Chapman had performed at the funerals of the three slain students, and decided to hold a concert to raise funds for the victims' families and the development of a scholarship fund. The benefit was dubbed "A Celebration Of Hope" and was an all-out community effort, with employees of Chapman's Nashville management firm, Creative Trust, volunteering a significant amount of time and labor to the cause.
Chapman wins artist of the year at gospel awards
Apr 23, 2009 7:00 pm PDT
Veteran Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman capped an emotional year in which he lost his 5-year-old daughter in a tragic accident by winning artist of the year during the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards on Thursday. Chapman won...
About $275,000 donated to Chapman organization
May 29, 2008 6:00 pm PDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) About $275,000 has been donated to a nonprofit organization since the May 21 death of the 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. Chapman had asked that instead of flowers, ...
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
May 22, 2008 3:00 am PDT
The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said. The girl, Maria Sue, was hit in the driveway of the f...
Q&A-Singer-songwriter Chapman living in the "Moment"
Nov 23, 2007 5:00 pm PST
As Christian music's most awarded artist -- with 51 Gospel Music Assn. Dove Awards and five Grammy Awards to his credit -- Steven Curtis Chapman could well afford to rest on his laurels, but complacency isn't in the veteran singer-...
Steven Curtis Chapman To Testify Before Congress
May 17, 1999 12:40 pm PDT
(5/17/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Grammy-winning contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman will testify on school violence before the U.S. House Of Representative's Early Childhood, Youth And Families Subcommittee on Tuesday (Ma...