Salvation and Deliverance Church Choir Biography
The Salvation and Deliverance Church Choir (S&D) is full of teens and adults of all ages who use choreography and complex harmonies to its advantage.
This North Carolina-based, award-winning choir, hails from the small town of Tarboro. Through faith, favor, and consistency, this choir has received a number of awards and recognition. The choir faithfully minister every Sunday morning at their church and they also travel extensively across the nation proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ.
S&D has shared the stage with many nationally acclaimed artists such as: Yolanda Adams, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Donnie McClurkin, Donald Lawrence, CeCe Winans, Lenny Kravitz, Queen Latifah, Fantasia Barrino, and many more.
The choir’s accomplishments would be null and void if not for their love for God and devotion to prayer. Their résumé, which spans for more than 20 years, includes the following accomplishments:
S&D won their first award in 1996, winning the Quaker Oats Voices of Tomorrow Youth Gospel Choir Competition and receiving a prize of $17,500. This begins the winning streak for the choir. The choir goes on to win the following awards:
- April 1996: First Place Winners of the Quaker Oats Gospel Choir Competition; Raleigh NC
- February 2004: First Place winners of the Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition; New York City.
- June 2004: First Place Winners of the McDonald’s Gospel Fest; Madison Square Garden, New York City.
- In 2007: First Place Winners of UPN’s Most Soulful Gospel Sound; Raleigh, NC.
- In 2010: First Place Regional Winners of Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound National Choir Competition; Charlotte, NC.
- In 2011: Crowned “America’s Best Church Choir” and became the National winners of Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound Gospel Choir Competition; The Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA.
- In 2011: the choir performed at the Super Bowl Gospel Celebrationin Indianapolis, IN.
- In 2013: First Runner Up of Best Church Choir Category at the Ford Neighborhood Awards; Las Vegas, NV.
- In 2014: First Runner Up at the Steve Harvey Neighborhood Awards; Atlanta, GA.
With God’s favor, they have won more than $100,000 in cash prizes and educational scholarships.
Under the guidance of Grammy Award winning Producer, Cedric Thompson, and David Allen, S&D released its recording debut, “More than Conquerors.” The recording aptly describes this nationally acclaimed group who is ready, willing and able to take the gospel music industry by storm. Additionally, their highly anticipated single, “No Rock,” was released in 2016. All recordings are available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Music, and other digital retailers. S&D plans to release another studio album in the fall of 2019.
Above all of the choir’s accolades, the Salvation and Deliverance Church Choir cherishes every opportunity to touch the lives of as many people as possible. The choir firmly believes that they are destined to impact lives and change futures.