Stephen Hurd

Hurd was born on January 25,[1] 1968,[2] as Stephen Arthur Hurd,[3] in Washington, D.C.,[2][4] where he was reared in the church. After graduating from The Duke Ellington School of the Arts, he attended Howard University.[2] He became an ordained minister in 1988, at which point he started leading worship services at local churches.[2] He has served as the Minister of Music at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden since May 2001.[5]

He began Corporate Worship in 1999, and they released a few albums under that moniker.[2] His solo music career started in 2000, with the release of Minister Stephen A. Hurd & Corporate Worship, Vol. 1 by Hurd the Word Music,[6] yet this failed to chart.[7] His subsequent album, In the Overflow, Vol. 2, was released by Integrity Music in 2001,[6] and this did not chart.[7] The next album, A Call to Worship, was released by Integrity Music alongside Epic Records and Sony Urban on June 8, 2004,[6] and this was his first release to break through on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, at No. 15.[7] He released My Destiny, with Integrity Music in association with Columbia Records, on October 3, 2006,[6] and this peaked at No. 11 on the Gospel Albums chart.[7] The following album, Times of Refreshing, was released on October 14, 2008 by Integrity Music,[6] and this charted at No. 8 on the Gospel Albums chart.[7] His latest release, O That Men Would Worship, was released by HYW Music in 2012,[6] and the album again placed at No. 8 on the aforementioned chart.[7]

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