Laura Hackett Park
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Laura Hackett Park | |
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| Birth name | Laura Melinda Hackett |
| Born | April 2, 1985 Brunswick, Ohio |
| Genres | Contemporary worship music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, singer-songwriter, piano |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Arrowhead Music, Watershed Music Group, Forerunner Music |
| Website | laurahackettpark |
Laura Hackett Park (born April 2, 1985, as Laura Melinda Hackett), is an American contemporary worship songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist who has composed worship songs sung by congregations around the world. She has led worship sets weekly at the International House of Prayer since 2003–over 10,000 hours of live worship meetings[1]–and has traveled extensively both domestically and internationally to lead worship.[2] Her sophomore album, Love Will Have Its Day was released by Forerunner Music on October 21, 2014, and became her breakthrough release onto the Billboard charts. Her latest EP, The Secret Place released in May 2021,[2] and was featured by Spotify as the worship album of the week.[3]
Hackett Park was born Laura Melinda Hackett,[4] in Brunswick, Ohio on April 2, 1985.[4][5] Hackett Park's father is Edward A. Hackett of Michigan and her mother is Melinda Davis Hackett (née, Downey) of Florida.[4] Hackett Park has an older sister, Doris Elizabeth Hackett, and a younger sister, Ellen Hackett. She along with her family attend International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri. From an early age Laura started singing, playing the piano, and writing songs.[1]
Personal life
On October 4, 2014, she married Jonas Warner Park, a fellow songwriter, worship leader, and missionary at the International House of Prayer.[6]
