Excitement, spiritual anointing, family emphasis, and musical excellence are what you can expect to find when you step across the threshold of the auditorium for an Evening of Family Worship and Praise with The Collingsworth Family.

From their first engagement together in August 1986 as musicians for a church camp in Petersburg, Michigan through today, the ministry God has given Phil & Kim has expanded and flourished until it is a full-time livelihood that involves their entire family.  Their boundaries of influence have expanded until they have sung and played all over the United States (and internationally) for nearly twenty-five years. Their constant, persistent attention to cutting-edge arranging, musical excellence, and a proper balance of spiritual emphasis are the keys to success God has helped them tap.

Phil & Kim’s actual base of ministry began during their college days.  Phil is a 1986 graduate of God’s Bible School & College, Cincinnati, OH.  This is the famous, 100+ year old college that is well-known in Christian education as the American college where Oswald Chambers (“My Utmost For His Highest”) taught. Phil also completed professional trumpet studies at College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati and earned a Bachelor of Sacred Music degree with a double major in trumpet performance and music education. Kim attended Union Bible College in Westfield, Indiana, where she was very instrumental in arranging most of the music that was performed by the college’s traveling music groups.

Since that time, many ministry opportunities have come across their pathway.  They have always maintained a public performance ministry, which for the first fourteen years included doing music presentations for church camps and extended-length revival campaigns.  They have also held the positions of Ministers of Music at Hobe Sound Bible Church, Hobe Sound, FL (the largest church in Martin County, Florida); Director, Music Division, Union Bible College, Westfield, IN; and Phil was Dean of Enrollment Management at his Alma Mater, God’s Bible School & College, Cincinnati, OH.

In January, 2000, Phil & Kim transitioned to a new, all-concert ministry.  They began recording professionally, using Wayne Haun, Roger Talley, and Jason Webb as their producers. This new emphasis began to expand their boundaries rapidly.  Their home has seen the addition of four children across the years and the children are now very actively involved in the ministry. Their two oldest daughters are quite proficient on the violin and play at each of their concerts.  Their entire family sings together in an ensemble, and their daughter Brooklyn joins them in trio vocals for much of the program. Kim is well-known for her phenomenal mastery of the piano; her extraordinary talent on the piano and trumpet solos from Phil are part of each concert. Their discography now includes three instrumental projects, one of which was selected by the SGMA to be displayed as Porch Music at the SGMA Hall of Fame/Museum at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN.

On January 1, 2004, they signed an exclusive booking agreement with The Dominion Agency of Fayetteville, NC, which now represents them in all personal appearances. They have received numerous awards, including Southern Gospel Music Guild New Artist of the Year, SoGospelNews Ovation Awards "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" and "Musician of the Year" (Kim), and numerous nominations in the Singing News Fan Awards.

On February 1, 2006, they signed a multi year, exclusive recording agreement with Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing of Asheville, NC, one of the largest and most successful record companies in the Gospel Music Industry. Collingsworth Family recorded products are marketed worldwide through Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing.

Their ministry has been highlighted on the Artist Spotlight segment of the nation’s largest gospel music syndicated radio program, The Gospel Greats with Paul Heil as well as on Daniel Britt & Friends on XM Radio’s Enlighten 34. Their music is regularly featured on XmRadio’s Enlighten 34, GMT (Gospel Music Television), The DayStar Television Network, and has also been featured in one hour prime-time specials on the INSP Television Network. At the personal invitation of Bill & Gloria Gaither, the Collingsworth Family has appeared on several Homecoming videos, and at numerous Homecoming concerts in the US and Canada.

In 2007, they released a first in the Christian music industry, filming two full length music videos at the famed MUSIC HALL in Cincinnati, OH, the home of the world-class Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.  The two filmings were the first Christian concerts ever to be filmed at a major symphony venue.

The rapid expansion they have seen occur with the transition to an all-concert ministry is a direct result of the emphasis they have placed on the power of prayer. Each Tuesday evening, they hold a private prayer meeting in their home. Since the beginning of these weekly prayer meetings in 2000, the doors of opportunity for ministry have opened to them, crossing all evangelical denominational boundaries. Phil & Kim’s entire purpose is to give the talent God has loaned them back to their Creator as a sacrifice of praise.