Joel Hanson to perform in Holdingford

Community Country Church of Holdingford is proud to present Joel Hanson in Concert on Sunday, September 15th, 2013. The concert will be a free will offering and will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Community Country Church.
Joel Hanson is the lead singer of the Grammy nominated, Dove Award winning band PFR. He is a prolific songwriter who’s writing credits include PFR, Mercy Me, Sara Groves, Chris Tomlin, Phillips, Craig and Dean, Fusebox, Petra, Phil Keaggy and Geoff Moore and others.
Joel started out as a camp counselor at Camp Shamineau, a Christian youth camp near Motley. In 1991 he helped formed the band PFR, which stands for “Pray For Rain”. Over the course of the next years PFR released their third album, “Great Lengths” in 1994. The album had the band’s biggest hit, “The Love I Know”, inspired by I Corinthians 13. The Great Lengths tour introduced a new band, Jars of Clay who would become one of the most popular Christian groups to date, also enjoying great mainstream success.
Having changed musical direction with each album, PFR moved into an edgier, heavy sound for 1996’s with the album “Them”. While the album was well-received, the band shortly afterward announced that they were splitting up. In 1997, “The Late Great PFR” was released, a greatest hits album containing three new songs, with one (“Forever”) becoming a Christian radio hit.
After the breakup of the band, Joel went on to a solo career with the albums “Captured”, “Broken” and “What If It Is”. Joel also performed in a duet with Sara Groves entitled “Traveling Light” in 2003.
Originally from Brainerd, MN, Joel currently lives in the Minneapolis area with his family and is the Worship Pastor at the Church of the Open Door. Joel continues to do solo work as well and will be bringing some of his more well known music as well as some uplifting praise and worship to the concert on Sunday, September 15th.
If you would like more information please check the church’s website at www.communitycountrychurch.org