Pastor and musical artist Steve Camp passed away on Wednesday at the age of 71, according to message by his family shared on social media.
It is with heavy hearts, yet great hope in Christ, that we share the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Steve Camp.
On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, after a battle with heart failure, the Lord called Steve Home. For over 50 years, Steve dedicated his life to proclaiming the Gospel through music, preaching, and life on life ministry. His greatest desire was to make much of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Two passages that shaped his life and ministry were Acts 20:24 and 2 Corinthians 4:5.
Acts 20:24 “But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”
2 Corinthians 4:5 “For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.”
Though our hearts are broken, we rejoice in knowing that Steve has finished his race. The One he spent his life proclaiming is the One he now worships face to face, in His unfiltered presence, for all eternity. We are grateful for your prayers, and support for our family during this time. To God alone be the glory.The Camp Family
Born in 1955, Camp rose to prominence as a CCM artist, releasing 22 albums, 15 #1 songs, and 40 top 10 hits, including He Covers Me, Run to the Battle, He’s All You Need, Love’s not a Feeling, Don’t Tell Them Jesus Loves Them, Whatever You Ask, and Consider the Cost
He later became a critic of the ungodliness and excesses of the CCM, rereleasing his his 107 Theses in 1998, which reads in part:
When Martin Luther stood at Wittenberg’s Door in the year 1517, he called for reformation from the recalcitrant Roman Church. Now is our turn, almost five centuries later, to sound the alarm in our generation. This time, to call the Christian Music Industry to reformation–back to the supremacy, sufficiency and Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Genuine revival–a fresh return to obedience in Christ–is surely needed today, but that would be almost impossible given the current environment of our industry. Why? True revival is marked by repentance; true repentance brings restitution; true restitution demands that Christian music be owned and operated only by believers whose aim is the glory of God consistent with Biblical truth.
This means that the current CCMI labels music return all the money they have received to their respective secular counterparts that purchased them and divorce alliances with them. The CCMI has gone too far down the wide road of worldliness and there is not the tenacity of character and the Biblical courage of heart and mind to do the right thing no matter what the cost.
Camp became a pastor, becoming associate pastor at Grace Community Church in 1998 and eventually became the senior pastor of The Cross Church in 2009.
