Hope Darst is an American Christian singer, songwriter and worship leader, born December 3, 1980 in Nashville. A founding team member of The Belonging Co church, she broke through in 2020 with the song Peace Be Still, certified gold, before continuing with several worship albums and EPs through 2025.
Hope Darst grew up dreaming of a music career, but chose early on to put her family and her church service first. In 2013, after a decade spent serving her local community, she joined the team laying the foundations of The Belonging Co, a church that started in a basement in Nashville before becoming one of the fastest growing worship organizations in the United States. She sang on the church's first two albums, All the Earth and Awe and Wonder.
Her own journey as a solo artist began in 2020 with the album Peace Be Still, whose title track passed 50 million streams and earned gold certification. The following year, she received three GMA Dove Awards nominations, including New Artist of the Year. She continued with the EP If the Lord Builds the House in 2022, then in 2025 with the EP You Can and the live album In the Mighty Name, carried by the single Mighty Name of Jesus.
- Origin
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Style
- contemporary worship and congregational worship
- Active since
- 2020 (first album Peace Be Still)
- Good to know
- worship leader at The Belonging Co church since 2013, single Peace Be Still certified gold with more than 50 million streams
How did Hope Darst start?
Before becoming an artist, Hope Darst was a church worship leader. After setting aside a dream of a music career to devote herself to her family and her local service, she joined the team that gave birth to The Belonging Co in 2013, a Nashville church that started out humbly in a basement. There she sang on the first two collective albums, All the Earth and Awe and Wonder, before her own worship ministry took on a wider reach.
It was only in 2020, after years of serving her community, that she released her first solo album, Peace Be Still. The title track, co-written with Andrew Holt and Mia Fieldes, quickly became one of the most streamed worship songs of the year and earned her three GMA Dove Awards nominations in 2021.
What makes Hope Darst distinctive?
Hope Darst stands out first for her journey: she didn't come to music out of personal ambition but through more than a decade of church service, and that shapes all of her songwriting. Her songs are written to be sung together in worship as much as on their own, whether walking through a trial with Peace Be Still or holding on to a promise with Promise Keeper.
Her connection to The Belonging Co also remains central to her identity as an artist: she continues to lead worship there alongside her solo career, refusing to separate local church service from the wider reach of her music.
Where should you start with Hope Darst?
To discover Hope Darst, start with Peace Be Still, the song that introduced her in 2020 and remains her most streamed track. Mighty Name of Jesus, released in 2025 as a duet with Josh Baldwin, shows the more recent shift in her catalog toward a live format, carried by the energy of her church community.
Her official YouTube channel gathers most of her music videos and live recordings, from her first album Peace Be Still through to In the Mighty Name in 2025. A large part of her catalog is also available on streaming platforms.
songs
Mighty Name of Jesus
A duet with Josh Baldwin filmed at the K-LOVE Fan Awards, the flagship track from the live album In the Mighty Name released in 2025.
Worth It All
A worship song captured live that affirms the worth of following God despite the trials faced along the way.
Table of the Lord
A song built around the image of the Lord's table, written to be sung together in times of worship.
Discography
- 2025In the Mighty Name· live album
- 2025You Can· EP
- 2022If the Lord Builds the House· EP
- 2020Peace Be Still
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Hope Darst?
Hope Darst is an American Christian singer and worship leader, born December 3, 1980 in Nashville. A founding team member of The Belonging Co church since 2013, she released her first solo album, Peace Be Still, in 2020.
What is Hope Darst's best known song?
Peace Be Still, released in 2020, is her best known song: it has passed 50 million streams and earned gold certification. Mighty Name of Jesus, released in 2025, is also among her most streamed recent tracks.
Is Hope Darst a Christian artist?
Yes. Hope Darst has led worship at The Belonging Co church in Nashville since 2013, alongside her career as a solo artist. All of her songwriting is aimed at serving the local congregation as much as the wider Christian music audience.
Where can you listen to Hope Darst?
Her official YouTube channel gathers her music videos and live recordings, from Peace Be Still in 2020 through to the album In the Mighty Name in 2025. She is also available on the major streaming platforms.
What is Hope Darst's latest album?
Her latest project is the live album In the Mighty Name, released in 2025, carried by the single Mighty Name of Jesus, a duet with Josh Baldwin. It follows the EP You Can, released the same year.
Has Hope Darst won any awards?
She received three GMA Dove Awards nominations in 2021, including New Artist of the Year and Worship Song of the Year for Peace Be Still. Her more recent single, Mighty Name of Jesus, has also been nominated at American Christian awards shows.