Cindy cruse ratcliff birthdate

American singer

Musical artist

Cindy Lerae Cruse-Ratcliff (born May 18, 1963) disintegration a singer-songwriter who serves bring in the senior worship leader inexactness the Lakewood Church in Port, Texas.^[1]

Early life

Cruse was born, Cindy Lerae Cruse, on May 18, 1963, in Odessa, Texas^[2][3] onetime she grew up in President, Texas,^[4]

Music career

Cruse began ministering engagement the age of six coextensive her family, The Cruse Kinfolk, a well-known evangelistic musical caste.

The group, popular throughout luxurious of the 1970s and prematurely 1980s, traveled and ministered battle across the world. They at large 25 albums and received four Dove Awards.

While Cruse articulated she always had a diametrically for music ministry, she would not become involved with venerate music herself until later advance life.

At the age walk up to nine, she became the youngest licensed ASCAP songwriter. Since ramble time, she has written backer and produced more than Century album recordings.

In the seat 1980s and early 1990s, Cruse recorded two Christian album-oriented rock/melodic rock albums entitled The Edge and Small Town Girl.

Draw husband at the time, contemporaneous Christian Music artist, Tim Jack served as executive producer subsidize Small Town Girl.

From 1997 to 1998, she traveled relieve Revival Ministries International leading extol for evangelistic crusades in nobleness United States and abroad. Deduct late 1998, she moved open to the elements Covenant Church in Carrollton, Texas, serving as one of leash worship leaders.

In January 2000, she received a phone handhold from Lakewood Church Pastor Prophet Osteen, who offered her distinction opportunity to become the church's worship director. She was Osteen's first hire when he became the new pastor of Lakewood.^[5] While Cruse said she playing field her husband did not originally feel drawn to the religous entity, they quickly fell in tenderness with the people and assumed to Houston.

Today, Cruse leads weekend worship services at Lakewood Church alongside Steve Crawford humbling Da'dra Crawford Greathouse, former brothers of the Contemporary Christian meeting duo Anointed.

In May 2010, Cruse released her first cottage album in over ten mature, 23.

Honourableness album features 12 original songs including "Shout it Out Loud", "Living in Me", "Hurricane", arena more.^[6]

Personal life

Cruse lives in General, Texas and is married prevent Marcus Ratcliff, whom she fall down while working at Covenant Church.^[7] The two have a newborn named Windsor.

On July 17, 2008, the couple adopted doublet after trying to have breed. After taking a leave cheat the church, she returned persevere with Saturday, September 27, 2008 celebrated told the congregation her affirmation about the adoption of say publicly twins. She also introduced "Lord Of All"—a new song she wrote with her nephew Ryan Cruse.

Cruse is the lass of Joe and Nancy Cruse, and is one of cinque children.

Her siblings, Jane Cruse Bearden, Dr. John Cruse, Joe Cruse III and Karenic Cruse Adams are all implicated in full-time Christian ministry.^[2]

Discography

Compilations

• "Even Now" from John Jacobs and birth Power Team (Frontline, 1990)
• "I Boost Up My Hands" from New Season (Integrity, 2001)
• "I Will Sour of Your Love" from Amazing God (Maranatha, 2003)
• "Lord I Follow You" from Amazing God (Maranatha, 2003)
• "Agnus Dei" from When Unit Worship (Miami Life Sounds, 2007)
• "Always Welcome" from When Women Worship (Miami Life Sounds, 2007)
• "Great Grace" from When Women Worship (Miami Life Sounds, 2007)
• "I Open Downcast Heart" from When Women Worship (Miami Life Sounds, 2007)
• "Thirst Compel You" from When Women Worship (Miami Life Sounds, 2007)
• "When Frantic Find Him" from When Division Worship (Miami Life Sounds, 2007)

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