JFH News: Bethel Music's Kristene DiMarco Releases New EP, "Memorandum"

BETHEL MUSIC’S KRISTENE DIMARCO RELEASES NEW EP “MEMORANDUM”

ALONGSIDE MUSIC VIDEO FOR FOCUS TRACK “STAY IN THE RIVER”

NEWS SOURCE: R&CPMK
October 3, 2025

LOS ANGELES (Oct.3, 2025) – Bethel Music’s Kristene DiMarco releases her latest EP, “MEMORANDUM,” on all major streaming platforms today. Accompanying the release is the official music video for the focus track, “Stay In The River,” premiering today as well. Listen to the EP here and watch the music video here.

“Stay In The River” invites listeners to remain in the river of God’s presence, where His kindness and love continually wash over us. It reminds listeners that surrender is not something to fear, but a place of trust, where His friendship gently shapes and softens our hearts.

“One of the themes that kept surfacing was surrender,” says DiMarco. “This letting go. Don’t be afraid to let go. Stay in the river. Stay under the water. Let Him do what He wants. Let Him soften all those hard edges.”

The five-track project follows her previously released single, “Song For My Children,” which also appears on the EP “MEMORANDUM.” This latest offering from DiMarco features songs that were written individually, but reveal a common thread woven through them: humility and surrender. Through raw honesty and tender worship, DiMarco invites listeners into the kind of closeness that only comes through surrender – where letting go becomes the doorway to deeper closeness with the Holy Spirit.

Recorded in the intimacy of her own home, “MEMORANDUM” carries the weight of legacy and the warmth of family, with every lyric anchored in Scripture and personal testimony. Songs like “Stay In The River” and “Letter To Doubt And Unbelief” speak to the ongoing journey of softening hearts, leaving behind unbelief, and embracing the flow of God’s Spirit.

“When I wrote these songs, I wrote them as individual songs. I didn’t think they would all end up on the same project,” DiMarco said. “But the further we moved forward with it, the more I began to recognize a theme running through them. And really, that theme is humility. If you asked me, ‘What has God taught you?’– well, I just turned forty this year. And the main thing I feel I’m walking away with after four decades of life is this: God is after surrender. He’s after us laying down our lives. And it’s not because He’s selfish or demanding, as if He just has to have everything. It’s because surrender equals proximity to the Lord. The more you lay down, the more you let go, the closer you can get. The closer you draw to Him, the more you experience His Spirit. And that’s what life is really about.”

At its core, “MEMORANDUM” is less about striving and more about overflow – a reminder that our truest calling is simply to come, drink deeply of His presence, and let rivers of living water flow from within. With humility as its center, this project is an offering of friendship with God, shaped by surrender and marked by His nearness.

For more information, visit https://kristenedimarco.com/.

“MEMORANDUM” EP TRACKLIST

1. Stay In The River

2. Oil In My Lamp

3. Letter To Doubt And Unbelief

4. Factor God In

5. Song For My Children

About Kristene DiMarco:

Kristene DiMarco is a worship leader and songwriter with Bethel Music. She is known for her song “It Is Well,” featured on Bethel Music’s “You Make Me Brave” (2014), as well as on Christian radio stations around the country. Before joining Bethel Music, DiMarco was part of Jesus Culture and released several solo albums, including “Those Who Dream” (2008), “Safe Place” (2012), and “Mighty” (2015). She later released “Where His Light Was” (2017) with Bethel Music, followed by “The Field” (2022), a 12-track album inviting listeners into deeper connection with God in life’s mysteries. In 2024, she released “Death Is Hollow,” a multi-track project born out of walking through grief with a close friend. Her new EP, “Memorandum,” released Oct. 3, 2025. DiMarco enjoys life in San Diego, California, with her husband, Jordan, and their two children, Lorelai and Nico.

About Bethel Music:

Bethel Music is a worship movement pursuing the presence of God and capturing fresh expressions of worship out of Redding, California. Bethel Music has grown from a local church music ministry to an internationally renowned collective of songwriters, artists, and musicians. Brian and Jenn Johnson co-founded the movement in 2001 to raise up worshippers, take hold of their true identities, and pursue intimacy with God, above all else.

Since 2001, Bethel Music has released 27 albums, including their most recent live worship album, We Must Respond (2025), Moments: Wait (2024), Simple (2022), Homecoming (Live) (2021), Revival’s In The Air (Live) (2020), and many more. Each album carries a unique theme and features some of the most well-recognized artists in the genre. Bethel Music was also GRAMMY® nominated for the song “Holy Forever” feat. Jenn Johnson and CeCe Winans, and in 2024, won the Dove award for “Holy Forever” for “Best Song of the Year.” In 2021, the label was nominated for six Dove Awards, and another 11 in 2022, spanning across categories like “Songwriter of the Year,” “Worship Album of the Year,” and “Inspirational and Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year.” Additionally, the worship collective recently earned three 2025 Dove Award nominations – two for We Must Respond (Live) in the categories of Worship Album of the Year and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year, and one for “Christmas Morning” in the Christmas/Special Event Album of the Year category.

Since forming, Bethel Music has broken records, ranking in CCLI's Top 25 songs since 2013. Their song, “Goodness of God,” was ranked #1 for over three years. “This Is Amazing Grace” has ranked in the Top 25 songs since 2014; “No Longer Slaves” since 2016; and “The Lion and the Lamb” since 2017. In addition, “Reckless Love” has appeared in the Top 10 since 2018, and “Living Hope” in the Top 10 since 2019. Hitting a new stride over the last few years, Bethel Music has continually ranked at #6 in the Top 10 radio market share. See more at https://bethelmusic.com/.

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For more info on Kristene DiMarco, visit the JFH Artists Database.