Blessed Hope Chapel Praise Team Goes To The Finals on "Exalting Him 2003 National Talent Search"

Blessed Hope Chapel Praise Team, a praise team from Simi Valley, CA, is invited to the Finals of "Exalting Him 2003 National Talent Search" to be televised November 17-21 on Trinity Broadcasting Network.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.-Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard captured Americas hearts on American Idol. Buddy Jewell rocked the country music scene with his traditional country sounds. The Christian music scene now takes center stage with a nationwide talent search to find and showcase unsigned artists. Among those talented artists chosen to appear in the National Finals television show in Hendersonville, TN is a local group from Simi Valley, CA, featured on the show as The Blessed Hope Chapel Praise Team.

Exalting Him 2003, a national Christian talent search sponsored by Daywind Soundtracks, Family Christian Stores, Trinity Broadcasting Network, and Salem Music Networks, drew over 1,400 entries from across the US. With regional competitions held in Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Orlando, Nashville, Winston Salem, Canton OH and Atlanta, 16 finalists emerged. These regional finalists met at the Trinity Broadcasting Network studio in Hendersonville, TN for the finals competition, hosted by comedian Mark Lowry and scheduled to be televised on TBN the week of November 17-21, reaching over 100 million households. Check your local listings or visit www.tbn.org for channels and times.

The stellar panel of judges included Deborah Evans Price - Country and Christian Music Editor for Billboard Magazine, John Mays - A&R Director for Creative Trust, Norman Holland -- Vice President of Daywind Music, Steve Crawford of the gospel group Anointed, Cedric Dent of Take 6, Hee Haw television personality LuLu Roman, and Curb recording artist Michael English.

The Blessed Hope Chapel Praise Team hail from a small church in Simi Valley known as Blessed Hope Chapel, where band members Dean and Tony Palacio also serve as the church worship directors. Their latest release on Blessed Hope Records/DT4JC Music Company, "Enter In - Live Worship at Blessed Hope Chapel," is receiving rave reviews nationally and internationally. They have remained in the Top 20 on The Spirit Radio, the internets largest Independent Christian Music web site. Additionally, their CD remains one of the best-selling CDs at Family Christian Stores in Simi Valley, CA. Their performance on Exalting Him 2003 can be seen on Thursday, November 20, 2003 at 3:00 pm (Pacific) / 5:00 pm (Central) / 6:00 pm (Eastern)and again at 8:00 pm (Pacific) / 10:00 pm (Central) / 11:00 pm (Eastern) on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Check your local listings for the TBN channel in your area.

"Enter In - Live Worship at Blessed Hope Chapel" is available at Family Christian Stores in Simi Valley and Oxnard, CA, as well as on the Internet at the following web sites:
http://www.blessedhopechapel.org http://www.goodfight.org http://www.amazon.com http://www.cdbaby.com http://www.thespiritradio.com and http://www.worshipCDs.com