Singer and Christian worship leader, Betty McCoy Hawkins, was born January 3,1962, grew up in Monroe, Louisiana, the youngest of 10 children. Reared up in the church with strong family roots in Christ. This soulful, anointed Woman of God has been active in ministry most of her life, youth leader, youth director, praise and worship leader, and sung in many choirs throughout Northeast Louisiana often as a soloist. International Gospel singer, chief songwriter, Betty McCoy Hawkins, leader of United, who’s background singers are all from different backgrounds but united together in Christ. Betty Hawkins and United released their first singles, “You Are” with its praise and worship sound and “All I Need” with its Contemporary, soulful gospel sound, in 2015. God gave her a vision in 2015 to write all her songs, Betty McCoy Hawkins wrote these songs and didn’t realize that God was giving her songs of comfort to prepare for the death of her daughter who was a member of United. She never lost her praise and never lost her faith. She continued to pursue God’s vision in the midst of her trials and recorded her next two singles, “Faithful God” with its up-tempo Latin gospel sound which was released in May 2016, and “A Change is Coming” an anointed song of encouragement, which was released in July 2016 as a single. International Gospel Artist, Betty Hawkins and United have been nominated for numerous awards in the Gospel Industry and will be on tour in 2017, where they will be showcasing their new upcoming album, "A Change is Coming" which will be released in February 2017.