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Gemma Wenger

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Pastor
Gemma Wenger
Gemma Wenger singing "Trust" in music video filmed in the Mojave Desert.
Personal life
CitizenshipUnited States
Notable work(s)Interviews for her broadcast series "Beauty for Ashes".
EducationB.A. in Education from UCLA
Occupation
  • Christian Minister
  • Interview Show Host/Producer
  • Singer and Songwriter
  • Author
Religious life
ReligionChristian

Gemma Wenger is a Christian pastor, interview show producer/host, singer/songwriter, and author. She is the producer/host for Gemma Wenger's Hollywood[1] and Beauty for Ashes[2] which were Official Selections in the 2021 International Christian Film & Music Festival.[3] She is the songwriter for "Trust".[4] as well having been a contributing author to multiple books.

Interviews

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For her shows, she has interviewed:

Aimee Semple McPherson (1934). Gemma Wenger was in the documentary Saving Sister Aimee (2001) about the legendary evangelist of the 1920s and 1930s.

Film, television, and radio

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Along with the production and hosting of her shows, Gemma Wenger is a religious minister and was interviewed in the documentary film about Aimee Semple McPherson, Saving Sister Aimee (Short Film, 2001). She has also appeared on TBN[10] and The Cross TV.[11] She has a radio program on KKLA Radio.[12]

Singer/songwriter

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In 2019, Gemma Wenger was the singer/songwriter for "Trust" as well was also the creator of the sound recording[13][14][15]

Contributing author

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She was the contributing author for:

  • Redeeming the Screens: Living Stories of Media Ministers Bringing the Message of Jesus Christ to the Entertainment Industry[16]
  • Berkeley Street Theatre[17]
  • She wrote one chapter in Jesus Among the Homeless[18]
  • Empowering English Language Learners[19]
  • She was quoted in the book Creative Ways to Build a Community[20]

U.S. copyrights

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"Trust" (song): Music and soundtrack copyrighted in 2019.[13][14]

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References

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  1. ^ "Gemma Wenger's Hollywood". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  2. ^ Beauty For Ashes with Pastor Gemma Wenger, retrieved 2023-04-27
  3. ^ "2021 Official Selection". International Christian Film & Music Festival. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  4. ^ "WebVoyage Record View 1". cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  5. ^ Gemma Wenger's Hollywood #688, retrieved 2023-04-27
  6. ^ Beauty For Ashes - Gemma interviews Academy Award nominated actress Terry Moore., retrieved 2023-04-27
  7. ^ Gemma Wenger's Hollywood - Gemma interviews Lydia Cornell of the ABC sitcom Too Close For Comfort, retrieved 2023-04-27
  8. ^ Total Living Network - Shirley Jones & Marty Ingles - On Screen. Retrieved 2024-04-19 – via www.youtube.com.
  9. ^ Gemma Wenger's Hollywood Interviews at Night of 100 Stars, retrieved 2023-04-27
  10. ^ THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER- Gemma Wenger, retrieved 2023-04-27
  11. ^ Beauty for Ashes - with Gemma Wenger, retrieved 2023-04-27
  12. ^ "Gemma Wenger". 99.5 KKLA. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  13. ^ a b "WebVoyage Record View 1". cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  14. ^ a b "WebVoyage Record View 1". cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  15. ^ "Trust" Music Video - written, produced and sung by Gemma Wenger. Retrieved 2024-04-19 – via www.youtube.com.
  16. ^ Redeeming the screens : living stories of media ministers bringing the message of Jesus Christ to the entertainment industry. Jeanne DeFazio, William David Spencer. Eugene, Oregon. 2016. ISBN 978-1-4982-3446-7. OCLC 950957791.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  17. ^ Berkeley Street Theatre : how improvisation and street theater emerged as a Christian outreach to the culture of the time. Jeanne C. Defazio, David W. Gill, William David Spencer. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock. 2017. ISBN 978-1-5326-0048-7. OCLC 973750180.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. ^ Mathis, Wilma Faye (2023). Jesus among the homeless : successful strategies of christian ministers to the marginalized. Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-6667-5888-7. OCLC 1370201029.
  19. ^ Empowering English language learners : successful strategies of Christian educators. Jeanne C. DeFazio, William David Spencer. Eugene, Oregon. 2018. ISBN 978-1-5326-4003-2. OCLC 1048944979.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. ^ Creative ways to build Christian community. Jeanne DeFazio, John P. Lathrop. Eugene, Oregon. 2013. ISBN 978-1-62189-621-0. OCLC 867557723.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
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