Evvie McKinney grew up attending a church in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the youngest of seven children, and her family went to church to worship three days a week. Thus, she had many opportunities to sing and lead worship in her childhood. Over the years, she knew that the Lord had something incredible in store for her, and she wanted Him to be glorified through her music. Despite the criticism she has received in the past for her faith in Jesus, McKinney has learned that genuine faith and trust means dismissing doubt and fear. Her faith continues to impact the decisions she’s made, both in her personal and professional life. Today, she finds great contentment knowing that she is exactly where God wants her to be and is able to share her faith with others through her music.
What McKinney loves most about music is its ability to heal. It allows listeners to feel acknowledged and to relate to the lyrics of the song. In the end, it allows them to look deeper into who they are by discovering who God made them to be.
Everything I ever needed
I can only find in Jesus
I have seen it, I believe it
So take me to, take me to
Church
Take me to, take me to
Church
From “Church” by Evvie McKinney
McKinney explains that “Church” is a song she wrote that talks about how Church makes us all feel. When believers unite as one body, chains are broken. This song reminds us that everything we could ever need is found in Jesus. He is more than enough.
When the bells start ringing
And the choir starts singing
The preacher starts preaching
I know I’m home
When the hands start raising
And the saints start praising
The chains start breaking
I know I’m home
From “Church” by Evvie McKinney
When we gather in love and worship, adoring and praising our God, we form such a beautiful community, and as God promises in His Word, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them” (Matthew 18:20). May we find our ultimate comfort in Him and rest in His presence today.
Check out McKinney’s “Church” lyric video:
Here are this week’s top songs on the MEL:
| Artist | Song | |
| 1 | Evvie McKinney | Church |
| 2 | Hannah Honey | Love U Need |
| 3 | Trip Lee | Homecoming |
| 4 | Jervis Campbell | Hold Me Together |
| 5 | Blanca | New Day |
| 6 | Peabod | Alive |
| 7 | Manafest | Teardrops |
| 8 | Wande | They Didn’t Know II |
| 9 | Half * Alive | Everything Machine |
| 10 | Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors | Dance With Everybody (w/ The National Parks) |
| 11 | Henrik | Real Love |
| 12 | Steven Malcolm | Ain’t Playin (ft. Social Club Misfits) |
| 13 | Joshua Luke Smith | Hold Me Back |
| 14 | John Mark McMillan | Has It Been You |
| 15 | Naomi Raine | Not Ready |
| 16 | John Van Deusen | Be Not Far From Here |
| 17 | Ella Drablos | Evergreen |
| 18 | Judah & The Lion | Take A Walk |
| 19 | Colorvault | So Sure |
| 20 | Die-rek | Year of Redemption |
| 21 | Social Club Misfits | Who That Is |
| 22 | Switchfoot | Youth of the Young |
| 23 | The Apartment | Cold Outside (w/ Dante Bowe) |
| 24 | Eikon | Your Love Is |
| 25 | Hulvey | Beautiful |
| 26 | Limoblaze | Jireh |
| 27 | Marcus Rogers | God Is Good |
| 28 | Caedmon’s Call | Hope to Carry On (2022) |
| 29 | TylerhatesLife | Keyboard Warriors |
| 30 | Jordy Searcy | Daylight |
| 31 | Tina Boonstra | Martha |
| 32 | Thunderstorm Artis | Stronger |
| 33 | Madison Ryann Ward | Prodigal |
| 34 | Dante Bowe | Real Kind of Love |
| 35 | Aaron Cole | Hands |
| 36 | LJ the Messenger | Praise |
| 37 | Wood Drake Sessions | I See A King (w/Liz Vice) |
| 38 | Jervis Campbell | Let’s Go Home |
| 39 | Colorvault | Shall Be Forever |
| 40 | Judah & The Lion | Happy Life |
| 41 | Needtobreathe | Talk of The Town |
| 42 | Needtobreathe | Talk of The Town (acoustic) |
| 43 | Ben Rector | Heroes |
| 44 | John Van Deusen | You Tell Me |
| 45 | WHATUPRG | Kids |
| 46 | Young Oceans | This Wild Earth (w/Josh Garrels) |
| 47 | Apollo LTD | Soul Worth Saving |
| 48 | Social Club Misfits | Got What You Need (w/ Jordan Feliz) |
| 49 | Madison Cunningham | Anywhere |
| 50 | Cortes | Say I |
| 51 | Lathan Warlick | Look Up to the Sky (w/ Blessing Offor) |
| 52 | Tenielle Neda | Same Side |
| 53 | Half * Alive | Move Me |
| 54 | Trulah | Canvas |
| 55 | Sajan Nauriyal | Morning Always Comes |
| 56 | Carly Bannister | Same Team |
| 57 | Jessamyn Day | Highways |
| 58 | 1K Phew | New Church |
| 59 | Chastity | Love So Sweet (w/ Porsha Love) |
| 60 | Evvie McKinney | But God |
| 61 | FRVR Free | Beautiful Day! |
| 62 | Austin French | Good Feeling |
| 63 | JOHNNYSWIM | Holla Holla Holla |
| 64 | Wood Drake Sessions | Oh How Good to Be Together (w/ Sandra McCracken) |
| 65 | Hulvey | Have Me |
| 66 | Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors | What Have We Got to Lose (w/johnnyswim) |
| 67 | Riley Clemons | Headspace |
| 68 | Dawson Hollow | Seabird |
| 69 | Jill Phillips | Generous Mercy |
| 70 | Roy Tosh | Gotta Wait |
| 71 | Lovkn | Home Called Heaven |
| 72 | Hannah Honey | goandtell |
| 73 | Thi’sl | Strange Things |
| 74 | Kurtis Hoppie | Rooftops |
| 75 | Twenty One Pilots | The Outside |
| 76 | Soulbox | Faith |
| 77 | Gable Price and Friends | I Need You |
| 78 | Ross King | Villian |
| 79 | Natalie Bergman | You’ve Got A Friend In Jesus |
| 80 | Sandra McCracken | Most of the Time w/ Colin Hay |
| 81 | BrvndonP | Fear of Heights |
| 82 | Lovkn | Obsession With Eyes |
| 83 | Kings Kaleidoscope | Joy |
| 84 | Yam Haus | Ready To Go (From “American Song Contest”) |
| 85 | Hollyn | Bird’s Eye View |
| 86 | Darla Baltazar | Ain’t The First Time |
| 87 | Eikon | Keeps Me Alive |
| 88 | Switchfoot | The Hard Way |
| 89 | LJ the Messenger | Good-n-Bad |
| 90 | Thunderstorm Artis | Take Me to the Fire |
| 91 | Peabod | My Favorite Part |
| 92 | Mat Kearney | Save Me |
| 93 | nobigdyl. | What A Day |
| 94 | Doe | So Good |
| 95 | Taylor Leonhardt | Mother’s Daughter |
| 96 | Zauntee | Die For You |
| 97 | Joshua Micah | Let the Light In (w/ Owl City) |
| 98 | Aryn Michelle | Pariah |
| 99 | Soulbox | Nobody Like You |
| 100 | Twenty One Pilots | Good Day |
