Rend Collective (formerly known as Rend Collective Experiment) is a Northern Irish Christian

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band originating from Bangor,

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. The current lineup consists of Gareth Gilkeson, Chris Llewellyn, Ali Gilkeson, Patrick Thompson and Steve Mitchell. Their first studio album ''Organic Family Hymnal'' was released on 28 September 2010. Their second studio album ''

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'' was released on 10 January 2012. Both records were released by Kingsway. Their first live album ''

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'' was released on 29 January 2013 with

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. Their fourth album, ''

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'', was released on 17 March 2014. Their fifth album, '' Campfire Christmas, Vol. 1'' was released in November 2014, and the sixth, ''

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'', on 21 August 2015. Their second live album, ''Campfire II: Simplicity'', was released at the beginning of October 2016. In 2017 they released the ''Build Your Kingdom Here (A Rend Collective Mix Tape)'' compilation followed by ''Good News'' in early 2018.

Background

The band was established under the name of Rend Collective Experiment between 2002-2003 during a point which drummer Gareth Gilkeson described as "a bunch of us trying to figure out life. Before the formation, most of the members were part of the "Rend" young adults ministry at Bangor Elim Church to where Gilkeson preached and Llewellyn lead worship." While the group comprises over 15 members, the band tours and records with 6 members. The remaining members are there for support and to encourage the band "spiritually, musically, and missionally." They explained noticing a sense of hostility from the modern culture towards the church and Christians therefore sought to create music that would draw such individuals spiritually and encourage them to come back to church. Rend Collective was on the '' And If Our God Is for Us...'' Tour with

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and

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in the Spring of 2011. They toured with

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on the Majestic Tour. In 2014, Rend Collective toured with the RESET Movement, as part of their musical ministry involving

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(formerly of

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); spoken-word artist Propaganda; worship leader Dave Lubben; DJ Efechto;

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worship artist Matt Gilman; and singer/songwriter

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Music

'' includes live, outdoor recordings of songs previously released on ''Organic Family Hymnal'' and ''Homemade Worship by Handmade People''. The audience for the recording were crowd-sourced using Facebook and Twitter. Their third studio album, ''

'', was released on 17 March 2014. Their fourth studio album, ''

Christmas (Vol. 1)'', released 19 November 2014. Their fifth studio album, ''

'', was released on 21 August 2015. Their second live album, ''Campfire II: Simplicity'', was released at the beginning of October 2016.

Rend Family Records

Their first signee to the label is

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, from

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Members

Current * Gareth Gilkeson – drums, percussion, band leader (2007–present) * Chris Llewellyn – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele (2007–present) * Ali Gilkeson – keyboards, female lead/backing vocals, auxiliary percussion (2007–present) * Patrick Thompson – electric guitar, banjo, various strings, backing vocals (2007–present), bass guitar (2007–2013) * Steve Mitchell – bass guitar, dobro, piano (2013–present) *Wil Pearce - electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, backing vocals (2020-present) * Thomas Ewing - electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, violin (2021-present) Former * Will Herron – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, multi-instrumentalist * Bridget Herron – female lead and backing vocals * Bobby Russell – bass guitar, piano (2012–2013) * Larry Lease – backup vocals (2015–2016)

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

Singles

Awards and nominations

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