GRAMMY® Award-nominated StowTown recording artist The
Collingsworth Family recently partnered with evangelical Christian humanitarian
aid organization Samaritan’s Purse for "Sunday Night Worship Around The
Piano," a Facebook LIVE concert from the family’s Mt. Orab, Ohio, home.
More than 513,000 people have viewed the event to date, which The Collingsworth
Family created to help Samaritan’s Purse raise funds for their work in the
United States and around the world fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
The livestream featured the award-winning family ensemble’s
signature harmonies and included classic hymns and songs of faith; their timely
new single, “Joy Has Not Been Cancelled,” penned by Kim and inspired by a
recent devotional from Lysa TerKeurst; and a reading of Psalm 33.
“Samaritan’s Purse is grateful for the support and
generosity from The Collingsworth Family,” said Franklin Graham, president of
Samaritan’s Purse. “As the world is facing this coronavirus pandemic, they are
not only encouraging and blessing people with their music, but they are also
using their talents to be a part of helping others. We are thankful for this
tremendous gift, which is supporting our work in running Emergency Field
Hospitals in New York City and Cremona, Italy, the two hardest hit areas.”
“Ever since we were invited to do Christmas concerts with
Cliff Barrows in 2014, we have returned every year to perform at The Cove, a
ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,” Phil Colllingsworth
said. “So we just knew that Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse was the right
partner for this event. We are in such a crisis right now; when we were
choosing the songs to share, Samaritan’s Purse had trucks on the way to New
York City to set up field hospitals.”
“When we first realized we were going to need to stop
traveling and stay home because of the pandemic, we asked God what He would
have for us to do,” added Kim Collingsworth. “We decided we wanted to do
something to encourage our friends and listeners as we all struggle with
challenges during this season. We also wanted to open our hands and bless those
who are on the frontlines of this crisis. Sharing this evening with folks
around the world was a reminder to us that God is doing some unexpected things
in the midst of unimaginable hardship and uncertainty.”
The Collingsworth Family’s “Sunday Night Worship Around the
Piano” can be viewed here, and donations can still be made to assist with
Samaritan’s Purse COVID-19 relief efforts. One hundred percent of every
donation will go towards helping those impacted by the pandemic.