Evan Wickham

Evan Wickham
Birth name Evan Matthew Wickham
Born (1981-05-14) May 14, 1981
San Diego, California
Origin Portland, Oregon
Genres CCM, worship, pop rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 2006–present
Associated acts Phil Wickham
Website evanwickham.com

Evan Matthew Wickham (born May 14, 1981) is an American Christian musician and pastor who primarily plays a contemporary Christian music and worship style of music. He has released four studio albums, Mysterious Things in 2006, Above the Sky in 2009, Christmas Music Vol. 1 in 2012, and Make Us One in 2013, all independently released.

Early life

Evan Matthew Wickham was born on May 14, 1981,[1] in San Diego, California,[2] whose parents John and Lisa Wickham (née, Irwin), were in the band Parable Reunion, where she was the lead vocalist and his father a lead guitarist.[3] He was raised in the church by his parents, where his father is a worship pastor at Maranatha Chapel.[3] His younger brother is Phil Wickham, and he has a younger sister, Jillian.

Music career

His music recording career began in 2006 with the studio album Mysterious Things released on April 6, 2006.[4] He released Above the Sky on December 4, 2009.[5][6][7] The subsequent album, Make Us One, was released on December 2, 2013, independently as well.[8][9]

Personal life

Wickham was based in Vista, California, where he used to lead worship at Calvary Chapel.[10] His ministering career after Calvary Chapel directed him towards the Horizon Christian Fellowship in his hometown, where he was the worship pastor.[10] He has since relocated to Portland, Oregon, where he is an elder and pastor of worship at The Westside branch of A Jesus Church.[11] This is where he lives with his wife Sandy, who he met when he was 15 years old,[10] and their children.

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ↑ California Birth Index. "Evan Matthew Wickham, Born 05/14/1981 in California". California Birth index. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Cummings, Tony (June 7, 2013). "Evan Wickham: The San Diego worship man asking God to make us one". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Parable Reunion. "Members". Parable Reunion. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Evan Wickham. "Mysterious Things". Evan Wickham. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Armstrong, Jeremy. "Feature Review: Above the Sky by Evan Wickham". Worship Leader. pp. 76–7. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Proctor, Todd. "A Pastor's Point of View". Worship Leader. p. 77. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ Bradford, A.T. (May 7, 2013). "Review: Above the Sky - Evan Wickham". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hunter, Andrea. "Feature Review: Evan Wickham, Make Us One". Worship Leader. pp. 56–7. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ Andre, Jonathan (January 17, 2014). "Review : Evan Wickham - Make Us One". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 WOOKIEE (September 18, 2009). "Evan Wickham Artist Profile". New Release Today. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ A Jesus Church. "Staff". A Jesus Church. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

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