LaShun Pace, a beloved gospel singer, has died, her management team confirmed, Pace, a founding member of the gospel vocal trio The Anointed Pace Sisters, passed away on Monday morning.

Her popular songs “I Know I Been Changed” and “Act As You Know” made her a household name.

Her family is scheduled to issue a statement on her death later today.

Pace was raised in Poole Creek, Georgia, where he was born to Bishop M.J. Pace and Bettie Ann Pace. Pace originally appeared in the mid-1970s, first alone and subsequently with her siblings in the ensemble The Anointed Pace Sisters (Duranice, Phyllis, June, Melonda, Dejuaii, Leslie, Latrice, and Lydia).

Pace’s singing and preaching abilities were sharpened while touring with the Rev. Gene Martin and the Action Revival Team, and in 1988 she recorded In the House of the Lord for Savoy Records with Dr. Jonathan Greer and the Cathedral of Faith Church of God in Christ Choirs.

Soon after, Pace was signed as a solo artist by the label, and in 1990 she released her debut album, He Lives, which reached number two on the Billboard gospel charts and contained her trademark song “I Know I’ve Been Changed”; the follow-up, Shekinah Glory, was released in 1993.

Pace returned three years later, in 1996, with Wealthy Place, which included the well-known song “Act Like You Know,” which included Karen Clark Sheard of the famed Clark Sisters.

In addition to subsequent releases such as 1998’s Just Because God Said It, she also had a successful acting career, most notably co-starring as the Angel of Mercy in Steve Martin’s 1992 film Leap of Faith.

How Old Was LaShun Pace Before Her Death

Pace had been on dialysis for some years and was in need of a kidney transplant. According to her relatives, she died on March 21, 2022, of multiple organ failure at the age of 60.