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Since 1989, The Nation's Captiol has been blessed with 'Salvation Music Ministry'. A Washington, DC based group has established a strong presence on the local and national gospel music scene with their single ( Search It). This multi-talented group is not only anointed and gifted musican/vocalist, they are committed to bringing the message of and undying faith in God, through their soul-stirring music which crosses all generations, with this mission in mind Salvation has delighted and inspired audience.

In February 1994, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in downtown Nashville Salvation launched their national debut on the Bobby Jones Gospel. In that blessed year Salvation was featured as a new artist at the Diamond Festival(Gospel Television programming, head by Dr. Bobby Jones known now as The International Artist Retreat) in Las Vegas, Nevada at the infamous Aladdin Hotel. In May of that same year Salvation Music Ministry was the opening ministry for Dr. Bobby Jones and New Life at the highly acclaimed Barabados Gospel Festival at the Barbabdos Convention Center in beautiful Barbados. Some of the other accomplishment for the group that year, was being named Best Gospel Group/Duo at the Dream Network Competition and runner-up in the Quaker Oats Washington-Baltimore Gospel Festival (hosted by Vickie Winans)

In 1995, with God's Blessing, Salvation received the Excellence Award for (Best Quartet Group/Duo) at the Gospel Music Workshop of America (DC CHapter 25th Anniversary, Shirely MK Berkeley-President & Treasurer for the National Convention). In 1997, Salvation was blessed to perform in New York City at a Pre-Grammy Gala. Another honor was bestowed upon this Ministry when it was selected as a finalist for a Mayor's Arts Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist, one of the hisghest honors given by the Nation's Capitol for outstanding organization. Salvation was honor by The Smithsonian along with K-Mart by selecting the music of this ministry,that was featured in an exhibit that traveled around the country hosted by CeCe Winans, the exhibit "The Wade in the Water. Also this ministry was blessed once again to receive a invitation to perform on the Rickki Lake show which was never aired.'

God has continued to bless Salvation Music Ministry, allow them to shared the platform with such noted artist as BeBe and CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin, Dr. Bobby Jones, Richard Smallwood, The Canton Spirituals, Evelyn Turentin-Agee, Min Daryl Coley, Pastor John P. Kee, Pastor Hezekiah Walker, Keith "Wonderboy "Johnson, Fred Hammond, the late Pastor Howard "Slim" Hunt and the Williams Brothers, Spencer Taylor and many more.

The members of Salvation, understand there calling from God that he has placed on their lives, that is to be Ambassadors for Christ, through gospel music. Having been delivered from lifes's varies circumstance through God's grace and mercy, Salvation is compelled to lend a helping hand in the community outreach ministries, HIV/AID's Diabetes, Cancer research, Toys for Tots and food basket drive. With God and the softening-power of gospel music they praise God by saying "We realized it was Noboby but Jesus