Crimson River Ministries was started in 1991 by two men, already involved in ministry, who shared a love for Southern Gospel Music. James Rhoads and his son-in-law Tony Watson began this journey in Temple, TX and though the Lord has moved Tony and his family  James and Tony still call Temple, TX home base for concerts.

Tony and James are both involved in church ministry as well. James has been a bi-vocational Minister of Music for over 50 years, currently serving at First Baptist Church of Moody.. Tony, a graduate of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,
is Pastor  of the First Baptist Church of Winona, TX
a small
town
in East
Texas,
just
outside
of Tyler.
James & Wanda Rhoads and their Grandchildren
Krista, Tony, Rhonda and Kylee Watson
Over the past 19 years, Crimson River Ministries has been privileged to host many of the top groups in  
                             Southern Gospel Music and feel honored
                                   to have served as a springboard for
                                          several other Southern Gospel
                                      Central Texas area. In our 20th year,                                            we are blessed.