SGMA of West Virginia

06/14/2026

The SGMA of West Virginia is excited to be heading to Logan, WV on Friday, July 24 for The Kingsmen Quartet 70th Anniversary Tour!

You will not want to miss this special night featuring one of the most iconic quartets in gospel music history as they celebrate seven decades of musical ministry. It’s a dinner concert setting at the Special Occasions Event Center, so come expecting to be fed physically and spiritually! For reservations and ticket information, call Gospel Gary at (304) 785-0654.

Thank you Gary Damron for the invite. We look forward to seeing all our Southern WV friends next month!

06/06/2026

Beginning August 1, we will be sending out nominating ballots for the SGMA of West Virginia Hall of Fame Class of 2027! Members of our organization have the exclusive opportunity to nominate individuals for induction.

Have you joined the SGMA of West Virginia? Do you need to renew your membership? You can do so securely and quickly by clicking below:

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NXTM593WPS7NY

Your $25 annual membership donation helps us continue our ministry of presenting free Southern Gospel events throughout the year, including our huge Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Concert. Your support is crucial in allowing us to honor, promote and preserve Southern Gospel music throughout the state of West Virginia. We have some huge things planned for 2027 and beyond so we thank you in advance for your prayers and support.

We look forward to seeing you soon at one of our upcoming services. God bless you!

05/31/2026

The SGMA of West Virginia would like to congratulate Pastor Lee Swor on his 40 years of ministry as pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Elkview, WV and wish him a blessed retirement.

Pastor Swor and his staff have welcomed us with open arms over the past few years and we could never thank him enough for the privilege of worshiping our Savior with him and his wonderful congregation. God bless you, Pastor!

05/28/2026

West Virginia’s own Conrad Cook, a member of the inaugural SGMA of West Virginia Hall of Fame, takes his rightful place in the national Southern Gospel Music Association - SGMA Hall of Fame this September at the NQC - National Quartet Convention!

Conrad will be enshrined along with Phil Cross, Clarke Beasley and Clayton Inman Tuesday, September 29, 2026 in Pigeon Forge, TN. Tickets are available at 1-800-846-8499 or natqc.com. Congratulations to the Cook family, as well as the other inductees. Thank you to everyone involved in making this induction possible for one of our state’s heroes. We hope to see a huge Mountain State presence for the induction ceremony!

05/25/2026

05/21/2026

Well done, Caleb!

If given the opportunity, our youth will love Southern Gospel music. Let's make it our goal this year to involve our young people in the music we love and keep "the best music this side of Beulah Land" alive and well for generations to come!

05/12/2026

2026 marks a very special milestone for one of our SGMA of West Virginia member groups.

The Lordsmen have been sharing God’s love through song since 1966, and this year they celebrate 60 years of musical ministry.

Congratulations to Debbie, Tony, Craig, Jeff and all of the Lordsmen family and alumni who have made The Lordsmen one of our state’s true treasures. We love you and may God continue to bless you.

05/10/2026

To all of the moms, we pray you have a blessed day!