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Urban Doxology is a contemporary Christian music and gospel music band that evolved out of the Arrabon Urban Doxology Songwriting Internship, in the racially diverse and gentrifying neighborhood of Church Hill, in Richmond, Va. Urban Doxology is a ministry of Arrabon, and partners with East End Fellowship.

An “urban doxology” is any liturgy, preaching, or music and arts that crosses boundaries in ethnicity, race, and class that prepares God’s people for the city of God.

Urban Doxology produces all of its own music, and includes everything from classical, jazz, gospel, folk, and rock, and other forms of popular music.

Urban Doxology and Arrabon leaders travel around the U.S. and host workshops, produce music and lead worship experiences.

Music, Touring and Albums
In 2011, David M. Bailey, founder of Arrabon, launched the Urban Doxology Songwriting Internship, welcoming selected interns from around the country. The internship was created to give leaders of color a place to develop and to create music that shaped culture and language for worship in their unique communities.

Two years later, in 2013, the band Urban Doxology evolved from the internship program as a vehicle to create and shape reconciliation conversations in the Church in Richmond and beyond.

The band's first major tour started in February 2014, as part of Leroy Barber's The Voices Project Tour, traveling to several HBCU s.

Urban Doxology released its self-titled album in 2014, and followed up with Bread for the Journey in 2016.

The Arrabon Conference: Race, Class, & the Kingdom of God, was held in March 2017, at West End Assembly of God in Richmond, Va. Urban Doxology held a concert and provided worship for attendees throughout the weekend-long conference.

Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally
Band members including Pastor Erin Rose, along with Arrabon and Urban Doxology founder, David M. Bailey, took part in an interdenominational prayer and music service in Charlottesville, Va., the night prior to the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally in August 2017. A few weeks later, Bailey and other faith leaders from Richmond gathered to reject the ideology of white supremacy, calling for unity in the Church and the U.S. with a signed statement.

Documentary
In 2018, along with Peripheral Vision PDX, Arrabon released the documentary "11am: Hope for America's Most Segregated Hour" at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond, Va. The film featured interviews with Urban Doxology Songwriting Interns who were spending their summer learning about white supremacy, race, identity, class and social issues, and writing songs to create new culture. The goal of the documentary is to invite people to understand racism with peace and hope.

Members
Members of Urban Doxology as of February 2019 include:


 * David Bailey | Founder & Producer
 * Jessica Fox | Vocal Director & Vocals
 * Erin Rose | Vocals
 * Kimberly Williams | Vocals
 * Makeda McCreary | Vocals
 * Orlando Palmer | Music Director & Keys
 * Jeremy Johnson | Bass
 * Trevelle Harris | Drums

Past members:


 * Toya Obasi | Vocals
 * Oscar OJ Palmer, II | Drums
 * Matt Miller | Vocals
 * David Thompson | Bass
 * Orlando Palmer | Keys
 * Delise Rowe | Vocals

Collaborations
In 2017, Urban Doxology collaborated with Aaron Keyes on the album, Work Songs: The Porter's Gate Worship Project, Vol. 1 (Live), for the song "Establish the Work of our Hands." Work Songs features 13 modern hymns about work and worship. The hope of the Project is to utilize music as a universal language to foster unity.

Events and Tours
Since 2014, Urban Doxology has traveled around the U.S. to facilitate worship experiences for churches that want to seek reconciliation in their communities. Urban Doxology leads worship, worship training workshops and produces music. Special events and tours the band has led worship for and with have included:

2014 - The Voices Project Tour; The Baptist General Association of Virginia Collegiate Conference; InterVarsity's Black Campus Ministries; Panel with James Cage Smith; Bless Richmond

2015 - Christian Worship Symposium at Hope College; The Voices Project Tour: Christopher Newport University, Elon University; The Justice Conference; Worship for the Urban Context Consultation

2016 - SC United Methodist Conference; Corhaven Graveyard dedication; Animate Conference at Samford University; Northwest Voices Tour: Warner Pacific University, George Fox University, University Presbyterian Church

2017 - Culture Care Conference, Malibu Presbyterian Church, The Voices Project Tour, InterVarsity's Black Campus Ministries; Arrabon Conference; Northwest Voices Tour, The Porter’s Gate Worship Project

2018 - Calvin Institute of Christian Worship; Columbia Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC, Voices Conference in Philadelphia, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Animate Conference at Samford University; "11am" documentary tour; Justice Conference LA; Justice Conference Chicago; Northwest Voices Tour

2019 - Forum for Theological Education, The Salvation Army USA Central Territory Young Adult Conference