LaShun Pace

Tarrian LaShun Pace (born September 6, 1961),[1] sometimes credited as LaShun Pace–Rhodes or Shun Pace–Rhodes, is an American gospel singer–songwriter. Pace is also a Stellar Award winner and evangelist.

LaShun Pace
Birth nameTarrian LaShun Pace
Born (1961-09-06) September 6, 1961
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, United States
GenresGospel
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • evangelist
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1976–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitesinglashun.com

Biography

Born to Bishop M.J. Pace and Bettie Ann Pace in Atlanta, Georgia, Pace was raised in a small community called Poole Creek, Pace first emerged during the mid–1970s, performing solo and later alongside her siblings in the group The Anointed Pace Sisters (Duranice, Phyllis, June, Melonda, Dejuaii, Leslie, Latrice, and Lydia).

Pace singing and ministering skills were further honed while she toured with the Rev. Gene Martin and the Action Revival Team, and in 1988 she recorded In the House of the Lord with Dr. Jonathan Greer and the Cathedral of Faith Church of God in Christ Choirs for Savoy Records. The label signed Pace as a solo artist soon after, and in 1990 she issued her debut He Lives, which reached the number two spot on the Billboard gospel charts and featured her signature song "I Know I've Been Changed"; the follow-up, Shekinah Glory, appeared in 1993. Three years later 1996, Pace returned with Wealthy Place; with well known song “Act Like You Know” featuring Karen Clark Sheard, from the legendary Clark Sisters. In addition to successive releases including 1998's Just Because God Said It, she also enjoyed a career as an actress, most notably co-starring as the Angel of Mercy in the 1992 Steve Martin film Leap of Faith.[2]

In 2003, Pace authored an autobiography entitled For My Good But For His Glory in which she discussed a wide range of topics, including the death of her first-born daughter, Xenia who died of a literal heart break . Pace was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame[3] in 2007. She was to be at the official presentation ceremony with numerous other guests to be formally inducted, but fell ill and was unable to attend. In 2009, LaShun was nominated for Urban Performer of the Year in the Visionary Awards. Winners to be announced live during the 2009 Christian Music Hall of Fame Awards Show[4] on November 14, 2009.

Discography
  • In the House of the Lord with Dr. Jonathan Greer and the Cathedral of Faith Choir (1988)
  • He Lives (1990)
  • Shekinah Glory (1993)
  • A Wealthy Place (1996)
  • Just Because God Said It (1998)
  • God is Faithful (2001)
  • It's My Time (2005)
  • Complete (2007)
  • Reborn (2011)
  • "By Your Word" (2014)
  • "Joy" (2019)

References
  1. The School of Arizona Dranes: Gospel Music Pioneer - By Timothy Dodge
  2. AOL Music
  3. Official Christian Music Hall of Fame web site Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 2009 Christian Music Hall of Fame Awards Show Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
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