Kim Walker-Smith

Kim Walker-Smith (born December 19, 1981, as Kimberlee Dawn Walker) is an American singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist. She produced her first solo album, Here Is My Song, which was released in February 2008 through the Jesus Culture record label. Walker-Smith was best known as the worship leader for the Jesus Culture Band and Jesus Culture events, and was also known as a worship pastor for Bethel Church in Redding, California

Her rendition of the John Mark McMillan song "How He Loves" has been viewed over 27 million times on YouTube. Her rendition of Brian Johnson's and Jon Mohr's song "Where You Go I Go" has over 11 million views on YouTube.

Early life

Kim Walker was born in Albany, Oregon, and "raised in a small farm town called Klamath Falls, Oregon." Her parents divorced when she was four years old. Her family moved frequently, causing her to be shy and withdrawn as a result of always being "the new kid". Walker stated that her family "for generations has been very musical and my mom put me on a stage when I was three. I grew up singing and was very involved in musical theater."

In her early adulthood, Walker moved to Redding, California, to attend a Christian college, but was struggling with her grades and wasn't happy attending university. One night while driving around she cried out to the Lord, and came across a 24-hour prayer house that had been recently set up by Bethel Church. Venturing inside, Walker was captivated and attended their church service the following Sunday. After a year she left university to attend the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM). She graduated from the BSSM after completing their two-year program, and after two more years was hired by the church as a worship pastor.

Musical career In 2005, Walker's "powerful voice won her $25,000 cash in an American Idol type of competition called So You Want to Be a Star, which aired on Chico television station KRVU. She is considered by many to be a forerunner in a new kind of worship referred to as prophetic worship." Walker has cited Misty Edwards of the International House of Prayer and Suzy Yaraei of Morning Star Ministries, both prominent worship leaders in the evangelical community, as her greatest musical influences. In addition to her career of solo albums, she is also a member of the band Jesus Culture, which began as a youth worship band at Bethel, but now hosts multiple worship conferences around the country and produces a live record each year, in addition to frequently leading worship at Bethel. In 2010, Walker-Smith stated that she was "at Bethel once to twice a month right now. We travel about three to four times a month. About 40 percent of that is Jesus Culture." In December 2016, Walker-Smith announced she was working on another Jesus Culture album. In early March, Jesus Culture announced that Walker-Smith would be releasing her first solo album since 2013, titled On My Side, on April 21. The album reached No. 1 on Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart as of May 13, 2017.

Personal life Walker-Smith and Skyler Smith have three children together, two sons and a daughter.

Political views In 2020, Walker-Smith released "Worth the Fight," which served as the theme song for The Trump I Know, a film released during the 2020 presidential campaign.

In 2022, Walker-Smith expressed support on her social media accounts for the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Released: February 5, 2008

Released: 2013

Released: April 21, 2017

Live albums

+ List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS 12 Let Us Worship – Azusa Released: March 3, 2021 — 33 Revival Nights Released: July 16, 2021 — —

EPs

+ List of EPs albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSUSChrist.US Latin PopNo Temeré Released: January 8, 2021 - - -

Holiday albums

+ List of Holiday albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS When Christmas Comes Released: October 23, 2014 95 7 8

Singles

As lead artist

+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSChrist. USChrist.Airplay USChrist.Digital USAC "Carols of the Bells" 2014 25 31 — 13 When Christmas Comes"Throne Room" 2017 17 22 3 — On My Side"Love Came Down" 2018 34 28 — — non-album single"Just Be" 2019 42 — — — non-album single"Insatiable" — — — — non-album single"Worth the Fight" 2020 — — — — non-album single"Teu Espírito" — — — — non-album single"Seu Nome É Amor" — — — — non-album single"Boxes" 2024 — — — — non-album single"Let Revival In" — — — — non-album single"Trample" — — — — non-album single

As a featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions