The Gospel Music Workshop Of America Mass Choir

The Gospel Music Workshop Of America was organized in 1967 under the direction of Rev. James Cleveland who remained its president for over 20 years. Beginning in the early 1970s, recordings from the annual meetings were released every year showcasing new songwriting and vocal talent with the backing of a 1000+ person "mass choir".

Chapters of the organization sprang up all over the U.S. and some abroad, many of which produced their own recordings. These chapters include:
The Baltimore, Md. Chapter Choir Of The Gospel Music Workshop Of America
Birmingham Community Choir
Chicago: Workshop Community Choir Of The Metropolitan Chapter Of The Gospel Music Workshop Of America
Chicago: The Allegro Workshop Chorale Of The Metropolitan Chapter Of The Gospel Music Workshop Of America Chicago, Illinois
The Cincinnati Chapter Of The Gospel Music Workshop Of America
The Detroit Chapter Of The GMWA
G.M.W.A. Houston
The Los Angeles Chapter Of The GMWA
The L.A. Chapter Of The GMWA
Louisiana Mass Choir Of The GMWA
New Jersey Chapter Choir Of The Gospel Music Workshop
The North Carolina Workshop Choir
The Northern California Gospel Music Workshop
Northern California G.M.W.A. Mass Choir
Northern & Southern California Choirs Of The G.M.W.A.
The Orange County Workshop Mass Choir
The Philadelphia Mass Choir Of The GMWA
Texas Mass Choir Of The Gospel Workshop Of America
The Gospel Workshop Choir Of Tucson, Arizona
The Washington D.C. Chapter Choir Of The Gospel Workshop Of America

Also, several nationwide divisions of the GMWA have formed and recorded:
GMWA Men Of Promise
GMWA Women Of Worship
G.M.W.A. National Youth Mass Choir