The Greeneville Sun featured an article and photo gallery on the event here.

UPDATE: The NQC 2010 highlights DVD is now available – featuring the Kingdom Heirs singing “He Locked the Gates”!

The Kingdom Heirs’ Steve French states, “We’ve had a good run through the years, with many songs in the charts, including several number two’s. However, it’s always exciting when you see your efforts land at that number one position. You know people have not only enjoyed your music but, we realize that we have touched lives with the message as well.”

“Its hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for 25 years now,” said Crossroads executive Chris White. “The Kingdom Heirs were one of the very first groups signed to the Sonlite label, and they have been a mainstay ever since.There has been a lot of loyalty from both parties through all these years, and that’s hard to find in the world we live in today. I truly appreciate what they have meant to the label through all the good times and even a few bad times,” White added.

“He Locked The Gates” is from the project When You Look At Me. The Kingdom Heirs’ latest release, 25th Anniversary, is a collection of 11 hit songs that were recorded by the group throughout the years. It truly is a collector’s dream. Both projects are available at many retail outlets across America, as well as at www.crossroadsmusic.com.

Favorite Artist

• Kingdom Heirs

Traditional Quartet

• Inspirations
• Kingdom Heirs

Mixed Group

• Collingsworth Family
• McKameys

Soloist

• Mark Bishop
• Ivan Parker

Favorite Male Singer

• Ivan Parker (Soloist)
• Arthur Rice (Kingdom Heirs)

Horizon Individual

• David Ragan (Inspirations)

Horizon Group

• Akins

Young Artist

• Brooklyn Collingsworth (Collingsworth Family)
• Andy Stringfield (Kingdom Heirs)
• Amber Thompson (Nelons)

Lead

• Arthur Rice (Kingdom Heirs)

Baritone

• Melton Campbell (Inspirations)

Bass

• Mike Holcomb (Inspirations)

Alto

• Peg McKamey Bean (McKameys)
• Debra Talley (Talley Trio)

Musician

• Kim Collingsworth (Collingsworth Family)
• Roger Fortner (McKameys)

Album

• The Son Came Down (Inspirations)

Song

• He Locked The Gates (Kingdom Heirs, When You Look At Me)
• The Son Came Down (Inspirations, The Son Came Down)

From spring to early winter, you’ll find the popular group inside the perimeters of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. But when Christmas is over and the park is closed, they hit the road to sing in churches from the Mason-Dixon to the Mississippi. Over the years, I’ve been to several of these singing services and that’s just what they are. You always get a little laughter, a lot of ministry (via their excellent song selections) and they end the evening with an invitation to come to Christ for those who haven’t yet said yes to the Master’s call

Chart-topping radio hits like “That’s Why I Love To Call His Name,” “Forever Changed,” “I Know I’m Going There,” “What We Needed,” “Jesus Made a Believer Out Of Me” and their current single “I Want You To Know” keep the temporal wheels turning, but it’s the seed sowing that really keeps the Kingdom Heirs going and doing.

They know it’s what matters most. They know it’s a forever thing.