Terri McConnell Bio

The Music Ministry of Terri McConnell will certainly “Encourage your heart” and “Lift your Spirit” with a joy felt message of God’s love for all. She is an Inspiring and gifted Songtress whose “warm smile” expresses her dedication and determination to spreading the Gospel to the world.

Terri is no stranger at all to the Gospel Music Industry and is a Native of Okmulgee, Oklahoma born to Elsworth and Carrie Biglow Lewis. She is married to a devoted man of God, Evangelist and Assistant Pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Roy McConnell and they have 5 children. Her professional background had been nursing, however she is now blessed with a dynamic Music Ministry and is a National Recording Artist.

She started singing solo’s when she was a little girl along side her father and his local Gospel Quartet Group and she has been singing every since. She developed a love for singing praises to God and never stopped. As she grew up she began leading songs for the children’s church choir. At age twelve she asked her parents for a piano. Since she was the oldest of eight girls in her family, there wasn’t much extra money for private lessons. Her desire to play was so strong that her parents bought her the piano. She would set for hours after school picking out songs one note at a time until she could successfully play “Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross”. Little did people know, God was already preparing her for ministry.
Terri formed her first group singing with her sisters (The Lewis Singers), and were well known for there sincerity and for ushering in the Holy Spirit so that God could do what only he could do which is change lives forever. When they sang, the anointing would fall so heavy until lives were changed and they were never the same.
As she continued her walk in singing, she became the Minister of Music in her local church as well as Praise and Worship leader for over twenty years.

Terri is now a developed singer and has devoted her life to sharing good Gospel Music, with excellence where ever she goes.

In 2003 she asked God for something that would allow her to take the good news to the world.
She recorded her first project with the renowned and much respected producer, “Sanchez Harley”.
Late in 2004, she signed with Emtro Gospel Records in Jacksonville, Florida where Mr. Troy Sneed is owner and CEO.
Being an Artist on the Emtro label has provided a platform for God to show himself even the more to others that if you wait on him, he will open the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that you don’t have room enough to receive.

Terri has appeared on many Concerts, Conferences, Workshops, Musicals, Revivals, Bobby Jones Gospel T V Show, The Word Network, Church Services locally and nationally.

The 2006 April issue of Ebony Magazine name Terri McConnell and her project “He Worked It Out” one of the new and hottest in black music.

In May 2006, Terri was nominated for the En Sound Music Award in the
Traditional Gospel Music category.

2007 Nominated Female Vocalist of The Year

Her album tops the charts at #8 in the Precious Times Magazine.

Voted Artist of The Week on One Nation FM Radio Station.

Newsome Award Nominated Female Vocalist of The Year

Spirit Led Women, I Am Magazine, Gospel USA, TCP Magazine, and Ebony are just a few of the print media magazines that have featured Terri in their magazine.

Singing is just a few of the things that keep her busy. From working in her local church, to jail ministry, to taking in children that doesn’t have a mom or dad. She realizes that she alone cannot save the world, but she is determined to do her part.

In 2002, she gave birth to a ministry that God gave her to create opportunity for others to be heard.
The Oklahoma Summer Gospel Fest was founded and birthed out of a desire to present and create a platform for new and upcoming Gospel Artist an opportunity to showcase their Talents and be heard by people in the Oklahoma area as well as other areas that normally would not ever get the chance to sing before record labels and the movers and shakers of the music industry.

Terri’s utmost focus is that God will get all the “Honor” from what He has called and blessed her to do through Music. She will continue to uphold a “standard” of living that will be pleasing and acceptable unto God while singing praises and lifting her voice to the “Glory of God”!!!