns N’ Roses and Nirvana—Mulligan’s youth found him chasing wealth and fleeting fame through a music career that took him to America for the first time as a guitarist for a mainstream rock band. His life was spiraling out of control when he received a call from his girlfriend Heidi telling him she had become a Christian. Shortly thereafter, he decided to leave the band, move back to Ireland and asked her to marry him. Unbeknownst to Mulligan, she had been praying daily for her future husband’s salvaton. Three weeks before their wedding, at a time when he was an avowed atheist, Mulligan had a life-altering experience in church and surrendered his life to Christ.
He eventually picked up his guitar again and began writing music rooted in faith.
Today, the songs he writes and the stories he shares from stage stem from his own dramatic conversion and subsequent transformation. “We want to tell people about the goodness of God. Music allows us to have that conversation,” Mulligan offers of We Are Messengers’ ultimate mission. “We want to love people the way He loves us.”
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Jordan St. Cyr
Manitoba, Canada-based singer, songwriter and worship leader Jordan St. Cyr initially wrote his song, “Fires,” about a man named Nathan. A husband and father of three, Nathan worked multiple jobs to provide for his family, but was on the verge of losing his home. Miraculously, a community of believers stepped in to pay off his house and some additional debt that he owed, inspiring St. Cyr to pen the moving lyrics that comprise the soulful ballad.
The piano-driven track is a tribute to the fact that although God never promised this life would be easy, He did promise to walk with us through the fire.
In the wake of his own personal fire, years after writing the song with Micah Kuiper and Krissy Nordhoff, the lyrics took on a new meaning altogether. “Looking back now, I realize that God gave me Nathan’s story so that I could walk through mine,” the father of four shares.
In November 2018, St. Cyr’s youngest daughter, Emery, was born with a rare brain disorder. An MRI revealed that the left side of her brain was not receiving enough blood and was shrinking, resulting in Emery experiencing a series of seizures. The serious condition led to countless doctor appointments and emergency room visits.
Although there’s still much that remains uncertain about his daughter’s illness more than two years later, St. Cyr says this unexpected trial has refined his faith like nothing else.
“While this journey has not been easy, and we’re left with so many more questions than we have answers, we know more than ever now that God is with us and that He always will be. He has made us stronger, and He has grown our faith in ways that we never thought were possible,” the singer attests. “He’s used the hardest parts of our story to refine our hearts and draw us closer to Him.”
“Fires” is the title track of St. Cyr’s forthcoming album, slated for Spring 2021.
Ryan Ellis
25 June 2021 – Nashville, TN – Ryan Ellis, a singer, songwriter, and worship leader, is the newest member to join the Provident Label Group/Sony Music family. Debuting his single “Heart of the Father” accompanied by a lyric video today, an acoustic song session with Essential Worship is also out now, which can be viewed below.
“This song was written in a season where I was really discovering the grace of God and His kindness, patience, and mercy,” Ryan Ellis shares about “Heart of the Father.” He continues, “I was a worship pastor living in a city called Isla Vista, California. The goal behind our ministry was to show the people in the party city that it doesn’t matter where you are or what stage of life you’re in — there’s always going to be the grace and love of God waiting for you. He always accepts us exactly where we’re at, and walks alongside us. I feel like this song shows what it is to be a believer and how we’re called to walk and love people. I hope this song blesses you.”
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