About

To Serve and Equip Local Churches

The focus of WorshipAlive.com is to serve and equip local churches, worship leaders, and their teams by providing free, original and reproducible worship songs and resources. WorshipAlive.com is led by songwriter and musician, Mary Meade. Mary is a seasoned worship leader and musician. She has led worship in a local church for over 20 years.

Mary has written over 60 worship songs listed with CCLI. She is currently in the process of writing and video recording a fourth original worship album.

Mary Meade

As far back as I can remember, I knew I wanted to learn to play the piano and sing. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree with a piano teaching emphasis, I soon started teaching private piano lessons (which I still teach today). During the last couple of years of college, through a series of happenings, I finally learned what it meant to have a relationship with Jesus Christ and I gave my life to Him. From that point on, it was evident to me why I had such a strong desire to learn everything I could about music.

My Story

I started writing songs for worship almost immediately after becoming a follower of Jesus. Most of the songs I wrote were shaped by different things I was experiencing and learning. In 1984 I met a very special friend, Chris Meade, my co-partner in songwriting. We became friends and began writing worship songs together. We were married and eventually moved to Tucson to be a part of Grace Chapel. After being in Tucson for about five years, we felt like God was calling us to plant a church in a capital city and we ended up in Boise, Idaho where we pioneered a new church. During that time, I led worship and wrote worship songs for our congregation for almost 18 years, along with my husband Chris and our children, Luke, Megan and Allison.

What a privilege it has been to be a mouthpiece for a congregation and to be able to express the many wonders God has done in each of us and to be able to express those wonders through the vehicle of writing worship songs. My prayer is that as you learn these songs, they’ll be more than just songs to you, but that you will be inspired to live the songs!

As you explore this site, it’s my desire to encourage and resource you. If you are a musician who is just starting to ask questions about God or if you are a seasoned worship leader in a local church, it’s our hope that these worship resources will serve you and be a blessing in your life and ministry.