Both couples of Phillips & Banks call the beautiful mountains of East Tennessee home. Jacob and Carmen Phillips live in Bristol, TN with their 5-year-old daughter, Olivia. They met and began dating in high school and both graduated from Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, TN. While at C-N, the couple helped to lead a campus ministry in which the Lord sparked their desire and love for leading in worship through music. They were married in July of 2009, and shortly thereafter, the couple felt a call to full time ministry. In 2010, they began working full-time for LampLight Theatre, a non-profit ministry that the couple had volunteered with for several years, in Kingsport, TN. It was through this ministry that Jacob had given his life to Christ before graduating high school. After seven years of serving this wonderful ministry through performing, leading in worship, and serving as managers in theatre production, they felt the call of the Lord to move on. It was also through that ministry that they met Caleb and Autumn Banks. Caleb graduated from Sullivan North High School in Kingsport, TN in 2006 and Autumn graduated from Gate City High School in Virginia in 2013. They met each other serving together at LampLight and were married in February of 2017. They also worked alongside Jacob and Carmen leading worship, participating in productions, and managing different aspects of the theatre's ministry. They knew when they married that the Lord was calling them to be in full time music ministry and have since seen the Lord open so many doors to minister. Phillips & Banks has a heart to evangelize as well as see the Lord bring revival to the church. The Lord has provided opportunities for them to minister in churches through their music and inspired them to write their own music as well. They are excited for this journey that God has started them on and can't wait to see what He has in store!
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT PHILLIPS & BANKS...
It’s always so exciting for me to see young people with a passion for Christian music. Phillips & Banks is a group to watch! With an unmistakable love for the music and an even greater love for Jesus, I cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for them.
- Joseph Habedank
Daywind Recording Artist Nashville, TN
Phillips & Banks are not entertainers. They are ministers of the Good News of Jesus Christ. I highly recommend their ministry and know you will be blessed by their music and personal testimonies.
- Dr. Phil Hoskins
Evangelist Kingsport, TN
Get ready for this new, exciting group, Phillips & Banks! You will enjoy their unique sound and vocal range. They are both personal and professional. They are anointed and appointed! Their latest single, “Stuck in the Wilderness” is getting ready to hit the airwaves! Get ready for Phillips & Banks!
- Matthew Browder
of The Browders and Dream Big! Promotions
It is with great joy that I recommend to you Phillips & Banks! Each time that we have had this group, our church has been tremendously blessed and wonderfully encouraged. The music is outstanding; the message of each song is biblical and Christ-honoring; the spirit of the singers is both passionate and humble. We look forward to having them again, and you and your congregation will not be disappointed when Phillips & Banks come as your guests!
- Scott Price, Pastor
Fellowship Chapel, Bristol, VA
Hey friends! An update on the new album from Daywind :) We went to Nashville almost three weeks ago and recorded our vocals in about a day and a half. The process was so smooth and easy, and the Lord really settled our fears and even curbed our tendencies to frustration with ourselves. All praise to HIM! We also did a photo shoot for the album artwork while we were down there. The album art came back already to be approved, and Micah Schweinsberg did a GREAT job on it. We can't wait to show you! The producer, Marty Funderburk and our two engineers, Mike Modesto and Lucas Hathaway were incredibly helpful and patient. We had a great experience :)
We were blessed to find an Airbnb duplex to stay in, which meant we could cook to save some money and be much more comfortable than a hotel. It was a pleasant home away from home! We walked around downtown a bit one evening and went to see the grandness of the Opryland Hotel, and we enjoyed hanging out with each other!
The blessing of this album just humbles us when we think of the undeserved goodness that the Lord has shown us throughout this journey. He has opened up doors we never thought we would see, and we just continue to pray that we would be obedient in all His leading and stay humbled before Him in the light of His cross. We don't deserve any of these opportunities, but we are so thankful that the Lord would choose to use us in any way He would see fit! May He be glorified in all that we do, say, and sing! We ask for your prayers to continue to listen to Him and for people to come to Christ! May we only boast in the cross of Jesus Christ our Savior! We will keep you updated as we hear back from Daywind about the progress of the album!
Hey friends! We have some exciting (a little belated, sorry!) news to share! We participated in the Bowling Family Talent Search in London, KY the first weekend of this month. We drove to London Friday night after a friend's wedding and got in late to the hotel. Early the next morning, we got to the community center to register, and we had a great time listening to all the groups perform. We sang our original song, "Stuck in the Wilderness". That night at the evening concert, we waited to hear who won the competition. We were so humbled and excited when they announced Phillips & Banks as the winners! We sang our song again right after they announced the winners with our knees knocking the whole time! Winning the competition means that we get to record a 10 song album using Daywind soundtracks at Daywind Studios in Nashville, and we will get to sing on tour with The Bowling Family 6 dates! We are thrilled that the Lord has allowed us this opportunity, and we covet your prayers for us to always follow the Lord's direction. We always want to be about the Lord's business and to walk in humility and wisdom, and we for sure need the Lord's help!
Thanks to everyone who continues to pray for us. Love y'all! ...P&B
Hey friends! We are so excited that we are now in the duplication stage of our FIRST album! We should have them back around the 15th of April, and then we will send them out to all those who pre-ordered! Soon, you should also be able to find us online to download! (We will keep you updated on that!) We feel so humbled and blessed to have had this opportunity from the Lord, and we pray that the Lord will use this music to bless anyone who hears it! The journey to this point has been an incredible ride, from the first song the Lord gave us through His word and inspiration to the last. I (Carmen) have never been anywhere close to a “songwriter”, so this experience with the Lord has been so sweet. I told Him that this was all up to Him :) and He better give every word and note we need! He gave us more than we could have asked for. We truly hope that it encourages you, challenges you, and draws you closer to the Father. He is a good good God, and He knows exactly what we need.
We can’t thank you enough for your prayers on this journey! Keep seeking the One that matters!
Love and prayers to you!
- the Phillips & the Banks families
