A Little About Us
The New Horizons are a family singing group from Lebanon, Missouri. The group consists of two brothers, Max and Danny Rhoades and one sister, Becky (Rhoades) Buttrey. The group started 40 years ago as a male quartet, but as things happen in 1973 the brothers needed a singer and waiting in the wings was their younger sister Becky. She was the missing piece, that voice, which was needed to mold the group into what it is today. The New Horizons feel they have been put together to fulfill a call God has placed on their family years ago. Consistency seems to run in the family for their parents, Dean and the late Julia Mae Rhoades, have pastored the same church, the Lebanon Church of the Nazarene, for over 50 years before retiring. To God be the glory! Their mother, Julia Mae Rhoades, passed in May of 2006.
" The New Horizons feel they have been put together to fulfill a calling "
The trio, The New Horizons have been faithful to their roots in gospel music. The lessons learned around the piano with their mother and sitting around the old phonograph listening to their favorites like The Blackwood Brothers, The Statesmen, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Speer Family and the Happy Goodsman Family, have been the back bone of their singing style over the years. I would characterize their sound as a traditional southern style with down home family harmonies. Their songs have a simple message that cuts through the complicated problems we face as a society today, and emphasize that God is bigger than our problems!
The group has recently acquired a differnet bus.
It is a Van Hool.
A well loved part of The New Horizons ministry is Danny's saxophone playing. Many in the music business have referred to him as "Mr. Gospel Saxophone," and rightly so. Danny plays the older melodies o hymns and songs of the church that have stood the test of time. You will enjoy this special part of their ministry.
The New Horizons have been recording for over 40 years and have a large selection of these recordings available.
The New Horizons' goals today are the same as they were over 40 years ago, and that is to make a difference in the lives of the people they are privileged to meet.