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Danny Parnell
Danny Parnell is the son of a Baptist Minister.
He has been around and involved in Southern Gospel Music most
of his life, dating back to the early sixties when he and his
dad would go to Forth Worth, Texas to hear the top groups of
that time. Danny is one of the original members of The
Ascension which was first started in 1973. He attended Baptist
Bible College and SMSU in Springfield, Missouri and served in
The United States Marine Corp. He is an avid hunter,
fisherman, and golfer. Danny and his wife Judy along with
Payton (great grand daughter) reside in
Lebanon, Missouri.
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Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan was saved at the age of 5 in Humboldt TN where his
dad was Pastor. In 1994 his father Zane, mother Cindy, and
brother Benjamin went to Auckland, New Zealand as
missionaries through Baptist Bible College. Jonathan spent
nine months with them and feels that some day God will allow
him to return to New Zealand in some form of ministry. He
attended Baptist Bible College in Springfield Mo where he
began his radio career at KWFC ( 100,000 watt Christian
Radio station in Springfield MO). While attending BBC,
Jonathan toured with a gospel group called Tribute. He has
served as Youth pastor, Music pastor and Senior Pastor, but
his love for Southern Gospel Music keeps bringing him back
to radio and Quartet singing. |
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David Hartwell
David joined The Ascension in July 2006 but he has has been
around Southern Gospel music most of his life. David sang
tenor with the Glorybound Quartet in Southwest Missouri
area until enrolling at Baptist Bible College in
Springfield, MO back in 1988 . He began serving as a
Missionary in England in 1994. David was the music director
at Bible Baptist Church in Buffalo MO before joining The
Ascension this year. David is currently a building
contractor in Elkland Missouri where he and his family make
their home. He and his wonderful wife Yleen have been
married since 1975. |
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Dave Taylor
Dave’s love for Gospel Quartet music began when he
was saved at 14 years of age. He loved singing in
the church quartet and hearing “headliner” quartets
during special church events. It wasn’t until 1984
that he attended his first Southern Gospel Quartet
concert – The Cathedrals! David is a graduate
of Baptist Bible College in Springfield MO,
and was a senior pastor in Arizona for nearly 9
years before coming home to work with KWFC radio
(89.1 FM,
www.kwfc.org) where he is the Assistant Manager.
He and his wife Debbie live in Springfield, MO and
have three sons who are very active in home school
athletics. Dave is a Kansas City Chiefs fan, and
loves to play golf every chance he gets. |
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