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A life of ministry, a life of joy

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The Joyaires, Ernie and Debbie Peters, sing at Sand Spring Baptist Church on Oct. 26, 2023.

Joyaires persevered through challenging times, continue to share the mesage of Christ however they can

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. – Not too long before the Joyaires took the stage at Sand Spring Baptist Church on Oct. 26, we received a suggestion to interview the group’s owner, Ernie Peters, for a full-length feature on KentuckySings.com.

“He’s an interesting fellow,” we were told.

It was an understatement.

Interesting. Faithful. Incredibly faithful. Challenging. Inspiring. Or, more accurately, all of the above. 

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Joyaires’ ministry is aptly named

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The Joyaires, Ernie and Debbie Peters, seek to bring the joy of Christ in their
music ministry. (Photo by John Herndon)

After 43 years, joy in Christ continues to be the message they bring

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

You probably won’t find any artist of any genre with a more fitting name than The Joyaires.

They’ve been singing gospel music since 1979, bringing joy to anyone who hears their message about Jesus and the joy that is found in Him.

“We hadn’t thought about what we were going to call ourselves, so we just jotted down a bunch of names,” Ernie Peters says of how the group came up with its name. 

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