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and conducted by choir director Jason White. Beginning in January 2019, the group has performed every Sunday, as well as Friday, September 27, when West's album ''

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'' was announced for release. Their debut album, ''

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'', was released three months later on

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, 2019.

Background

In September 2018, West announced that his ninth studio album ''

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'' would be released later in the month. West later postponed the date to November 2018 in order to record in

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. The album was postponed a second time in November with no set release date. On the first Sunday of 2019, West began the first "Sunday Service" rehearsal, where he performed gospel iterations of his discography and other songs with choir group The Samples and frequent collaborators such as Tony Williams,

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, and

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. During Sunday Service, several songs from ''Yandhi'' have been performed. On January 12, 2019, it was reported that West was replaced by Ariana Grande as a headliner for Coachella. West pulled out because a giant dome could not be constructed for him. On March 31, 2019, West announced a Sunday Service performance for

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would take place at Coachella. The first public Sunday Service performance occurred at

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on April 21, 2019. On October 5, 2019, West brought Sunday Service to The Gateway in Salt Lake City, UT. His performance occurred on an already busier than usual weekend with

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holding their semi-annual General Conference that weekend as well. West collaborated with pastor

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, who hosted West at

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located in

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on November 17, 2019. Although the tickets were free for this event as well, those who obtained tickets began to sell them online for up to $500

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. On November 21, 2019, Sunday Service announced that they would be a part of the youth

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, which would be held at LeConte Center, located in

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from January 18–20, 2020. West's performance was added after comedian John Crist was suspected of sexual misconduct, and Crist's performance was cancelled. On December 25, 2019, Sunday Service released ''Jesus is Born'' as West promised. A year later, on December 25, 2020, Sunday Service released the ''Emmanuel'' EP, featuring 5 new tracks composed and produced entirely by West in

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Members

List of members adapted from '' GQ Italia'' and ''

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''. *

*Jason White – choir director *Jonathan Coleman - choir manager * Adam Michael Wilson - choir * Adriana N. Washington - choir * Akua Willis - choir * Alana Linsey - choir * Alayna Rodgers - choir * Alexander Jacke - choir * Alexandria A. Arowora - choir * Alexandria Simone Griffin - choir *

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- choir * Alexis James - choir * Alexis Jones - choir * Alisha Roney - choir * Amanda Adams - choir * Amber M. Grant - choir * Ameera Perkins - choir * Andre M. Washington - choir * Angela C. Williams - choir * Angelle King - choir * Ashley Tamar Davis - choir * Ashley Echols - choir * Ashley Nichol - choir * Ashley Washington - choir * Ashly Williams - choir * Bobby Musique Cooks - choir * Bradley Morice Jones - choir * Brandi JaNise Majors - choir * Brandon Rodgers - choir * Breenen Johnson - choir * Brittany Jerita Wallace - choir * Brooke Brewer - choir * Caleb Minter - choir * Carisa Dalton Moore - choir * Carmel A. Echols - choir * Cassandra Renee Grigsby Chism - choir * Cedric Jackson II - choir * Cedrit B. Leonard Jr. - choir * Chadric R Johnson - choir * Chara Hammonds - choir * Chaz Mason - choir * Chelsea B Miller - choir * Chelsea "Peaches" West - choir * Chimera Wilson - choir * Claudia A. Cunningham - choir * Corinthian Buffington - choir * Crystal Butler McQueen - choir * Curnita Turner - choir * Daniel Dávila - choir * Daniel Ozan - choir * Danielle E Deimler - choir * Danielle John-Palmer - choir * Darius Coleman - choir * DeAndrea Foster - choir * Deanna Dixon - choir * Dejah Gomez-Woods - choir * Deonis Cook - choir * Derek Butler - choir * Derrick Evans - choir * Desiree Washington - choir * Destine Nelson - choir * Devon Baker - choir * Don Sykes - choir * Donald "Dep" Paige - choir * Dwanna Orange - choir * Ebony Johnson - choir * Emi Seacrest - choir * Eric L. Copeland II - choir * Erik Brooks - choir * Estherlancia Mercado - choir * Fallynn Rian Oliver - choir * Fannie Belle Johnson - choir * Felice LaZae Martin - choir * Gabrielle Carreiro - choir * Gemaine Edwards- choir * George Hamilton - choir * Herman Bryant III - choir * India Moret - choir * Isaiah Johnson - choir * Isaiah Steven Jones - choir * Jacquelyn M. Jones - choir * Jaden Blakley Gray - choir * Jamal Moore - choir * Jasmine L Morrow - choir * Jasmin Khadia Handon - choir * JaVonte Pollard - choir * Jazmine Yvette Bailey - choir * Jenelle Rose Dunkley - choir * Jerel Duren - choir * Jerome Wayne - choir * JeRonelle McGhee - choir * Jherimi Leigh Henry - choir * Joel Echols - choir * Johnny Lee Paddio JR - choir * Jordan Rogers - choir * Joy A. Love - choir * Justin Hart - choir * Kadeem S. Nichols - choir * Kamili Mitchell - choir * Kaylyn K. Lowery - choir * Kene Alexander - choir * Kiandra Richardson - choir * KieAndria Ellis - choir * Kimberly A Jefferson - choir * Kyrese Victoria Montgomery - choir * LaKeisha Renee Lewis - Choir * LaMarcus Eldridge - choir * Landon J. Thomas, IV - choir * Lanita Smith - choir * Laurhan Beato - choir * Maurice Smith - choir * Mariah Meshae Maxwell - choir * Marcus James Henderson - choir * Mark Justin-Paul Hood - choir * Marqueta Pippens - choir * Maya Betrece Smith - choir * Megan Parker - choir * Melanie S. Tryggestad - choir * Melissa Miracle McKinney - choir * Michael Gadlin - choir * Michael Shorts - choir * Michelle Harvey - choir * Naarai Jacobs - choir * Nava Morris - choir * Nelson Beato - choir * Nicole Sheldon - choir * Olivia Walker - choir * Orlando Dotson - choir * Porcha Clay - choir * Princess Foster - choir * Reesha Archibald - choir * Rondez O. Rolle - choir * Samantha N. Nelson - choir * Sha’leah Stubblefield - choir * Shana Andrews - choir * Shanice Lorraine Knox - choir * Sharon Marie Norwood - choir * Shatisha Lawson - choir * Synai Davis - choir * Tayler Green - choir * Taelor Nevin Murphy - choir * Taneka Lemle - choir * Tickwanya Jones - choir * Tiffanie Cross - choir * Tiffany Stevenson - choir * Vernon Burris Jr - choir * William Harper - choir * Zachary C. Moore - choir * Ray Romulus – music supervisor *

– vocalist * Tony Williams – vocalist *Philip Cornish – music director *Nicholas Clark - bass guitarist *Tony Nichols - percussionist *Kyla Moscovich - trumpet *Cameron Johnson - trumpet *Lemar Guillary - trombone *Nikki Grier – songwriter, vocal arranger *Steve Epting Jr. – vocal arranger *Anthony Jawan McEastland - vocal arranger

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Charted songs

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Opera performances

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References

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