A Birmingham pastor who has been making waves in the Christian music industry for years has been nominated for a Grammy Award. Pastor Mike McClure Jr., founder of Rock City Church on Valleydale Road, ...

The Rev. Mike McClure Jr., a Birmingham pastor who performs musically as Pastor Mike Jr., has been nominated in nine categories for the upcoming Stellar Awards for gospel music performance. McClure, ...

Pastor Mike Jr. thoroughly dominated the 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which was taped live at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville on Saturday, Aug. 16. He won in all nine categories in ...

*On August 16, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville will host the 40th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, where Pastor Mike Jr. could make history. Tied with gospel icons Kirk Franklin and ...

Before offering the closing prayer at the end of last Sunday’s sermon, Pastor Mike McClure Jr. asked for prayer — for his grandfather. McClure, senior pastor of the Rock City Church (and my pastor), ...

The Schermerhorn Symphony Center isn’t exactly known for catching the Holy Ghost. However, on August 16, the 40th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards filled the Nashville landmark like a Sunday service ...