The drive behind starting Facing Giants came from a calling Jessica Banks felt in 2023 towards putting her skills and passion from the band world into a new kind of project - a Christian band. A later in life Jesus follower, she felt inspired by the nostalgia of 90s & 2000s worship music like Michael W. Smith and Casting Crowns but wanted to add a rock/pop edge and write some new music of her own. After posting to online message boards, she got plugged in at a local church in Lenexa, Kansas on the worship team.

What began as a childhood hobby in the cornfields of Illinois grew into a full-blown life passion for singer-songwriter Joe Guerra. Fueled with a desire to use music to share truth and inspire others to be all that God created them to be; he's been singing his original melodies and motivating songs with audiences around the country. Inspired by God's faithfulness and Infused with an excitement and joy that can only be found in trusting our Creator through life's challenges; Joe Guerra's music is sure to stir up something in your soul, and have the whole family clapping along too!

Amphora is a band who write a variety of contemporary Christian songs. They love to combine humor with personal testimony and a meaningful, heartfelt message of hope, healing and restoration that can be found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Jeff is a Christian singer/songwriter based in Central Iowa with three Nashville (with a 4th on the way) record releases. He and each of the band mates are born-again Christians whose mission is to "connect people to Christ through music." The band was formed out of the local church worship ministry. They have been leading and performing in churches for over 20 years as well as at concerts, festivals, and fairs. One of their most favorite events in addition to recent annual appearances at Nehemiah Fest is the Iowa State Fair where they have regularly performed since 2012.

With message of hope, wrapped in an acoustic rock package, 9th Hour is an Adult Contemporary Rock band that has a mission - To reach the lost with a musical message of hope in knowing Jesus Christ (Mt. 10:6); To encourage believers to be bold in sharing their faith (Mt. 10:32); and To "sing a new song, play skillfully and shout for joy" (Psalm 33:3). This not your Granny's gospel band! 9th Hour gets their name from Luke 23:44-46 - "It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining.