new zip-up hoodie design

in honor of our newest song "2 Fisted Gospel" (soon to be a new single) we are making a new zip-up hoodie design! Who is interested? white on black and red on white probably.

CD COMING NOV 19TH

We can't give enough thanks to God for all of His guidance, grace, and provision through the process of recording this cd. We also can't say "Thank you!" enough for all of the support we have recieved from our growing fan base. You have helped us to bring this dream to life. It is a ministry that we as a band hold very closely to our hearts. We believe these songs will show the lost world that there is hope in Christ. If even one person comes to know the Lord through this project then all of the work will have been worthwhile. We pray that the album will encourage and challenge believers to live to a higher standard, to place their lives fully in God's hands, and to obey him without reservation. There is so much he wants for us. Pray for us and for this cd, that it will be truly annointed, and that through it the Father will be glorified!

CD RELEASE PARTY CONCERT!!! NOV 19TH

Well, it has been a long and exciting journey to get to this point but we are finally here! The cd is finished and we can hardly wait to get it into your hands. God has been so good to us. We have been richly blessed to have the support of fans like all of you who bought our shirts and hoodies and who pray for us constantly. God blessed us with Kevin Smith, a great producer and brother in Christ. We are grateful every day for the opportunity to do what we do, worshiping God and taking His message of hope into the world. The show will be November 19th in the parking lot of Bean Groovy in Florence. We will be starting at 7 so bring a jacket (or cross covenant hoodie :) and be prepared to jump around alot! We are stoked to be sharing a stage with our friends KING'S LAST SHOT again, its been awhile. We're also excited to be playing a show with our new friends BROKEN YESTERDAY. Everybody come out, bring a friend, worship our savior, and leave with a cd of our debut album "I Will Not Drown". Remember, the 250th person to like our bandpage on facebook will recieve a free cd signed by the band.

new long sleeved shirts!
$15
ORANGE AND PURPLE FOR OUR CLEMSON FANS
WHITE ON GARNET FOR Y'ALL GAMECOCKS!

HOODIES!

We are putting in an order for hoodies on Friday. They are available in Gray, Green, and Pink.
$25 for s-xl and $30 for larger sizes. Let us know if you want one by Thursday. As always, every penny of profit goes back into the ministry of cross covenant to help us pay for studio time. Thank you for all of your support. And remember...Christmas is right around the corner; hoodies make great gifts!

UPDATES

We just had an awesome day in the studio with Kevin at Six-Plus-One. We got the track "Forged in the Fire" finished and most of my wife Ashley's song "I Will Not Drown". Both of those tracks are posted on our Facebook Bandpage. "I Will Not Drown" is unfinished (she still has to record her vocal harmonies) but the demo gives you an idea of what to expect from the final track. We plan to be in the studio again (possibly for the last time this album) in October. Cross Covenant is our ministry, and one that each of us takes very seriously. We believe these songs carry an important message to the world about the love of our savior and the need for us as Christians to hold our selves to a higher standard of discipleship. Our prayer for this cd is that God will take our meager efforts and multiply their impact, that He will provide the increase. To accomplish that goal though we need your help. At the moment we lack the funds to finish the cd. We have absolute faith though that the same God who began this work in our lives will see it through to its finish. He is the same incredible God who shaped the planets with His hands and He will shape our future in the same way. We ask that you pray for us. Pray that we listen to and obey God's leading as a band, that we grow closer in our walks with Him as a band and as individuals, that He anoint our songs with His Spirit, and that He reveal to you how you can contribute to this ministry. We will be printing the new "wedding gown" shirts in the coming weeks. If you feel so led, please help us by purchasing a shirt for yourselves and for others who may be moved by the message of the song. Pray as well about whether you may be able to contribute a donation which would be greatly appreciated. We assure you that every penny will be put into studio time and the ministry of the band not into our pockets. God will bless you for your support even if it is just through your prayers which are far more valuable to us than your money.
Lastly I want to thank two people. First, I want to send a huge "thank you" to our friend Kevin Smith for his invaluable help with the recording process. Thank you Kevin for using your talents to build The Kingdom. Lastly I want to thank my wife Ashley for sharing in this adventure. I can think of no greater blessing than to serve my creator with His most glorious creation (at least in this husband's opinion) standing by my side and singing along. God Bless you all and as always thank you for all your support. - Josh

recording

Quick update! We will be in the studio again on august 4th to hopefully wrap up the cd. My wife Ashley will be in studio that day recording her vocals for the title track "I Will Not Drown". Keep us in our prayers and if you don't have a t-shirt yet, ordering one will help fund our time in the studio. - Josh

New shirt design!

In honor of our new single "Wedding Gown" we have designed a new shirt! Let us know what you think and if you are interested. We need at least 25 or 30 people interested in buying before this design will get printed. Like this on facebook and be sure to leave a comment! We love you and God bless! Click on the image for a larger view.

New Single

check out our new single wedding gown on our facebook page!

Freedom Fest and Concert

Hello Everyone! Freedom Fest is just a little over a week away. The event will start at 3:00 and the the concert with Seventh Day Slumber will start at 7:00. Tickets for the concert are still available. If you plan on making the show, get your tickets while you still can. Space is limited. We hope to see you there!

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

Tickets are on sale now! We can mail them to you or hold them for pick up on the day of the show. Please do not wait to buy. There is a limited amount of space at the venue so tickets are first come first serve. Don't miss out on this great opportunity! We ask that all youth groups try to come in vans or carpool if possible to make the best use of parking space.

STUDIO TIME!!!!!

We will be in the studio on June 30th to start recording our first cd!
It will be called I Will Not Drown and hopefully we will have that out for everyone in August!

Freedom Fest July 2nd

The event leading up to the big show on July 2nd will be called Freedom Fest in honor of the 4th of July weekend. There will be other bands playing through the day TBA. We will begin at 3:oo PM. Many of the local churches will be providing free food, drinks, and more. Please join us on this exciting day and go ahead and purchase tickets for the Seventh Day Slumber show as they will probably be going fast!

Tickets on sale June 1st

Tickets for the Seventh Day Slumber show featuring Cross Covenant will go on sale June 1st! This is going to be a great show so don't miss out on this awesome opportunity. To purchase ticket call First Baptist Church or email us at crosscovenantband@gmail.com. We can mail the ticket to you or hold them for you on the day of the event. Tickets are $5. The concert will be held on July 2 at 7:00 PM but come out earlier for food, fellowship, and more music. We are making this an all day event!

Opening for Seventh Day Slumber

It is Official! Cross Covenant is opening up for one of our favorite bands on July 2. More details about tickets etc.. will be up soon!

title and cover art

So recording is on the horizon and we are so excited to get a cd out to you asap! Which leads us to wonder what title/cover art we might like to use. I threw together some ideas in photoshop. I know I'm getting ahead of us a bit but hey I'm excited! Y'all weigh in on which ones you like best! - josh

new t-shirt colors

We have sold out of our first batch of shirts and already have several orders for more so we are making another huge order this week. we now have available white logo on black, white on teal, and black on pink! Thanks for all of the love and support so far and please continue to pray for us as we enter the studio in June!

Cross Covenant rehearsing "Say, Say" by Kristian Stanfill

T-shirts Update

The first batch of shirts are in and going pretty fast! Thank you so much to those who have already bought shirts. We are looking into getting some with the logo in white on black shirts. are there any other color combos y'all might be interested in? Just let us know!

Let us pray for you.

Times are hard without a doubt. We all face so many trials everyday, and it is very easy to get caught up in our own little world of anxieties and fears. The best thing for that is prayer. Sometimes though, if you are like me, you don't always know what to pray or even how to begin. The point of this band is of course to make Christian music, at least on the surface. Deeper than that though, our purpose is to reach out as ambassadors for Christ to the world who needs Him desperately. The music is one way to do it but prayer is another. We want to be here for you, who ever you are, to encourage you and lift you up to the Father. If you are in need of prayer for anything please allow us to be a blessing and encouragement to you. Let us pray for you and help you carry your burden in whatever way we can. Your prayer requests can be sent directly to us at crosscovenantband@gmail.com. We will check them and pray for each need specifically before each and every rehearsal. Thank you for all the prayers you lift up for us. Please allow us to return the favor. - Josh

Ya know who rules? God does!

Just got a call to play at a church in the Turbeville/Manning area on July 8th. We'll be getting you more info soon! Already getting a lot of orders for t-shirts. God is so awesome!

T-SHIRTS

Hey everyone! We are getting t-shirts printed this week. Anyone who can support the band and our ministry by buying a shirt would be greatly appreciated. Every penny we make will go back into the ministry of cross covenant. Our prayer is to make enough profit to get in the studio this summer and record some tracks for our first cd. T-shirts will be 12 dollars for s/m/l and $15 for larger sizes. Thank you for all of the support we know you will send our way! God is good!
to place order call 843 687-5879 or email crosscovenantband@gmail.com

How We Got Started

Hello everyone! This is Casey here, and I figured I would share a little about how our band came to be. Josh and I started playing for the youth group. We wanted to start a full band, but found it hard to find other people with musical gifts and a passion for Christ. We both were self taught guitarists. I had been playing for about five years at the time, and Josh was fairly new at it.

In the fall of 2009, I got a call from a friend of mine, Nathan Hendricks. He was a drummer that previously played in a local Christian band. He wanted to start something up, so I got Josh on the phone explaining that we had a drummer. Nathan called up a friend of his, Cortney Howell, to play bass for us. Thus, Cross Covenant was born. However, we were completely unaware of what we were getting in to. All the pieces were in place, and we had three weeks to prepare for a fifth quarter that Hemingway First Baptist, the church Josh and I attend, had planned.

With God’s help we managed to pull off the fifth quarter. At the time, Cortney had just started learning how to play bass. We had to get someone to fill in for Cortney at bass, because he wasn’t quite ready. Nathan had to ride across a couple states that day to get a new drum set that he ordered, because the only descent drum kit he had at the time was electric. When he got back, we had enough time to get set up, but no time to do a run through of our set. We couldn’t get the monitors to work, so we couldn’t hear what we were doing that well. It was rocky, but God was with us.

After a couple of months, Nathan had to drop out of the band. At the time, we were preparing for a youth rally. We had to get the drummer from the other band playing at the rally to fill in. After the rally was over we started our search for another drummer. Even without a drummer, we still had practice. We kept the faith that God would provide us with a drummer and he did.

In February of 2010, Christian Love joined the band after hearing about us and giving Josh a call. He’s an outstanding drummer and fell right into the group perfectly. When we had no idea where to look, God came through. We’ve all been playing together since and have become like family.

Recently, we’ve added a new member to the family. Tyler Perry is now aboard as an additional guitarist. He came to youth group and we realized his potential, so we decided to pull him in. He hasn’t played a gig with us yet, but he is very enthusiastic. I know that he will be a good asset to the band. Josh's wife, Ashley, helps out as much as she can, and sings on one our songs. We have a very talented group of individuals, and God has blessed us more than we could have asked for.

That’s pretty much the basic story of how we got started. It’s been a good learning experience, and we definitely had some growing pains along the way. Most importantly, we’ve built good friendships with each other and have grown closer to Christ. It hasn’t always been a smooth road, but iron is forged in the fire.

COMING UP!

We have a few things in the works for everybody. First on the agenda is getting some t-shirts made up. We are looking into that this week and will let you know when they are available. We are also planning to take some new band pics soon since we have the mad black woman in the band now (aka-Tyler Perry Ha! Ha!). Next definite show will be the VBS KICKOFF at First BaptistHemingway but we hope to put some more shows together between now and then. We are working on new songs. Just finished preparing our cover of "say, say" by Kristian Stanfill during our last rehersal (next time we might post a video of that for you guys) and we are working on new ones called "Last Son" and "Reinvent the Wheel" more on the way! God Bless You! Keep Christ first!
- Josh

welcome!!!!

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