Tarrian LaShun Pace (September 6, 1961 – March 21, 2022),^[1] professionally known asLaShun Pace and sometimes credited asLaShun Pace-Rhodes orShun Pace-Rhodes, was an Americangospel singer, songwriter andevangelist. Pace was also aStellar Award winner^{[citation needed]}.

Pace was the fifth of ten children born to Pastor Murphy J. Pace and Bettie Ann Pace inAtlanta. Pace along with her sisters and brother were raised in a small community called Poole Creek. For high school, Pace attended Walter F. George High School (now known asSouth Atlanta High School); graduating in 1979.^[2]

Pace began singing professionally during her teen years in the mid-1970s, performing solo and later alongside her sisters in the groupThe Anointed Pace Sisters, which formed in the late 1980s. Pace's singing and ministering skills were honed while she was on tour with the Rev. Gene Martin and the Action Revival Team, and with TheEdwin Hawkins Singers from 1986 until her death.

In 1988 she recordedIn the House of the Lord with Dr. Jonathan Greer and the Cathedral of Faith Church of God in Christ Choirs forSavoy Records. The label signed Pace as a solo artist soon afterwards. In 1990, she released her debut albumHe Lives, which reached the number two spot on theBillboard gospel charts and featured her signature song "I Know I've Been Changed". The follow-up songShekinah Glory, appeared in 1993. Three years later, Pace returned withWealthy Place, which included the song "Act Like You Know" featuringKaren Clark Sheard.

In addition to successive releases such as 1998'sJust Because God Said It, Pace also enjoyed a career as an actress, most notably co-starring as the Angel of Mercy in the 1992Steve Martin filmLeap of Faith.^[3] LaShun Pace was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame^[4] in 2007. She was to attend the official presentation ceremony with many guests to be formally inducted, but became ill and unable to attend. In 2009, LaShun was nominated forUrban Performer of the Year in the Visionary Awards. Winners were to be announced live during the 2009 Christian Music Hall of Fame Awards Show on November 14, 2009.^[5]

Pace had been ondialysis for several years and was awaiting akidney. She died oforgan failure according to her family on March 21, 2022, at the age of 60.^[6]

Pace was married to Edward Rhodes, a Georgia–based minister and intern at Savoy Records in New York, from 1988 until divorcing in 1993 following Rhodes' alleged affairs. Ms. Pace reunited with Rev. Moore as a label mate on Malaco Records and continued singing with him on various projects, and was with him until his death on June 7, 2000, due to diabetes.^[7] Pace met Rhodes by joining a backup gospel group. Rhodes was responsible for producing and managing Pace, The Anointed Pace Sisters, and Pastor Murphy Pace III. He was also responsible for connecting her to the Hawkins Family. His management led to her signing withSavoy Records. Together, they had two daughters, Xenia and Aarion.

In 2003, Pace released an autobiography entitled "For My Good But For His Glory", in which she discussed a wide range of topics, including the death of her firstborn daughter Xenia, who had died of a heart attack.

• In the House of the Lord with Dr. Jonathan Greer and the Cathedral of Faith Choir (1988)
• He Lives (1990)
• Shekinah Glory (1993)
• A Wealthy Place (1996)
• Just Because God Said It (1998)
• God Is Faithful (2001)
• It's My Time (2005)
• Complete (2007)
• Reborn (2011)
• "By Your Word" (2014)
• "Joy" (2019)
• "The Spirit" (2021)

TheDove Awards are awarded annually by theGospel Music Association. Pace has earned 1 nomination.^[8]

TheStellar Awards are awarded annually by SAGMA. Pace has received 2 awards from 6 nominations.^[9]

TheSoul Train Music Awards are awarded annually. Pace has received 1 award from 2 nominations.

• Official website
• The official Christian Music Hall of Fame and Museum page announcing both her induction into the Hall of Fame and the 2009 Awards Show information page.
• LaShun Pace discography atDiscogs
• LaShun Pace atIMDb

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