Point of Grace (1998)

Point of Grace is a group of Christian pop music singers and authors. This all ladies quartet consisted of Shelley Breen, Heather Payne, Denise Jones, and Terry Jones, and two permanent band members, Dana Cappillino on guitar and Tommy McGee on bass. In November 2003, Terry Jones decided she needed to spend more time with her family after giving birth to her third child, and left the group, with Cappillino's wife Leigh joining in March 2004 for their 2004 release I Choose You. Image File history File links Pointofgrace. ... Image File history File links Pointofgrace. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ... Music is a form of art and entertainment or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... A quartet is a group of four identical or similar objects, or a grouping of four persons for a common purpose. ... Different kinds of guitars The guitar is a fretted and stringed musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The group's debut self-titled album was released in 1993; since then, they have been recognized as one of the top Contemporary Christian music bands in the United States. In 2003, they released their ninth album, 24 - a compilation of their 24 consecutive #1 radio singles. To this date, no band in any genre has matched this record. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The current version of the article or section reads like a sermon. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The group has started a conference for young girls, the Girls of Grace series.

Tidbits

When Point of Grace added a touring band in 1998, they tapped well-known guitar player Dana Cappillino and bass player Tommy McGee to head the group. Some notable band members who have joined the six members of Point of Grace on tours have included Derek Wyatt (1998-99) and J.D. Blair, best known for his work with Shania Twain, in (2001). Michael Passons, formerly of Avalon, has added his work with the group in 2006. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Different kinds of guitars The guitar is a fretted and stringed musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... JD Blair is an American drummer. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Family plays a more important role than what most fans think. In addition to Dana Cappillino playing guitar for his wife, the group in recent years changed booking agents, leaving the William Morris Agency in favour of The Breen Agency, founded by Shelley's husband David. Founded in 1898, the William Morris Agency was the largest diversified talent and literary agency in the world, with offices in New York, Beverly Hills, Nashville, Miami, London, and Shanghai. ...

Denise Jones is the cousin of former NBA players Mark and Brent Price. The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... William Mark Price (born February 15, 1964 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma) is an American basketball player. ... Hartley Brent Price (born December 9, 1968 in Shawnee, Oklahoma) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He is the younger brother of former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Mark Price. ...

Heather Payne once was a regional (Little Rock) contestant in the Metropolitan Opera contest. The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Józef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ...

The group started in 1991 as students from Ouachita Baptist University. Heather Payne, Denise Jones, and Terry Jones were all raised in Norman, Oklahoma, but did not know each other until in college; joined by Breen, from Little Rock, Arkansas. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ouachita Baptist University is an American university offering undergraduate education. ... Bizzell Library, University of Oklahoma Norman is the largest city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Nickname: Rocktown, The Rock, Capital City Coordinates: Country United States State Arkansas County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Mayor Jim Dailey Area    - City 302. ...

The group was originally called Say So, based on Psalm 107:2 ("Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy"), but had to change its name. The name Point of Grace is derived from a saying by C.S. Lewis, "We as Christians live at every day, at the point of God's grace." Psalms (Tehilim תהילים, in Hebrew) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar. ...

Discography

• Point of Grace, 1993
• The Whole Truth, 1995
• Life Love & Other Mysteries, 1996
• Steady On, 1998
• A Christmas Story, 1999
• Rarities and Remixes, 2000 (compilation of remixed songs of past)
• Free To Fly, 2001
• Girls of Grace, 2002
• 24, 2003 (best-of compilation)
• I Choose You, 2004
• Winter Wonderland, 2005

1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Books

• Life Love & Other Mysteries, 1996
• Steady On . . . Secured by Love, 1998
• Circle of Friends, 1999
• When Love Came Down at Christmas, 2000
• Girls of Grace, 2002
• Keep the Candle Burning: Reflections from Our Favorite Songs, 2003
• Girls of Grace: Q&A with Point of Grace, 2004
• Girls of Grace: Make It Real, 2005

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official site
• Girls of Grace Conferences