More about the Worship Writers’ Publishing Group
No matter where you go in the United States, the worship songs you’re singing will probably lead back to
just a few of the same Christians.
How probably?
Well:
“From 2010-2020, only 38 worship songs appeared on the CCLI and PraiseCharts Top 25 list. 37 of them were co-written or popularized by a mere 5 megachurches.” —WorshipLeaderResearch.com
But God is working in all of us.
Every city, every worshipping community, every believer.
We should sing like it.
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We’re just getting started. Our first phase is artist recruitment—finding the amazing folks that God is using to build up the Church. We’ll start by hosting events, workshops, and meetups to help these folks build community and hone their craft throughout fall and winter of 2026. We’ll also be building a network of local participating churches to distribute with. Once we have some amazing resources to share, we plan to launch a digital resource library in early 2027.
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Publishers help songwriters distribute their original music more widely. As a non-profit collaborative publisher, WWPG works alongside interested writers to identify songs that are ripe for cross-denominational sharing, create uniform charts, scores, etc., and pitch writers’ material to churches in our Southeast Michigan network.
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To hang out and be pals? No way. The paperwork only comes into play when you have a specific song that you’d like WWPG to include in our digital resource library (coming soon).
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Nope. Our publishing contract is meant to bring the richness of your work to a broader audience without restricting your ability to use your own work freely.
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Nothing. Filling out our webforms as an artist or a church just means we’ve made a connection and you’re on our email list. We’ll invite you to events and share opportunities with you whether you publish / license with us or not.
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Participating writers waive their rights to profit financially from music while it’s being distributed by WWPG.
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WWPG is building a network of churches who have access to this locally-produced material. Participating churches agree to the terms of WWPG’s licensing agreement, and agree to periodically report usage statistics (we promise, it’ll be easier than CCLI reporting by a mile).
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Short answer: probably. We’ve got some ideas for how we could make this work without stumbling into copyright infringement territory. Hit us up to chat. We’re nice :)
Hi, I’m a writer!
Click the button below to fill out our artist intake form.
You’ll get a personal email from us (give us a minute tho) and be added to the list for upcoming events!
Hi, I’m a partner.
Click the button below to fill out our partner intake form. You’ll be added to our email list, and when we have fresh material to share, you’ll be the first to know!