The McClures are an American

contemporary worship Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the 20th century. It was originally confined to the charismatic movement, but is now found in a wide range of churches, including many w ...

duo composed of musicians Paul McClure and Hannah McClure. The duo released their debut studio album, '' The Way Home'', on August 30, 2019, through

Bethel Music Bethel Music is an American music label and worship movement from Redding, California, originating out of Bethel Church (Redding, California), Bethel Church where they started making music in 2001. Bethel Music has grown from being a local church ...

. The album spawned the singles "Now I See", "Only Have One", and "Reign Above It All". ''The Way Home'' debuted at No. 36 on ''Billboard'''s

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in the United States.

History

Background

Paul and Hannah McClure first began leading worship at their local church as teenagers in their hometown of

High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city in the Piedmont Triad region of the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of the city is in Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford County, with parts extending into Randolph County, North Carolina, Randolph, ...

. In 2009, they attended the WorshipU conference hosted by

Redding, California Redding is the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California and the county seat of Shasta County. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, north of Sacramento, and south of California's northern border wi ...

. This influenced the duo's cross-country relocation to Redding, where they began serving as worship leaders and songwriters at Bethel Church in 2011.

2019-present: ''The Way Home'', ''Christmas Morning''

The McClures made their career debut on

with the release of "Now I See" on July 12, 2019, as the lead single to their debut studio album, '' The Way Home''. On August 16, 2019, the duo released "Only Have One" as the second single from the album, ''The Way Home''. "Only Have One" debuted at number 49 on the US

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chart. The duo released their debut studio album, ''The Way Home'', on August 30, 2019. The album debuted at number 36 on the

in the United States. On October 23, 2020, The McClures released "Christmas Morning" as the lead single to their holiday-themed

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, ''Christmas Morning''. The EP was released on November 13, 2020. On February 12, 2021, the duo released "Reign Above It All" as their third single from the album ''The Way Home'' (2019).

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McClures Musical groups established in 2019 Musical groups from California American Christian musical groups Performers of contemporary worship music 2019 establishments in California