08/15/2026
12 YEARS OF THE McNEILL PROJECT!
Twelve years ago, we could never have foreseen what the future would hold.
In fact, if you had told us then what the next twelve years would look like, we probably wouldn’t have believed you.
Twelve years ago, we had never sung in front of people.
We couldn’t play instruments.
We couldn’t sing harmony.
We weren’t a band. We certainly weren’t professional musicians. We were simply a family who loved listening to music, loved the Lord, and somehow took that first step without having any idea where it would lead.
And what a journey it has been.
God took that very unlikely beginning and turned it into something we could have never planned for ourselves.
Over the past twelve years, The McNeill Project has traveled thousands upon thousands of miles, ministering in churches, revivals, camps, concerts and special events all across the nation.
We’ve gotten to sing at Dollywood.
We’ve stood on the stage at the Ark Encounter as headliners , including the incredible opportunity to be there with Dr. David Jeremiah.
We’ve been part of Singing in the Sun in Myrtle Beach.
We’ve sung on tiny stages in little country churches and on stages we never dreamed we would stand on.
We learned to play instruments.
We learned to sing harmony.
We learned how to walk onto a stage and share our hearts with a room full of people.
We’ve sung praise and worship, bluegrass, country gospel, a ca****la, old hymns and original songs God gave our family.
And somewhere along the way, that family who had never performed in front of anyone became The McNeill Project.
We’ve laughed until we cried.
We’ve probably cried until we laughed a few times, too. 😂
We’ve loaded and unloaded more equipment than we could ever count, driven more miles than we care to calculate, eaten countless meals in a bus, gotten ready for concerts in some interesting places, navigated breakdowns and changed plans, and learned that life on the road rarely goes exactly as planned.
But through it all, we got to do it together.
And when we look back, that may be one of the greatest gifts of all.
There have been awards, recognition and incredible opportunities along the way, and we are grateful for every single one of them.
But twelve years later, those aren’t the things we treasure most.
It’s the people.
It’s the pastor who trusted a family he barely knew.
The church that fed our whole crew after a concert.
The person who waited afterward to quietly say, “I needed that song tonight.”
The child sitting on the front row.
The elderly saint singing every word of an old hymn.
The conversations after the concert.
The prayers.
The testimonies.
The friendships.
The people who started as strangers and somehow became family.
Those are the moments that made these twelve years what they have been.
And perhaps one of the most amazing things about looking back is realizing that we had absolutely no idea what God was preparing us for.
Twelve years ago, we couldn’t have told you where this road would lead.
We couldn’t have imagined the places we would go.
We couldn’t have imagined the stages we would stand on.
We couldn’t have imagined the people we would meet.
We couldn’t have imagined the songs we would sing.
We couldn’t even sing harmony! 😂
And yet, here we are.
Twelve years later, we are still doing what we set out to do:
Sharing the hope of Jesus through music.
We don’t know what the next twelve years will hold any more than we knew what these twelve would hold.
But we know the One who does.
To every church that has opened its doors to our crazy crew…
To every promoter who took a chance on us…
To every radio station that played our music…
To every person who bought a CD or T-shirt, put something in a love offering, shared a post, requested a song, prayed for us, fed us, housed us, encouraged us, or drove miles just to sit in the audience…
THANK YOU.
You are part of our story.
And to our family—what an adventure this has been.
Twelve years ago:
No stage experience.
No instruments.
No harmony.
No idea what was ahead.
Twelve years later:
Countless miles.
Thousands of songs.
Incredible friendships.
Memories we could never replace.
One family.
And one Savior who has been at the center of it all.
Happy 12th Anniversary to The McNeill Project!
We could never have foreseen what the future would hold twelve years ago.
And maybe that’s what makes us so excited to see what God has in store for the next twelve.
To God be the glory.
