TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Preacher and gospel legend Bishop Rance Allen was born and raised in the church. “His songs his music will live forever,” said Detroit resident Gwendolyn Boyd. Allen died Oct. 31 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — World-renowned gospel singer and Church Of God In Christ Bishop Rance Lee Allen is dead. The lead singer of the Rance Allen Group died at the age of 71 on Saturday morning. In a ...

A gospel legend is being remembered this week in Memphis. Bishop Rance Allen was the founder and leader of the Rance Allen Group and performed with many gospel musicians throughout the country. Fans ...

The Allen Family of Monroe has been lauded by musicologists and music historians as pioneers of contemporary gospel music. Led by Rance Allen – lead vocalist, pastor and founder of the Rance Allen ...

Bishop Allen is known as the “Father of Contemporary Gospel Music” and called Toledo home for much of his life. Allen was born in Monroe, MI into a large family in 1948. In 1969 Allen formed the Rance ...