Rend Collective

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Rend Collective
Rend Collective performing in May 2017
Rend Collective performing in May 2017
Background information
OriginBangor, Northern Ireland[1]
GenresContemporary Christian, Christian rock, folk rock, worship[2]
Years active2007 (2007)–present[2]
LabelsKingsway, Integrity,[2] Capitol CMG
Members
Past members
  • Bridget Herron
  • Gareth Gilkeson
  • Ali Gilkeson
  • Patrick Thompson
  • Will Herron
  • Larry Lease
  • Thomas Ewing
Websiterendcollective.com

Rend Collective (formerly known as Rend Collective Experiment) is a Northern Irish Christian folk rock worship band originating from Bangor, Northern Ireland.[1][2][3] The current lineup consists of Chris Llewellyn, Steve Mitchell, Wil Pearce, Jonathan Chu and Daniel Jones. Their first studio album Organic Family Hymnal was released on 28 September 2010.[4] Their second studio album Homemade Worship by Handmade People was released on 10 January 2012.[5] Both records were released by Kingsway.[2] Their first live album Campfire was released on 29 January 2013[6] with Integrity. Their fourth album, The Art of Celebration, was released on 17 March 2014. Their fifth album, Campfire Christmas, Vol. 1 was released in November 2014, and the sixth, As Family We Go, 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 studio album Good News in early 2018. Since then the group have released two more albums Choose to Worship (March 2020) and Whosoever (August 2022).

Background

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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 led worship."[3][7] While the group comprises over 15 members, the band tours and records with 6 members.[3][7] The remaining members are there for support and to encourage the band "spiritually, musically, and missionally."[3][7] 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.[3][7]

Rend Collective was on the And If Our God Is for Us... Tour with Chris Tomlin and Christy Nockels in the spring of 2011.[1] They toured with Kari Jobe on the Majestic Tour.[8]

In 2014, Rend Collective toured with the RESET Movement, as part of their musical ministry involving Lacey Sturm (formerly of Flyleaf); spoken-word artist Propaganda; worship leader Dave Lubben; DJ Efechto; International House of Prayer worship artist Matt Gilman; and singer/songwriter Morgan Harper Nichols.[9]

Music

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Campfire 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.[6] Their third studio album, The Art of Celebration, was released on 17 March 2014.[10] Their fourth studio album, Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1), released 19 November 2014.[11] Their fifth studio album, As Family We Go, was released on 21 August 2015. Their second live album, Campfire II: Simplicity, was released on 7 October 2016.[12] Their sixth studio album, Good News was released on 19 January 2018.[13] Their seventh studio album, Choose to Worship, was released during the COVID-19 pandemic on 27 March 2020.[14] Their eighth studio album, Whosoever, was released 26 August 2022.[15]

Rend Family Records

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Their first signee to the label is Urban Rescue, from Los Angeles, California.

Members

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Current [16][17]

  • Chris Llewellyn – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele (2007–present)
  • Steve Mitchell – bass guitar, banjo, piano, mandolin, guitar, backing vocals (2013–present)
  • Wil Pearce – electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, backing vocals (2021–present)
  • Jonathan Chu – fiddle (2020–present)
  • Daniel Jones – drums (2024–present)

Former

  • Will Herron – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, multi-instrumentalist (2022–2023)
  • Bridget Herron – female lead and backing vocals (2022–2023)
  • Patrick Thompson – electric guitar, banjo, various strings, backing vocals (2007–2020), bass guitar (2007–2013)
  • Bobby Russell – bass guitar, piano (2012–2013)
  • Larry Lease – backup vocals (2015–2016)
  • Gareth Gilkeson – drums, percussion, band leader (2007–2024)
  • Ali Gilkeson – keyboards, female lead/backing vocals, auxiliary percussion, accordion (2007–2022)
  • Thomas Ewing – electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, violin (2021–2024); left for his band Tenth Avenue North

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Peak chart positions Sales
UK
[18] 		UK
C&G 		AUS
[19] 		CAN
[20] 		US
[21] 		US
Christ.
[22] 		US
Heat.
[23]
2010 Organic Family Hymnal
(as Rend Collective Experiment)
  • Release date: 28 September 2010
  • Label: Kingsway
  • Format: CD, digital download
 — — — — — 47 —
2012 Homemade Worship by Handmade People
(as Rend Collective Experiment)
  • Release date: 10 January 2012
  • Label: Kingsway
  • Format: CD, digital download
 — 6
[24] 		— — — 23 14
2013 Campfire
  • Release date: 28 January 2013
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: CD, digital download
 — 1
[25] 		— — 97 7 —
2014 The Art of Celebration
  • Release date: 17 March 2014
  • Label: Integrity
  • Format: CD, digital download
 28 1
[26] 		— — 13[27] 1[28] —
Campfire Christmas, Vol. 1
  • Release date: 17 November 2014
  • Label: Rend Family Records/Capitol/Sparrow
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — 1
[24] 		— — 61 4 —
2015 As Family We Go
  • Release date: 21 August 2015
  • Label: Rend Family Records/Capitol/Sparrow
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 19 1
[30] 		— 21 33 1 —
2016 Campfire II: Simplicity
  • Release date: 7 October 2016
  • Label: Rend Family Records/Sparrow
  • Format: CD, digital download
 — 1
[31] 		— — 99 3 —
2018 Good News
  • Release date: 19 January 2018[32]
  • Label: Rend Family Records/Sparrow
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 85 1
[33] 		97 51 70 1 —
2019 Sparkle. Pop. Rampage.
(as Rend Co. Kids)
  • Release date: 30 August 2019
  • Label: Rend Family Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 3
[34] 		— — — — —
2020 Choose to Worship
  • Release date: 27 March 2020
  • Label: Rend Family Records/Capitol CMG
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — 1
[35] 		— — —[A] 3 —
2020 A Jolly Irish Christmas (Vol. 2)
  • Release date: 23 October 2020
  • Label: Rend Family Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
 — 2
[37] 		— — — — —
2022 Whosoever
  • Release date: 26 August 2022
  • Label: Rend Family Records/Capital CMG/Sparrow Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —[B] 5 — — — — —
2025 Folk!
  • Release date: 6 June 2025
  • Label: Rend Family, Capitol CMG
  • Format: Digital download
 — 17 — — — — —
Christmas in Belfast
  • Release date: 9 December 2025
  • Label: Rend Family, Capitol CMG
  • Format: Digital download
 — — — — — — —

Extended plays

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  • Christmas in Belfast (2025)

Mixtapes

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Album details Track listing
Build Your Kingdom Here (A Rend Collective Mix Tape)
  • Release date: 19 May 2017
  • Label: Integrity
  • Format: CD, digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Praise Like Fireworks"2:48
2."My Lighthouse"3:44
3."You Are My Vision"3:55
4."You Bled"4:52
5."More Than Conquerors"5:21
6."Faithful"4:58
7."Second Chance"4:33
8."Build Your Kingdom Here"4:18
9."Movements"3:16
10."Boldly I Approach (The Art of Celebration)"6:02
11."Alabaster"3:23
12."Desert Soul"6:45
13."Joy"3:58
14."Exalt"5:34

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Christ.
[38] 		US
Christ. Airplay
[39] 		US
Christ. AC
[40]
2012 "Second Chance"
(as Rend Collective Experiment) 		24 — Homemade Worship by Handmade People
2013 "Build Your Kingdom Here" 12 19
2014 "My Lighthouse" 17 22 24 The Art of Celebration
2015 "You Will Never Run" 19 18 21 As Family We Go
2016 "Joy of the Lord" 25 21 20
"Every Giant Will Fall" — 40 —
2017 "Rescuer (Good News)" 15 9 20 Good News
2018 "Counting Every Blessing" 8 4 6
2019 "Your Name Is Power" 13 7 8 Choose to Worship
"Revival Anthem"[42] 50 — —
2020 "Sing It from the Shackles" — — —
"I Choose to Worship" 44 37 —
"This Is the Saviour's Day" — — — A Jolly Irish Christmas (Vol. 2)
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"[43] — — — Non-album single
"My Advocate" — 34 — Choose to Worship
2021 "Year of Victory" — — — Non-album single
2023 "Hallelujah Anyway" — 4 — Whosoever
2025 "Fight of My Life" 43 22 27 Non-album single

Other charted songs

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Christ. Airplay
[39] 		US
Christ. AC
[40]
2025 "A Christmas Hymn" 31 23 Christmas in Belfast
"Mary Did You Know" 32 —

EPs

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Album details Track listing
Christmas
  • Release Date:
  • Label:
  • Format:
No.TitleLength
1."Silent Night (Be still)"4:51
2."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"3:38
3."Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"3:32
4."Emmanuel You're One of Us"3:40
5."O Holy Night (O Night Divine)"5:05
6."O Come All Ye Faithful (Let us Adore Him)"4:17
Irish
  • Release date:
  • Label:
  • Format:
No.TitleLength
1."Christmasin Killarney"3:07
2."Today is the Saviour's Day"3:58
3."ding Dong Merrily on High"1:58
4."We Three Kings {We're Not Lost)"3:32
5."Shining Light"4:48
6."For all that You Have Done"4:38
Jolly
  • Release date: 23 October 2020
  • Label: Rend Family Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Little Drummer Boy"3:15
2."Good King Wenceslas"2:42
3."Christmas is all Around"3:36
4."Joy to the World"2:56
5."Merry Christmas Everyone"3:07
Hallelujah Anyway
  • Release Date: 17 November 2023
  • Label: Sparrow Records, Capitol CMG
  • Format: Digital
No.TitleLength
1."Hallelujah Anyway"3:46
2."Homesick"2:54
3."Beggars to Kings"3:05
4."Let it Roll (Live)"4:12
5."Hallelujah Anyway (Live)"4:50
Folk (pt. 1)
  • Release date: 25 October 2024
  • Label: Rend Family Records/Capitol CMG
  • Format:
No.TitleLength
1."Abide in Me"3:42
2."What I was Made for"3:57
3."Better than I ever thought"2:59
4."Holy Trouble"2:51
5."Silver or Gold"3:06
6."Reap that Joy"3:25

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2018 Good News Worship Album of the Year Nominated [44]
2019 "Counting Every Blessing" Song of the Year Nominated [45]
2020 Sparkle. Pop. Rampage. Children's Album of the Year Nominated [46]

Notes

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  1. ^ Choose to Worship did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 22 on the Top Album Sales chart.[36]
  2. ^ Whosoever did not enter the OCC UK Albums Chart, but peaked at No. 31 on the OCC UK Album Downloads Chart

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