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OUR
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Formed in December 2011, R.E.A.P. is a group of young people who truly love God! Comprised of high school and college students from the Metro Jackson area, as well as the Mississippi Delta. R.E.A.P. gives students an opportunity to meet new people and praise God outside of their respective churches. Reap has traveled to numerous cities and states singing the Gospel. The group has won numerous awards and even ministered at the 2013 Mississippi Gospel Music Awards in Jackson Mississippi. This group of young people strives to show others that Christianity is not just a word, it’s a lifestyle. With personal testimony, mentoring, singing, dance, and comedy, they hope to reach the unsaved and saved with the intent of getting and keeping them in the Body of Christ.
OUR mission
As a music ministry our primary mission is to glorify God. We seek to do this by simply giving our gifts back to the giver through song. We approach every rehearsal and worship service with a spirit of gratitude because we accept that all that we are, and all that we have, has been given in grace by God. We recognize that "Every good and perfect gift, is from above" and we are thankful for the gifts!
our founder
So who is Scottie Willis? Spiritual, soothing, and soulful are just a few words you could use to describe the musical stylings of singer-songwriter Scottie Willis, Jr. With well over 65 thousand video views online and over 4 thousand Instagram followers, Scottie Willis is quickly gaining a following in the realm of social media. Born in January of 1992, the Mississippi native was met with challenges early on and in spite of them, he persevered.
Scottie became a licensed Minister in October 2015 and now serves as Youth Pastor for the Big Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Byram Mississippi. “Ministry is Life, and our Lives should always Minister to others” said Scottie. “Youth and young adults are definitely my passion, and I want to help build the next generation of leaders”,
In late 2011, Scottie founded the youth and young adult ministry R.E.A.P (Really Excited About Praise). This is an energetic group of young people from throughout Mississippi who are excited about spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Has won awards, were nominated for community choir of the year by the MGMA, sang at the Mississippi Gospel Music Awards, and were even given the opportunity to open up for Isaac Carree at the first annual Jackson Soul City showcase. REAP released their first single “I AM” in October 2014, and just recently held their first live recording on April 1, 2017. The group has grown into a musical force to be reckoned with in Mississippi.