CHRIS & DIANE MACHEN

When you hear Chris and Diane Machen sing, you hear their heart. With a deep love for the Lord, they lead others to worship Him in song and praise. Having spent over two decades in the field of Contemporary Christian music, the Machens have had influence as singers, songwriters, publishers, actors, studio musicians, choir clinicians and worship leaders.

Chris and Diane have recorded for Word Records, Urgent Records, Discovery House Music and the Master’s Music Company. They have appeared with such artists as Wayne Watson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Scott Wesley Brown, Larnelle Harris, the Imperials, and Luke Garrett. They have appeared on national television, and their songs have been played on Christian radio across the nation.

The Machens continue to contribute to Christian Music in the field of songwriting, having over 500 songs in their catalog. These include titles recorded by various artists such as the Gatlin Brothers, The Imperials, Luke Garrett, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Steve and Annie Chapman, Steve Amerson and The Talleys. A great blessing to the Machens has been the opportunity to write and publish musicfor choirs. Some familiar anthem titles include “Bow the Knee,” “God is Able,” “I Have Seen the Light,” “And God Cried,” “God Still Moves,” “Wise Men Still Seek Him,” and “Crown Him.”  Some of the musicals written are More Than Just A Man, Save In the Cross, Gift of Heaven, Bow the Knee, I Have Seen the Light, The Night the Angels Sang, The Power of His Touch, Journey of Hope, and a children’s musical entitled, In God We Trust. Word, Brentwood-Benson, Lillenas,  Lifeway, Shawnee Press, Hal Leonard and the Master’s Music Company have all published songs by Chris and Diane.

The great desire of Chris and Diane’s heart is to serve God faithfully through their music. Their ministry goals are to lead the Church in worship and reach non-believers with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which they have done for over twenty five years in a traveling concert and conference ministry. In a new extension of their ministry, they are now bringing "worship to the world" by partnering local church worship teams with short-term mission trips all over the world (www.worshiptotheworld.org). Chris and Diane are also serving at Preston Ridge Baptist church in Frisco, Texas, where Chris is the worship pastor (www.prestonridge.org).

The greatest joy of Chris and Diane’s life is the blessing of their children: daughter, Jennifer and son-in-law, Stephen Bush;  son, Ryan, a Baylor graduate, and the newest addition: granddaughter, Elizabeth Joy Bush, born July 25th, 2008.

Simply stated, Chris and Diane are real people with a real desire
to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ.