Twenty years ago, Steele Croswhite did what few artists ever dare — he walked away from the lights.

At the height of his career fronting Silvercrush, Utah’s breakout rock band, he had what most musicians spend a lifetime chasing: a record deal, national airplay, and the promise of fame. But success can be a lonely echo when your soul begins to ask deeper questions.

Much like comedian-turned-commentator Russell Brand, who stunned the world by publicly embracing Christ, Steele’s story is one of surrender and rebirth — of a man once addicted to sin who found a sponsor in Jesus, and became addicted instead to grace.

After the sudden death of his father and a string of personal setbacks, Steele found himself standing at the edge of everything he thought he wanted. His sister invited him to a small Bible study led by Pastor Bill Young, a straight-talking visionary who believed that real revolution began with love, not noise.

In that quiet circle of seekers, Steele encountered a grace that didn’t demand performance — it simply asked for surrender.

Those small gatherings would soon become the foundation of The Rock Church, a place unlike any other in Utah’s spiritual landscape. What began in living rooms grew into Sunday worship held in a warehouse beside the railroad tracks in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley — an unlikely sanctuary surrounded by a culture where Latter-day Saint churches outnumber Christian ones forty to one.

Steele came with his guitar and a heart in need of healing. There he met Kim — a singer, worship leader, and pastor. Together with a few local musicians, they filled that cold concrete space with songs of redemption and raw hope. In time, Steele married Kim, the daughter of a pastor, and together they became the heartbeat of a ministry that would reshape lives across Utah.

What began in that warehouse evolved into a thriving church campus in Draper, Utah, where thousands now gather to worship every year. The Rock’s heartbeat remains simple: Jesus is real, His grace is enough, and faith can still sound like rock ’n’ roll.

Founded by Bill Young, The Rock Church has always been more than a congregation — it’s a revolution. Its message rejects judgment, tradition, and the trappings of religious performance. Instead, it embodies radical love, practical truth, and unity. In a state where faith conversations can divide families, The Rock became a home for those who felt faithless, forgotten, or burned by religion.

And at its center was Steele — a musician learning that surrender can be louder than applause.

In 2005, Steele poured his transformation into his debut Christian record, Captured by Grace — a raw, honest reflection of his journey from stage lights to spiritual light. The songs chronicled a soul rescued from itself and became the soundtrack of The Rock Church’s early years — worship born not from polish but from pain and promise.

Two decades later, Steele returned to that same well of faith with Captured by Grace (20-Year Deluxe Edition), released October 3, 2025. Produced by Jordan Clark and Joel Pack, the album breathes new life into the songs that once marked his spiritual rebirth. This time, Steele opened the circle wider—turning what began as one man’s testimony into a collective act of worship.

He invited a new generation of worship leaders, including Kim Croswhite, Caleb Yetton, Brady Burt, and Jesse Harter, to reinterpret those early songs through their own voices and stories. Tom Scribner, the band’s longtime keyboardist and a Berklee College of Music alumnus whose great-uncle wrote “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” anchors the arrangements with his signature blend of sophistication and soul. His decades of experience—spanning studio sessions, national tours, and collaborations with music-tech pioneers—lend the project both polish and reverence.

Caleb Yetton, who now oversees the worship ministry at The Rock Church, shepherds the musical direction with steady conviction. Under his leadership, The Rock Music has evolved into a thriving, genre-spanning movement—its sound stretching from driving anthems to intimate devotionals, always rooted in faith and authenticity. Together with the ensemble of musicians and singers he mentors, Caleb bridges generations, ensuring the heartbeat Steele started keeps pulsing forward.

And behind the board, longtime friend Jonathan Shults—bass player, audio engineer, and founder of SilencerCo—rejoined The Rock Music family to mix several tracks, linking past and present with his meticulous touch.

The result is a sweeping collaboration that feels alive and communal rather than nostalgic. On “How Great Thou Art,” the addition of the Salt Lake City Mass Choir transforms the timeless hymn into a cinematic swell—part gospel, part film score, wholly transcendent.

Steele reflects: “The heart of The Rock Music has always been to foster a culture where the best bands in the world come out of the local church… Because Jesus has made us all wonderfully unique, so should our music be—yet we are all part of one body, one Church. I wanted this album to feature the talent within our local church, showcasing their creative spin on tunes I wrote twenty years ago. They arguably do it better.”

It’s vintage Steele—humility wrapped in conviction. The same man who once commanded the spotlight now stands in its glow with a community of voices, each one lifting the same story of grace higher than before.

The new record isn’t nostalgia — it’s testimony.

Songs like “Sacred” pulse with reverence, “Along You Came” aches with longing, and “No Compromise” rings like a declaration of faith in a culture that often rewards silence. It’s a collective act of worship — a family of believers reinterpreting the same truths through their own voices.

For longtime fans of Steele’s original Captured by Grace, this reimagined version may feel different. But that’s precisely the point. What began as one man’s personal awakening has become a community’s shared faith — a reminder that grace is never static. It grows. It multiplies. It sings through new hearts and new harmonies.

And the church that birthed it all? It still carries that original warehouse energy — raw, joyful, and defiantly alive. The Rock Church remains a place where former atheists, ex-Mormons, seekers, and skeptics stand side by side, hands raised, hearts open.

Bill Young’s vision of a “revolution through love and truth” lives on in every note sung, every life changed. What began in a borrowed room has become a movement — a full-fledged church campus where thousands now gather, anchored by a message that never wavers: one life at a time, one world in our lifetime.

Captured by Grace (20-Year Deluxe Edition) isn’t just an album — it’s a spiritual milestone. It celebrates not only Steele’s journey but the unshakable unity of a church and a community that believes in transformation through grace. It’s the sound of a man who traded applause for authenticity, a congregation that turned worship into revolution, and a God who still writes new songs through old stories.

9 / 10 — A revival twenty years in the making. Proof that the loudest revolutions begin in quiet surrender.

Review by Paul Cardall, M.A. (Summa Cum Laude), MojoMic – Indie Voices Amplified. Cardall is a chart-topping recording artist and industry veteran with 30+ years of experience. He built and sold his own indie label, moved his catalog, and underwent a heart transplant along the way. Holding a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies focused on Music History and Executive Leadership, Cardall bridges artistry and academia with uncommon insight.