Gloria Gaither
Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian singer-songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is married to Bill Gaither and together they have written more than 700 songs. In 2000, ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers) named them Christian Songwriters of the Century.. She performed, traveled and recorded with the Bill Gaither Trio from 1965 through 1991. Since 1991, she has served as a performer, recording artist, songwriter, scriptwriter and narrator for the Gaither Homecoming series of television broadcasts, video and DVD releases, and audio recordings.
Gloria Gaither
Gloria Lee Sickal
March 4, 1942
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Songwriter (lyricist), author, screenwriter, speaker
Vocals
1962–present
Early years[edit]
She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of Pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal. She spent some of her childhood and high school years in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company.
Education[edit]
When Gloria graduated from Clare High School in Clare, Michigan,[1] she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. There, she triple majored in English, French, and Sociology. Her extracurricular activities at the college included participation in the Drama Club,[2] Alpha Chi National College Honor Society[3] and Sigma Tau Delta honor society.[1]
Upon her graduation, she took a job at Alexandria Monroe High School as a French teacher. There, she met Bill Gaither, who was teaching English at the time. She married Gaither in 1962, and they began writing songs recreationally.
In 1991, she attended Ball State University and received a Master of Arts in British and American Literature.