Formerly the Capitol Hill Mass Choir, is under the unparalleled direction of Zina Johnson. Zina, who began playing the piano at age five and writing music at twelve, is a native of Lynchburg, VA. She is an anointed singer/songwriter who has a covenantal relationship with the Lord and strives to give her best in all God calls her to do.
She founded our choir in February 1998 and we have been on the move for God ever since.
Under her leadership, New Covenant Experience has ministered with Vicki Yohe, Daryl Coley,and Take 6; sung with gospel legend Albertina Walker, inspirational jazz pianist Patti Moran McCoy, and recorded with the Latin Contemporary Christian group, Just 1 Blood and Stellar Award Nominee Terrell Hunt. We have also been blessed to minister on Bobby Jones Gospel and at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts.
With over 30 active members, New Covenant Experience was born out of a pure love for singing and a burning desire to spread the gospel through song. Hear us, and you will never be the same. We move your feet with urban contemporary gospel, move your spirit with Praise and Worship, or move you to tears with a hymn. We come from all walks of life; doctors, lawyers,
nurses, entrepreneurs, students and children. Some of which began singing with the ministry at the tender age of three – proving you are never too young to praise the Lord.
The choir’s membership and repertoire may be diverse, but we are unified in the cause of Christ.
Our sole desire is to present Jesus Christ as a real source of love, hope, and direction in an uncertain world and our mission is to bring souls into the fellowship of Christ through caring and loving acts of kindness. We have witnessed the power of music and know that our ministry transcends race, denominational titles, and class.
To worship God in Spirit and in Truth is to know no boundaries.
Our purpose is to eagerly strive to teach those in the Body of Christ, where there is praise there is power. Praise is our weapon of choice. We purposely and intentionally strive to express gratitude to God by the lifting of holy hands and praising with clean lips; to facilitate the joining of God
and man in spirit and in truth each time a note is sung; to transform minds and circumstances through the power of prayer; to serve our community through the sharing of information, resources, and riches; to enrich each others spiritual journey through prayer, support, and the study of God’s Word; and to provide hope and inspiration with each song that is sung.
We are on a mission. We are busy kingdom building winning souls to Christ, and have vowed to keep working until the Lord breaks through the clouds of glory. We anxiously await the
opportunity to sing with the heavenly choir, to shout “Hosanna!” with the angels, and to dance and clap hands with the Holy Spirit. Most of all, we live for the moment when we can sing
a new song directed by King Jesus Himself. Until that blessed day, we will continue to offer uninhibited praise. Let everything that hath breath, praise the Lord. Praise Ye the Lord!
Photographer: Cassandra Danley-Arnold