Accomplished musician, Gordon Mote, will be leading worship during the morning service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Valley Forge Free Will Baptist Church.
Blind since birth, Mote’s faith provides the foundation for his life and constantly fuels his creative spirit. When he was just three, Mote surprised his family on Thanksgiving by sitting down at the piano and miraculously playing “Jesus Loves Me” with both hands. “I was just passionate about music,” states the Attalla, Ala., native.
As a young man, Mote became one of the first blind students in the country to be mainstreamed into the public school system and later received a full scholarship to Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala. After three years at JSU, he transferred to Nashville’s Belmont University and graduated with honors. Two days after graduation, country music legend Lee Greenwood asked Mote to join his band. Since then, he’s toured with many artists, including the Gaither Vocal Band and the long-running Gaither Homecoming Tour.
Since stepping into the spotlight as a solo artist, Mote has recorded an impressive body of work — three instrumental and seven vocal albums — including the Dove Award-nominated If You Could Hear What I See (2004), Don’t Let Me Miss the Glory (2007), and his acclaimed Christmas collection, The Star Still Shines (2012).
His brand new studio recording, Gordon Mote Sings Hymns and Songs of Inspiration, is irrefutable proof that Gordon has a way of making familiar songs seem new and new songs feel timeless. Indeed, part of Mote’s appeal is his remarkable ability to connect the past with the present and today’s audience with that mighty cloud of witnesses that have gone before us.
A love offering will be received.
The church is located at 1503 Riverview Drive (adjacent to Valley Forge Elementary School).
The pastor, the Rev. Randy Johnson, invites the public to attend.