From
1970
to 1975, Frank Arena sang in a group called The Redemptions in San
Jose, CA. While in concert, Frank met his wife Kelly. They have now
been married and have been in pastoral ministry for over 30 years.
Frank and Kelly have four daughters: Renee, Patty, Candy and Angie.
Patty started singing with ther pareents at age 10. The rest of the girls soon followed with Rene playing the bass, Candy playing drums, and Patty and Angie singing. Through the years, the group traveled throughout the Northwest, singing and holding revivals. Currently the group is comprised of Frank, Kelly and Patty and calls Salem, OR home where Frank is the Pastor of the Boone Road Church of God.
The Arena Family has performed throughout the Western United States in churches and concert halls, and at music festivals including the Pacific Gospel Music Association Convention and the Great Western Southern Gospel Fan Festival.
The Arena Family are members of the Pacific Gospel Music Association as well as the Ambassadors of Gospel Music. They have had the fortune to perform with some of Southern Gospel's best including The Beene Family, The Journeymen, The Griffiths, and The Knox Brothers.
Patty started singing with ther pareents at age 10. The rest of the girls soon followed with Rene playing the bass, Candy playing drums, and Patty and Angie singing. Through the years, the group traveled throughout the Northwest, singing and holding revivals. Currently the group is comprised of Frank, Kelly and Patty and calls Salem, OR home where Frank is the Pastor of the Boone Road Church of God.
The Arena Family has performed throughout the Western United States in churches and concert halls, and at music festivals including the Pacific Gospel Music Association Convention and the Great Western Southern Gospel Fan Festival.
The Arena Family are members of the Pacific Gospel Music Association as well as the Ambassadors of Gospel Music. They have had the fortune to perform with some of Southern Gospel's best including The Beene Family, The Journeymen, The Griffiths, and The Knox Brothers.