{"id":18759,"date":"2026-03-11T06:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/michelle-williams-and-deitrick-haddon-are-saving-gospel\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:06:28","slug":"michelle-williams-and-deitrick-haddon-are-saving-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/movies-and-tv\/michelle-williams-and-deitrick-haddon-are-saving-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Williams and Deitrick Haddon Are Saving Gospel Music, One Choir At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

For some gospel groups, finding harmony takes a miracle. For the ones featured on Oxygen\u2019s new show Fix My Choir<\/em>, it just takes Grammy-winning artist and Guideposts<\/em> cover star Michelle Williams<\/a> and Preachers of LA<\/em> star Deitrick Haddon.<\/p>\n

This week, the network debuts its latest installment in faith-based reality entertainment with a new series that follows Williams and Haddon as they travel across the country in search of choirs that need a little help in reaching the right notes. From churches who can\u2019t afford to keep singing to groups that are more interested in hitting each other than hitting the right key, Fix My Choir<\/em> is entertainment at it\u2019s best. You\u2019ll never get tired of Haddon\u2019s over-the-top personality and Williams’ mothering words of wisdom and most of all, their methods prove effective.<\/p>\n

But what really stands out about the series is the fact that it\u2019s paving the way into new musical territory. Gospel choirs are a staple in churches everywhere, but rarely do we get to see their inner workings\u2014the blood, sweat and tears that each member sacrifices in order to bring their congregation the beautiful songs they\u2019ve come to expect every Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

For Haddon and Williams<\/a>, two talents who\u2019ve reached the top in their respective industries, being involved in a show focused on music was a no-brainer. \u201cMusic is used to spread a variety of messages,\u201d Williams said. \u201cSo anytime that we could use a message to spread God\u2019s love, His hope, His healing, His restoration, and it can be done through music, I think it\u2019s the best way for me to share it. Before I had a Grammy or a passport, I was in the church, so I\u2019m just going to go back to those things that I still am passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haddon shares her passion for the work and his fun personality and tough-love style of mentoring is the heart of the show. \u201cMusic has power,\u201d Haddon said. \u201cI decided to sing gospel music because I wanted to inspire people and to spread the love of Jesus Christ and I\u2019m still on that mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a mission both stars hope their show can bring to mainstream audiences. From barbershop quartets, inner city youth choirs and choirs in middle class suburbia, the diversity of the groups featured on the show doesn\u2019t change the stars\u2019 ultimate goal: to spread gospel music beyond the church. But to do that means pushing through traditional boundaries. \u201cI would love for the music to continue to hit mainstream in some kind of way,\u201d Haddon said. \u201cBut that means we have to shift the music a little bit and that\u2019s one of the things we were doing with the choirs this season\u2014taking them out of their comfort zone and showing them how they can be effective singing songs other than the Sunday morning [favorite], \u2018Amazing Grace.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Fix My Choir premieres Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n

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