GMA Canada
Canadian Gospel Music Association Announces Name Change
TORONTO, ONTARIO: The Canadian Gospel Music Association (CGMA) is excited to announce that they have formalized their partnership with the Gospel Music Association based out of Nashville, Tennessee and have officially changed their name to Gospel Music Association Canada (GMA Canada).
“This is the final step in the partnership that was introduced in September 2003. Being associated with the GMA will provide our membership with access to more resources and international creditability,” stated CGMA President Gary Dix. At that time, the CGMA and the Gospel Music Association’s (GMA Canada) branch merged under the banner of the CGMA. For 42 years, the Gospel Music Association has committed itself to it’s over 4,000 members. It is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating the Gospel through music.
The GMA’s annual Gospel Music Week in April saw the first international chapter meeting. The GMA was represented by President John Styll, Eric Nordhoff of Go Global Distribution and Gabe Aviles. Besides GMA Canada, participants included GMA Asia, GMA Australia/New Zealand and GMA Japan. GMA Canada’s Vice-President, Martin Smith was the first to present and he gave an overview of what the CGMA has been doing in Canada.
As part of GMA Canada's mandate they present the annual Covenant Awards honouring Canadian Christian artists in a wide variety of genres. The 29th Annual Covenant Awards will be presented as part of GMA Week in Calgary October 24-26th, 2007.
Board of Directors
Martin Smith: President
Fazal Karim Jr: Vice-President
Tony Cooper: Secretary
Gary Dix: Past-President
Leroy Harder: Member at Large, Alberta
Hiram Joseph: Sponsorships and Corporate Marketing
Fazal Karim, Jr:
Jim Leek: Member at Large, Ontario
Heather McCullough: Member at Large, Ontario
Allen Price: Member at Large, New Brunswick
Reese Sutiono: Technical Services Coordinator
Harold Wiens: Member at Large, British Columbia
Jeff Wright: Financial Advisor and Treasurer
Marshall Zacharias: Member at Large, Manitoba
Staff
Peter Fleck: GMA Canada Membership/Submissions Coordinator
Gospel Music Association Canada
P.O. Box 448, 1341 York Road,
St. Davids, Ontario, Canada L0S 1P0
e-mail: info@gmacanada.ca
web site: http://www.cgmaonline.com
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