Wilmington-Chester Mass Choir Reaches Top 20 On Billboard

The Wilmington-Chester Mass Choir is comprised of singers from Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Their 1988 debut, “Victory Shall Be Mine” (Sweet Rain Records), yielded the radio hits, “Ride On King Jesus” and “Sovereign.” Their 1991 project, “He’s Preparing Me” (featuring Rev. Daryl Coley) spent over 70 weeks on the Billboard Magazine Gospel Charts and the title song won the Stellar Award for best song of the year. During that period, the choir also backed R&B vocalist Patti Labelle on her hit, “When You’ve Been Blessed, Feels Like Heaven.” Further hits followed with “Stand Still” (featuring Lecresia Campbell) and their CD Hosanna – And They Sang the Word won a Grammy nomination.