Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff
| Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Cindy Lerae Cruse |
| Also known as | Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff |
| Born |
May 18, 1963 Odessa, Texas |
| Origin | Tyler, Texas |
| Genres | Gospel, Christian |
| Occupation(s) | Lakewood Church, Senior worship leader, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Lakewood |
| Website | www |
Cindy Lerae Cruse-Ratcliff (May 18, 1963) is a singer-songwriter who serves as the senior worship leader at the largest and fastest growing church in the United States, Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.
Cruse was born, Cindy Lerae Cruse, on May 18, 1963, in Odessa, Texas, the daughter of Joseph "Joe" Cruse, Jr. and Nancy Wydette Cruse (née, Lake), while she grew up in Tyler, Texas, with her two older brothers, Joseph "Joe" Cruse III and John Daniel Cruse, and two older sisters, Karen Wydette Cruse and Elizabeth Jane "Janie" Cruse. Her first marriage was to Timothy G. Miner, where they got married on November 30, 1985 in Tyler, Texas, while they would later divorce.
Cruse began ministering at the age of six alongside her family, The Cruse Family, a well-known evangelistic musical group. The group, popular throughout much of the 1970s and early 1980s, traveled and ministered all across the world. They released 25 albums and received two Dove Awards.
While Cruse said she always had a heart for music ministry, she would not become involved with worship music herself until later in life.
At the age of nine, she became the youngest licensed ASCAP songwriter. Since that time, she has written for and produced more than 100 album recordings.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Cruse recorded two Christian album-oriented rock/melodic rock albums entitled The Edge and Small Town Girl. Her husband at the time, contemporary Christian Music artist, Tim Miner served as executive producer for Small Town Girl.
From 1997 to 1998, she traveled with Revival Ministries International leading worship for evangelistic crusades in the United States and abroad. In late 1998, she moved to Covenant Church in Carrollton, Texas, serving as one of three worship leaders.
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