Name: Justin Kirtley
Group Position: Lead
Date of Birth: May 1, 1986
Born and raised in Houston,TX, Justin has been involved in music just about all his life. His father Richard, tenor singer for Gospel Express, was the minister of music in the church he was raised in. He attended the Stamps Baxter School of Music in Nashville, TN for five years. In 2000, Justin joined Third Cross, a southern gospel trio based out of Houston, and traveled with them for the next two years until joining Gospel Express in June of 2002.
Justin Kirtley has devoted the last 6 years of his life to Gospel Express and to serving the Lord. He is a senior at the University of Houston, and is currently pursuing a degree in Finance. Justin is engaged to Natalie Hess and they will be married on July 11, 2008. He feels Southern Gospel is the best music in the world and wants to do everything he can to uplift the name of Jesus!
Favorites:
Restaurant: Macaroni Grill
Food: Italian
Interests: Huntin', Fishin' and playin' Golf
Song: "Hallelujah Meeting" by the original Hinsons
Television show: "The Office"
Singer: Chris Tomlin, David Phelps, Arthur Rice, and Gerald Wolfe
Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."
