Our Mission
“Faith and music collide with passion for ministry.”

Bio
“The authority to put back together the chaos of this world,” is something that everyone is looking for in this life, and it is the picture painted by the Hebrew word, “salem”.  This word is also translated “peace,” and the band SalemsVoice is just that, a voice of peace.  SalemsVoice is an alternative rock band that has drawn comparisons to groups such as Creed, Switchfoot, and Jeremy Camp, though each who comments says that the music they are hearing has its own distinct sound.  Larry Sloane, who has worked with artists such as The Eagles, Sheryl Crow, and Shania Twain said of SalemsVoice’s first demo, “These are good songs; you have the talent to take this music far.”

SalemsVoice has become a very busy band quite quickly.  Each show played has meant new contacts, immediate new places to play music, and requests to return.  After winning “Tha Battle of Tha Bands 2005” at Tha Roots in Kokomo, Indiana, the band has been playing almost every weekend at venues from Indiana to Ohio to Minnesota to Nashville, Tennessee.  Payment for shows has afforded the band the ability to record its only studio project to date at one of the nation’s top recording studios, Pro-Digital Sound Studios in Anderson, Indiana.  Currently, the band is working on it’s second project and the radio single “Reach” is being played on radio stations across Indiana.

The ministry of SalemsVoice has been diverse and has led to opportunities for lead singer, Dave Horine to challenge the groups they have ministered to from the Word of God as well as through the music.  Leading worship for church and student events has also been a joy for the band.  Pastor Ian Nacy of McGrawsville UMC said, “They brought a new depth to the worship service…”  Though the road has led many different places, SalemsVoice has at its core a deep desire to show the world what Christ has done in their lives.

So, what happens when five guys with a passion for Christ realize that they each have the same passion for music?  Faith collides with music for ministry, and that is exactly what has happened with this band.  Each of the members has been involved in music ministry for years, but in different settings with many different goals.  When guitarists Matt Barnett and Jake Winkler began writing riffs over four years ago they were not sure where the Lord was leading them, but they just wanted to play guitar for His glory.  Lance Luginbill and Justin Butler were added to the group in 2003 and they continued to write music, although they were still without a singer.  They truly wanted God's man to front the band, and in early spring of 2004 Dave Horine, Justin and Lance's associate pastor, came on as lead vocalist and songwriter, allowing the band to begin fulfilling the purposes for which they set out:

With the recent completion of an EP and the anticipation of the release of a full-length album, SalemsVoice will continue to minister the Word as God has led them until He shows them another way.  The ministry continues to grow with each day through marketing and by word of mouth.  To learn more, check out www.salemsvoice.com.

Testimony
SalemsVoice is a combination of five men who have come from very similar walks of life. Each has grown up in a Christian home, but has had, along the way, a realization that his faith must be his own. The Scriptures tell us that “by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works so that no one may boast.” The band firmly believes that this is the only way that one may enter into a relationship with a holy God. Each member, individually, has placed his entire faith and life into the hands of Jesus Christ. “For whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”

The saving faith that each member of SalemsVoice has is leading them to serve their God with all of their heart, soul, mind and strength. The Scriptures also tell us “show me faith without works, and I’ll show you my faith by my works…faith without works is dead.” Ministry is a part of our lives if we are true believers in the God of the universe. God has called the band to minister through music, and we wouldn’t think of doing anything else.