MercyMe Net Worth and Its Band Members

The exact net worth of the band as a whole is under wraps. But its members each have a net worth ranging from $3 Million to $5 Million.

As reported by popnable, the estimated revenue Mercyme makes in a year is $15,600. This estimation seems very low; no authentic sites or band members have confirmed the band’s exact net worth.

The group mainly earns their money from their musical career. MercyMe was formed in 1994, and they have been in the industry for 28 years; this time, they have released several albums, organized multiple tours, and created merchandise.

The band has been around for over two decades, so they might have collected a significant net worth from their musical career. The collective net worth of the band is divided among the five members.

Their Earnings From YouTube

According to Social Blade, MercyMe earns $18.9K – $301.8K from their YouTube channel. They have 1.1 M subscribers on their channel and have posted 477 videos. They mainly post their songs and music videos.

Most of their videos garner over a million views. Their highest viewed video on YouTube is the official lyric video for their song “Even If”; it has garnered 104 M views; the video was posted five years ago.

Their Merch

The band has created their merch; they have several items available on their official band website under the shop category. Their merch consists of t-shirts with various prints, which cost $30; coffee mugs, tote bags, stickers, and caps are also available, and they cost under $50.

They launched two books, “Inhale (Exhale) Devotional Book” and “I Can Only Imagine Book” the book is worth $20, and their leather notebooks and journal cost under $60. The band has also included their music for purchase on their website.

Their Albums

They released their first studio album, “Almost There,” in 2001, they sold over two million albums, and it received platinum certification. Their second studio album, “Spoken For,” was released in 2002 and reached No two on the Christian Albums chart.

The group released their third studio album, “Undone,” in 2004 and ranked number one on the Christian Albums charts and No. 12 on the Billboard 200. In 2006, the group released its fourth album, “Coming Up to Breathe.”

“All That Is Within Me,” their fifth studio album, was released in 2007; it consisted of three singles. Their sixth studio album, “The Generous Mr. Lovewell,” reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200.

MercyMe dropped their seventh studio album, “The Hurt & the Healer,” in 2012 and sold 33,000 copies. In 2014, the band dropped their eighth album, “Welcome to the New.”

In 2017, they released their ninth studio album, “Lifer,” and in 2021, they dropped their tenth studio album, “Inhale (Exhale).”

Their Charity Work

The group participated in a benefit concert in 2005 at Belmont University with several artists for the people who suffered from the Asian tsunami.

MercyMe organized a tour in 2009 in collaboration with Imagine A Cure and Compassion International to collect money for those in need of medical care worldwide and children with diabetes.

They are also working alongside Children International to help in children’s poverty. 

Bart Millard is the frontman and lead vocalist of the MercyMe Band.

Apart from the band projects, he has also released his solo projects with two albums, “Hymned, No.1” and “Hymned Again.” He has also been nominated for Grammy Awards in several categories, such as Best Country, Southern, and Bluegrass Gospel Album.

His Parents And Early Days

The 49-year-old Millard was born on December 1, 1972, in Greenville, Texas, USA. His father is Arthur Wesley Millard Jr and his mother is Adele Milliard. 

Before becoming interested in music, Bart wanted to pursue a football career but had to hold his due to his ankle injury to both of his legs during a high school football match. So, he picked choir as an elective.

Sadly his father passed away in 1991 during his first year of college, and his friend, a youth pastor, offered him to work with the worship band, the church’s youth group. He worked on the audio and video of the group.

When he went on a trip to Switzerland with the worship team, he was inspired to pursue a full-time music career. He later moved to Oklahoma with his friends Michael John Scheuchzer and James Phillip Bryson and formed the band MercyMe.

His Wife And Children

Millard and his wife, Shannon Millard, have been married for more than two decades. They exchanged their wedding vows on November 8, 1997. Before they got married, they had been dating for nine years.

He met his wife in a youth group at a local church when they were teenagers. 

The pair are blessed with five children, three sons, Sam Charlie and Miles, and two daughters, Sophie and Gracie. he hasn’t disclosed any personal information about his children.

His Net Worth

Bart Millard from MercyMe band has an estimated net worth of $5 million. He earns his income from his band and solo projects.

He released his first solo album, “Hymned No. 1,” on August 16, 2005; his grandmother inspired the album. Later in 2008, he released his second solo, “Hymned Again.”

He has been featured as a backing vocalist on”Safe” by Phil Wickham in 2009 and as a vocalist on “I See Love” by Third Day in 2004.

Robby Shaffer has been the drummer for the MercyMe band since 1997.

He first got introduced to MercyMe by his mentor during his internship in camp. His mentor was one of the fill-in drummers for the band.

During that time, the group didn’t have a permanent drummer, and they offered Shaffer to be a fill-in drummer; he played several shows with the band as a temporary drummer. They had 16 or 17 temporary drummers at that time.

After two and a half years, the band recruited Shaffer as a permanent member.

His Age and Early Life

The 47-year-old Robby Shaffer was born in Tifton, Georgia, on November 14, 1975.

He grew up in church for most of his childhood as his father was the worship leader at their church. From fifth grade, he was homeschooled.

Shaffer played baseball when he was in high school and played several matches. But he discovered his interest in drums when he went to a youth camp, where he realized he wanted to make music.

His Wife And Children

Shaffer is married to his wife, Maggie Shaffer. The couple has been married for over two decades.

They celebrated their 22nd Anniversary on December 12, 2021, as per Shaffer’s Instagram post.

He had posted a picture of his wife and captioned it,” Today is 22 years of life with @maggieshaffer. Every year I love her more and more! Can’t imagine where we will be in another 22. Hopefully on another vacation somewhere! Happy Anniversary babe!”

His wife Maggie is a nutrition coach and CrossFit L-2 trainer. The pair are parents to two children, a son Levi Shaffer and a daughter Stella Shaffner.

His Net Worth

Shaffer has an estimated net worth of $1 million from his musical career. 

He mainly makes from the band’s album sales, merch, and tours. He hasn’t shared information regarding his other sources of income.

Nathan Cochran is the bass player for MercyMe Band.

He was introduced to MercyMe by his brother-in-law and bandmate Robby Shaffer. After auditioning for the position, he was recruited as a permanent group member. 

He also has his solo projects and is also part of another band Diving Blind where he is a lead singer and plays rhythm guitar.

His Parents And Early Days

Cochran was born on May 26, 1978, in the green hills of Columbia, Missouri. He was raised in a musical family as his father played guitar and sang, greatly influencing him musically.

His father mainly played Beatles tunes or a little Jimmy Page solo. He learned guitar from his father and later learned it himself. Sitting in his room and listening to and watching his favorite artists was his best learning experience.

He lived in Columbia until he was 19 and later moved when he joined MercyMe.

His Wife And Children

Cochran married his wife Amanda Cochran, Robby’s younger sister. He and his wife grew up going to church together, but they only started to hang out after he graduated high school.

He fell in love with Amanda when they went out for a candlelight dinner; he felt like he had never seen her before. Since that day, they have been together.

The couple is blessed with three children. His firstborn son’s name is William, but he does not disclose the name of his other two children.

His Net Worth

Cochran has an estimated net worth of $1 million – $5 million. He has accumulated his wealth from his band project and solo project.

Apart from MercyMe, he is also part of another band Diving Blind where he is the frontman. The band released their first EP, ” Diving Blind- the EP,” in 2008. He earns mainly from album sales, tours, and merch.

Michael Scheuchzer is the guitarist and one of the founders of the band MercyMe.

He was born on June 8, 1975, in Portland, and He is 47 years old as of 2022.

He has kept his childhood details and the identities of his parents secret. It is known that Scheuchzer is married to his wife, Abby, and has four kids together.

Scheuchzer’s two kids are his biological children, while two are adopted. Nonetheless, he and Abby love the four of them immensely. He shared pictures of his family on the internet.

Michael has a net worth of around $1.5 million. He earns his revenue from his band projects.

Barry Graul is also the guitarist for the MercyMe band since 2003. Before that, he was in another band named Whitecross.

Guitarist Graul was born on May 18, 1961, in Baltimore, and he is 61 years old as of 2022.

He is married and has children but rarely shares any information or pictures with his family. According to his Instagram post, he has been married for more than 20 years, which he shared on their anniversary.

Graul has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million. He has earned his money from his musical career.

The lead singer Bart Millard met the former band member James Phillip Bryson after the youth pastor gave an invitation to Bart.

Both of them decided to pursue music full-time after their trip to Switzerland. Later, the two met Michael Scheuchzer, three of whom moved to Oklahoma.

They officially formed the group in 1994 in Henderson Hills Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma.

The group moved to Nashville in search of a record label, but they moved to Dallas to record an album. Eventually, they settled in Greenville, Texas, and began to serve at Highland Terrace Baptist Church.

Later Nathan and Robby joined the band when they released their albums independently.

MercyMe band is still active and is releasing new music; they recently released their new single “Then Christ Came” and are releasing their “Always Only Jesus” on October 21, 2022.