Phil Wickham

Phil Wickham

           

            The songwriter I chose is Phil Wickham. He was born on April 5, 1984 in San Diego, California. His parents are John and Lisa Wickham who were members of the Christian band, Parable. He has an older brother and a younger sister.  Since his parents were in a band, he grew up around Christian music his whole life. He learned all the popular worship songs and then started to write his own music. All of this experience, led him to joining the worship band at his youth group at the age 12.  When he reached the age of 18, he recorded an independent project that caught the attention of many record labels. He decided to sign with Simple Records and then released his first album in 2006. He stayed with Simple Records for five more years and came out with his final cd with them in 2010. The year after that, he signed with Fair Trade Services, and he’s still with them to this day. Phil and his long time girlfriend, Mallory Plotnik, got married on November 2, 2008. They have two daughters, Penelope and Mabel Wickham. 

Some of Phil’s popular songs are At Your Name, This Is Amazing Grace, Your Love Awakens, and a whole bunch more. I think Phil Wickham is not only an amazing musician, but a great model for everyone. He has a strong relationship with God that reflects in his music. Even though he was surrounded by Christianity since he was born, he never lost his way in his faith and pursued worship as a career. 

Phil Wickham is someone that I can look up to because he is very passionate about using his talent to encourage others to have a strong relationship with Christ, which I hope I can continue to do. Phil once said, “God no longer dwells in the city or in the temple. But the Church has become the city. The Church has become his temple.” This quote relates to me because church and worship is where my relationship with Christ feels the strongest. I hope to follow Phil’s path and continue to use worship to teach people about Christ.