John and Andrea are the parents of three children: Caroline (23), Isaac (21) and wife Lindsay, Andrew (19) and fiance Aislin Summers. Our family now resides in Glenville, WV. John is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Glenville https://www.facebook.com/FirstBaptistChurchofGlenville and is the Principal of Gilmer County High School. Caroline lives in Huntington, WV and attends Pharmacy School at Marshall University.
2023 Putnam Family Sings
January 29 – 11am 5th Sunday Sing at Glenville First Baptist Church 10 a.m.
March 20, 6 – 7pm Little Kanawha Baptist Association Men’s Meeting sing
March 25, Saturday 6 – 8pm, Gospel Sing, Frametown Community Building
April 1, Ravenswood Bluegrass Gospel Benefit Sing Afternoon, time TBA
April 8, Revival at Glenville First Baptist, Taj Rhor will sing, Putnams will sing too
April 22, Jackson County Fairground, Veterans/Hunter’s Event
April 28, 6–9 pm Gospel Sing, Brooksville Christian School, Johnny Staats there too
April 30, 7 pm Putnams Sing, Calvary Baptist, Oak Hill, WV
May 1, 7–8pm, Goldeneers Meeting
May 6, Saturday, Parchment Valley Baptist Conference Center, Ripley, Dedication of covered campfire
May 13, Saturday Gospel Sing at the Gilmer County Senior Center 6 p.m.
May 21st, Sunday, Glenville Community Church, John Preaches, Putnams Sing
June 10, Saturday, Minister's Family Picnic, Parchment Valley Baptist Conference Center, noon
June 10, Saturday, Square Dance, Sue Morris Sports Concert Live Stage evening
June 15, Thursday, Sing at Clay County High School, for Vision Appalachia
June 17 4 p.m. Ice cream social @ Folk Festival and Bluegrass Sing at Glenville First Baptist Church
June 23, Friday, Rhonda Vincent, Sue Morris Sports Complex, Putnams/Davisson Brothers open
.June 30, Alltop Reunion, Normantown, WV (Friday evening sing)
July 1, Saturday, Cedar Creek Sing Saturday (all day festival)
July 9, Sunday, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Mineral Wells, WV 6pm
July 14, Friday, Poston Lake Bluegrass Festival, starts at noon, Putnams do two sets
July 15, Saturday, Bluegrass Day at the Sue Morris Sports Complex Stage, All Day, Big bands
July 16, Sunday, Kenny and Amanda Smith with the Putnams at Glenville First Baptist Church morning service
July 16, Sunday, Ivan Parker Concert, 6 p.m. opening, Ivan at 7 p.m.
July 22, Sunday, Putnams at Emmanuel Baptist, evening Charleston
August 12, Saturday, Render the Hearts 7-11 VBS, SMSC Live Stage (Putnams don't sing)
August 18, Friday, The Isaacs and Putnams at Sue Morris Sports Complex Live Stage evening
August 19, Ohio Valley Health Center, sing for the elderly, 1 p.m.
August 19, Saturday, Parkersburg Homecoming on the Riverfront, late afternoon, Johnny Staats too
September 2, Saturday, Stonewall Jackson Jubilee, Near Weston, WV
September 8-9 Wedding for Andrew and Aislin
September 16, Saturday, Cedar Creek State Park Fall Festival
September 23, Goose Creek Church near Cairo, WV (all day event)
October 1, Sunday, Elizabeth Southern Baptist Church Homecoming
October 1, Elizabeth Baptist Church, 6pm
October 8, Sunday, Burke Community Church, Queen Shoals, WV evening
December 2 Coonskin Park Christmas Sing for Vision Appalachia
Aislin Summers, Andrew, Lindsay, Isaac, and Caroline. Front Row: John and Andrea Putnam
The Putnams at The Capitol
The Putnam Family was honored to sing at the State Capitol as part of the State Senate Session on February 22, 2012. The Putnams performed "Working on a Building" and "Are Your Born Again." The Putnams received a special honor to be greeted by WV's Governor, Earl Ray Tomblin. Photo by Darlene Putnam
The picture below is in a waiting area outside the senate chamber.
You may also write to us at:
John Putnam
216 Howard Street
Glenville, WV
304-993-6367
The Putnam Family is a gospel music family with bluegrass roots. We live in central WV and travel parts of Appalachia with our music ministry. We would love to come to your hometown and share what God has put in our hearts.
Photograph courtesy of Gobblers Knob Photography at www.gobblersknobphotography.com