In an era when much of worship music feels algorithmically tailored and overly polished, One Voice Worship is doing something radically simple: waiting, listening and trusting. And it’s working.
Their new album, The Remnant, is both a sonic offering and a spiritual marker — a reminder that transformation isn’t just a buzzword for believers, it’s the whole point.
“The remnant is what is left after the fire of God has burnt you beautiful,” said Gospel Chidi, co-founder and leader of the worship collective. “After you’ve gone through the transformation power of Jesus … this is what’s left.”
The album, recorded live during one of their OV Nights in the Seattle area, is a reflection of that post-refining process. With nearly 1,800 people gathered in worship, the night wasn’t just a recording session — it was a moment. Part revisiting, part revealing, the set list blended new original songs, a few favorites from their previous project, The Table, and worship covers selected not for mass appeal but for what felt right for the room. That’s One Voice’s whole thing: less branding, more discernment.
“We don’t want to just lead songs,” Chidi said. “We want the Holy Spirit to lead us.”
That might sound like a cliché — until you hear how seriously they take it. Every creative decision, every lineup change, every lead vocal is prayerfully considered. Sometimes that means the same song sounds different on different nights. On The Table, for example, the track “More Like Jesus” was led by Canaan. On The Remnant, Chidi takes the lead. Why? Because they prayed, they listened and they followed.
“Even in the smallest things, like who’s leading the song, we want to be attentive,” Chidi said. “We’re not centered around one man and we never will be.”
That kind of collaborative, Spirit-led structure is rare in a worship landscape often built around a single recognizable face. One Voice, by contrast, is more like a constellation — bright voices scattered across the Pacific Northwest who come together to reflect something bigger than the sum of their parts.
Founded by a group of friends who attended the same college and started casually worshiping together, One Voice wasn’t engineered for success. It wasn’t even supposed to be anything more than that first gathering. But something happened when they made space for Jesus to be the only agenda.
“We didn’t set out to do any of this,” Chidi said. “We just created the space, and Jesus did the rest.”
They’ve grown rapidly, both musically and structurally. But for Chidi, the real growth is internal.
“We’re growing in our relationship with the Lord. That shows up in the music,” he said. “You can see the outpour of the secret place in the songs we’re writing. The lyrics are better because our hearts are in a different place.”
That secret place — time alone with God, outside the stage lights and social media feeds — is what fuels their ministry. And it’s also what protects it. With increasing success comes louder noise, but Chidi and his team are committed to drowning it out.
“The only way you can really block out the noise is when you’re alone with Him,” he said. “The ceiling of what we’ll ever do is not in the records we put out, it’s not in the number of fans who follow us. It will always be the feet of Jesus.”
That’s not just poetic language. It’s strategy. Everyone in the group is plugged into a local church, has mentors and remains open to correction.
“We have people who can get in our face if we’re wrong,” Chidi said. “And we make room for that.”
Even as they grow professionally — juggling the inevitable logistics of full-time ministry — they’ve remained grounded in friendship.
“We’re not just people who get in a room and hit record,” Chidi said. “We’re people who’ve been in each other’s lives for five, seven, even 10 years.”
That longevity fuels not only their music but their live events. OV Nights are more than concerts — they’re worship nights designed for encounter, intentionally rooted in the spiritually parched region of Seattle. Known for being one of the least-churched cities in America, the Pacific Northwest might seem like an unlikely home base. But for One Voice, that’s the whole point.
“Where people see an unchurched region, we see a region with potential to be on fire for the Lord,” Chidi said. “We’re committed to this area. We’re not gonna stop unless He says stop.”
And they aren’t interested in following a typical worship model, either. For Chidi, the future of One Voice isn’t about bigger platforms or more recognition — it’s about obedience.
“If we can be instruments in the hands of God as much as possible — for Him to write every story — we’ve done what we were supposed to do,” he said. “We’re not writing our story. God is. We just want to be submissive to the hands of the artist.”
If The Remnant is any indication, they’re doing just that.
