Jaime Jamgochian

Good things are worth the wait. Just ask singer, songwriter, and worship leader Jaime Jamgochian. Waiting seems to be a perpetual theme for the 25-year music veteran. Yet, threads of persistence, determination, and perseverance are also woven throughout Jamgochian’s remarkable story as she’s navigated not just the highs and lows of a challenging, ever-changing music industry, but also the peaks and valleys of life over the past two-plus decades. Her valuable experience and hard-won perspective all culminate in her latest project, Sacred Surrender, an album she never expected to make.

Jamgochian, a classically trained pianist and vocalist who studied at Berklee College of Music, first honed her craft playing jazz in bars and on cruise ships. The first in her family to become a Christian, Jamgochian was saved at 21. She eventually helped her family find the Lord and began using her musical gifts to serve the local church. Still in the infancy of her faith, the Boston native signed a recording contract with Centricity Music that launched her career in Christian music and secured her a No. 1 song with “Hear My Worship.”

Since then, her life has had some unanticipated twists and turns. Yet, she’s never wavered in her faith. “I have a track record with the Lord,” Jamgochian insists. “I’ve seen Him be too good.”

It’s a truth she’s had to consistently remind herself of as she continues to believe in desires of the heart not yet seen. It’s a history she’s had to rely on as she’s battled health issues and overcome Lyme disease. And it’s a faithful account she’s had to review when her career has ebbed and flowed.

After being diagnosed with Lyme disease, Jamgochian wasn’t sure if she’d ever work again.

Fortunately, innovative treatments in New York, as well as a change in diet, exercise, and routine, have allowed Jamgochian to overcome the most debilitating side effects of the disease. As her healing journey continues, her struggles with chronic illness have simply become an avenue to share a message of miraculous victory with people from every walk of life as she leads worship at ASPIRE women’s events all over the country.

After treatment proved successful, ridding her of Lyme, she was also able to finally return to music in 2020 with All Things, a beautiful testament to God’s faithfulness in suffering that garnered the seasoned singer the first GMA Dove Award nomination of her career, for Best Inspirational Album of the Year, two decades in.

These days, ministry looks like assuming her favorite place — behind a piano — and pouring out her heart in worship, encouraging other women, and mentoring younger female artists. “I want to offer hope and connect people with the heart of the Father,” Jamgochian remarks of her aspirations. “And I want to see people healed and whole and walking in their purpose because I know the joy you discover when that happens.”