“First and foremost, I am a woman who simply and wholeheartedly loves Christ, and serves Him through loving my family, serving the church, and speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” – Darlene Zschech

Darlene Zschech is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter, worship pastor, author and speaker. With three GMA Dove Award nominations, the winner of GMA’s International Award for influence in praise and worship, and the achievement of 16 Gold and one Platinum ARIA album, her songs have reached many nations around the world.

However, Darlene’s success simply stands as a testimony of her life’s passion for serving God, her family and people with all her heart. Alongside her husband Mark, they are the Senior Pastors of Hope Unlimited Church (HopeUC) on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia, which now has churches in the US and India.

Darlene is perhaps most famous for the worship anthem “Shout to the Lord”, a song that has been sung by millions and translated into multiple languages. Darlene is passionate about raising and training other worship pastors, leaders, teams and writers. To this end, she has penned six books which have been translated internationally.

Darlene and Mark live in the beautiful Central Coast with their family: Amy and her husband Andrew, Chloe and her husband Hosanna, Zoe and her husband Matthew, and their six beautiful grandchildren Ava, Roman, Ruthie, Thea, Elias and Nora.