Vertical Worship Explained

Vertical Worship
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Origin:	Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Years Active:	2012–present
Label:	Essential
Current Members:	Jake France Judd Harris Robert Titean James Herlo Zac Moore Tim Dalrymple Vanessa Dalrymple
Past Members:	Kyle Smith Andi Rozier Lauren Smith Kyle Fredricks Meredith Andrews Jon Guerra Seth McConkey Lindsay McCaul Heather Headley Jacob Sooter Tara Cruz Kyle Rahtjen

Vertical Worship, previously known as Vertical Church Band, is a contemporary Christian and worship band from Rolling Meadows, Illinois as part of the Harvest Bible Chapel. They are signed to Provident Label Group and have released seven albums through Essential Records: Live Worship from Vertical Church in 2012, Rock Won't Move in 2013, Church Songs on January 16, 2015,^[1] Frontiers on July 29, 2016, the self-titled album, Vertical Worship, in 2017, Bright Faith Bold Future on April 6, 2018, and Grace Is On Our Side on March 13, 2020. A new single “Build an Altar” was released January 26, 2024. A new album is expected in 2024.

Background

The music collective is from Rolling Meadows, Illinois, where they form Harvest Bible Chapel, and they started making music in 2012.^[2] They have since released multiple worship records.

The band released Live Worship from Vertical Church on July 31, 2012 on Essential Records^[3] and it peaked on Billboards Christian Albums chart at No. 10 and No. 9 on the Heetseekers Albums chart. Vertical EP was released on May 7, 2013. It was followed by The Rock Won't Move on October 29, 2013 and charted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 on the Christian Albums chart. White EP was released on November 4, 2014. Their third album, Church Songs, was released on January 20, 2015 and peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Christian Albums chart and was followed by the "Church Songs Tour & Workshop" national tour concluding in June, 2015.^[4]

Members

Current^[5]

• Jake France – worship leader and electric guitar, 2016-current
• Judd Harris – worship leader and acoustic guitar, 2018-current
• Robert Titean – electric guitar, 2014-current
• James Herlo – bass guitar, 2014-current
• Zac Moore – drums, 2018-current
• Tim Dalrymple - worship leader and electric guitar, 2021-current
• Vanessa Dalrymple - worship leader and acoustic guitar, 2021-current

Former^[6]

• Lauren Smith – worship leader and acoustic guitar, 2016-2022
• Kyle Smith – worship leader, electric guitar, keys, and musical director, 2016-2022
• Andi Rozier – worship leader and acoustic guitar, 2012-2021. (now at New Life Church)^[7]
• Kyle Fredricks – worship leader and acoustic guitar, 2012–2017
• Meredith Andrews – worship leader, 2012–2017
• Jon Guerra – worship leader and acoustic guitar, 2012-2020
• Jacob Sooter – worship leader, acoustic guitar, keys, and musical director, 2012–2017
• Seth McConkey – worship leader
• Lindsay McCaul – worship leader
• Heather Headley – worship leader
• Tara Cruz - worship leader, 2012-2021
• Kyle Rahtjen - keyboards, bass guitar, 2012-2019^[8]

Discography

EPs

• Vertical EP (May 7, 2013, Essential Worship)^[9]
• White EP (November 4, 2014, Essential Worship)^[10]
• Planetarium EP (August 31, 2018, Essential Worship)
• Yes I Will - EP (March 29, 2019, Essential Worship)

Albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions^[11] ^[12]
US ^[13]	US Christ ^[14]	US Heat ^[15]	CAN ^[16]
Live Worship from Vertical Church^[17] ^[18]	Released: July 31, 2012 Formats: CD, digital download	—	10	9	—
The Rock Won't Move^[19] ^[20] ^[21] ^[22] ^[23]	Released: October 29, 2013 Formats: CD, digital download	58	2	—	—
Church Songs^[24] ^[25] ^[26]	Released: January 20, 2015 Formats: CD, digital download	31	1	—	—
Frontiers	Released: July 29, 2016 Formats: CD, digital download	46	2	—	85
Vertical Worship	Released: August 4, 2017 Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—
Bright Faith Bold Future	Released: April 6, 2018 Formats: CD, digital download	—	25	—	—
Yes I Will: Songs from Vertical Worship	Compilation album Released: January 10, 2020 Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Grace Is On Our Side	Live album Released: March 13, 2020 Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—

Singles

Awards

GMA Dove Awards

|-|2019 || "Yes I Will" || Worship Song of the Year || |}

Notes and References

1. Web site: iTunes - Music - Vertical Church Band . apple.com . May 19, 2015.
2. Web site: Vertical Church Band : Biography . Leggett . Steve . . May 19, 2015.
3. Web site: Vertical Church Band : Discography . . . May 19, 2015.
4. Web site: TOUR . Vertical Church Band . May 19, 2015.
5. Web site: About Vertical Worship . Vertical Worship.
6. Web site: Vertical Worship | Biography & History . AllMusic.
7. Web site: Our Staff North Congregation. 2022-02-09. north.newlifechurch.org.
8. Web site: Kyle Rahtjen | Credits . .
9. Web site: Vertical Church Band – Vertical EP . Andre . Jonathan . May 7, 2013 . Indie Vision Music . May 19, 2015.
10. Web site: Vertical Church Band – White EP . Andre . Joshua . November 21, 2014 . 365 Days of Inspiring Media . May 19, 2015.
11. Web site: Vertical Church Band : Awards . . . May 19, 2015.
12. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3AVertical%20Church&f%5b1%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Vertical%20Church Chart search for Vertical Church
13. Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200) . . May 11, 2019.
14. Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History (Top Christian Albums) . . May 11, 2019.
15. Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History (Top Heatseekers Albums). Billboard. May 11, 2019.
16. Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History (Billboard Canadian Albums) . . May 11, 2019.
17. Web site: Vertical Church Band – Live Worship From Vertical Church . Andre . Jonathan . July 23, 2012 . Indie Vision Music . May 19, 2015.
18. Web site: Review: Live Worship From Vertical Church – Vertical Church Band . Parker . Samuel . November 24, 2012 . . May 19, 2015.
19. Web site: Rock Solid Worship . Davis . Kevin . November 22, 2013 . New Release Tuesday . May 19, 2015.
20. Web site: Vertical Church Band "The Rock Won't Move" . Covington . April . October 28, 2013 . Christian Music Review . May 19, 2015.
21. Web site: Review: The Rock Won't Move – Vertical Church Band . Holden . Tim . December 27, 2013 . . May 19, 2015.
22. Web site: Vertical Church Band – The Rock Won't Move . Andre . Jonathan . November 2, 2013 . Indie Vision Music . May 19, 2015.
23. Web site: Vertical Church Band - The Rock Won't Move . Davies . Jono . October 14, 2013 . Louder Than the Music . May 19, 2015.
24. Web site: Excellent Songs for the Church . Davis . Kevin . January 27, 2015 . New Release Tuesday . May 19, 2015.
25. Web site: Vertical Church Band – Church Songs . Andre . Joshua . January 19, 2015 . 365 Days of Inspiring Media . May 19, 2015.
26. Web site: Vertical Church Band - Church Songs . Davies . Jono . March 2, 2015 . Louder Than the Music . May 19, 2015.
27. Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History - Hot Christian Songs . . February 13, 2019.
28. Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History - Christian Airplay . . February 13, 2019.
29. Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History - Christian AC Songs . . August 22, 2019.
30. Web site: Yes I Will. Recording Industry Association of America.