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, whom 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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