Travis Greene is an American gospel singer and pastor born in 1984 in Delaware and raised in Georgia. Rising to prominence in 2015 with the album The Hill and the song Intentional, he followed up with gospel chart number ones Made a Way and You Waited. He now leads The Forward City Church, in South Carolina, with his wife Jackie.
Travis Montorius Greene was born on January 17, 1984, in Delaware and grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia. His father died of an aneurysm when he was only five years old, a trial that pushed him toward music as a means of expression from a very young age. As a child, he also survived a fall from the fourth floor of a building in Germany, an episode he would later describe as tangible proof of God's protection over his life.
He released his first album, The More, in 2007, then Stretching Out in 2010, which entered the Billboard gospel chart. The real turning point came with the EP Intentional and the album The Hill in 2015: the song Intentional held the number one spot on the gospel chart for several weeks, followed by Made a Way and then You Waited, both also number ones. Alongside his music career, Greene became founding pastor of The Forward City Church in Columbia, South Carolina, which he has led with his wife Jackie since their marriage in 2011.
- Origin
- Delaware, USA (raised in Warner Robins, Georgia)
- Style
- Contemporary gospel
- Active since
- 2007
- Good to know
- Founding pastor of The Forward City Church; the song Made a Way was number one on the Billboard gospel chart and received a Grammy nomination
How did Travis Greene get started?
Travis Greene grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia, marked early on by his father's death and by a fall that could have been fatal during his childhood in Germany. These trials fuel a testimony of gratitude toward God that runs through his entire body of work. He began singing and leading worship at his local church before releasing his first independent album, The More, in 2007.
Stretching Out, released in 2010 on Pendulum Records, gave him his first entry on the Billboard gospel chart. But it was in 2015, with the EP Intentional and then the album The Hill on RCA Inspiration, that his career shifted into a new gear: the title track Intentional became an anthem sung in countless American churches.
What makes Travis Greene unique?
Travis Greene carries two callings at once: gospel singer and pastor. Founder, along with his wife Jackie, of The Forward City Church in Columbia, South Carolina, he writes some of his songs with Forward City, his church's worship band, which gives his music a tone of communal worship rather than mere stage performance. This dual calling has earned him recognition both from the gospel industry, with five Grammy Award nominations, and from churches that sing his songs in their services.
Where should you start with Travis Greene?
His three best known songs remain Intentional, Made a Way, and You Waited, all number ones on the Billboard gospel chart and available on streaming platforms. To discover his more recent collaboration with his church's worship band, Prophesy and Home, available on his YouTube channel, offer a good glimpse of this more communal side of his musical ministry.
songs
Prophesy
Recorded with Forward City, his church's worship band, this song calls listeners to declare by faith the promises God has made.
Home
A song about the rest found in God as a place of belonging, carried by Travis Greene and Forward City.
Holy Ghost
A call for the Spirit to move within the congregation, in the same vein of worship gospel that Travis Greene develops with his church.
Discography
- 2019Broken Record
- 2019Setlist Vol. 1 (Live)
- 2017Crossover: Live From Music City· live album
- 2015The Hill
- 2015Intentional· EP
- 2010Stretching Out
- 2007The More
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Travis Greene?
Travis Greene is an American gospel singer and pastor born in 1984. Rising to prominence in 2015 with the album The Hill and the song Intentional, he went on to land several number ones on the Billboard gospel chart while founding his own church in South Carolina.
What is Travis Greene's best known song?
Intentional, released in 2015, remains his most famous song: it held the top spot on the Billboard gospel chart for sixteen weeks. Made a Way and You Waited, also number ones, are just as widely sung in churches.
Is Travis Greene a pastor?
Yes. He is the founding pastor of The Forward City Church in Columbia, South Carolina, which he has led with his wife Jackie since the church was founded, alongside his music career.
Where can you listen to Travis Greene?
His songs are available on the usual streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music) as well as on his official YouTube channel, which mixes music videos with content related to his pastoral ministry.
Is Travis Greene a Christian?
Yes, his Christian faith is at the heart of his journey: he is both a gospel artist and the founding pastor of a church, The Forward City Church, in South Carolina.
Has Travis Greene been nominated for a Grammy Award?
Yes, he received five Grammy Award nominations between 2016 and 2021, notably for the songs Intentional, Made a Way, and Won't Let Go, as well as for the live album Crossover: Live From Music City.