Inside the Lives of Amy Grant's Children: Sarah Cannon Chapman and Her Siblings
Grammy-winning Christian music icon Amy Grant is not only celebrated for her influential career but also for her role as a mother to four children from her two marriages. While some of her children have chosen to live private lives, others have stepped into the public eye, each carving their own unique paths.
The Blended Family of a Music Legend
Amy Grant's family reflects her personal journey through two significant marriages. From her first union with contemporary Christian singer Gary Chapman, she welcomed three children: Matthew Garrison Chapman, Gloria Mills Chapman Long, and Sarah Cannon Chapman. Following her divorce from Chapman in 1999, Grant married country music star Vince Gill, with whom she had her youngest daughter, Corrina Grant Gill, in 2001.
This blended family has navigated the complexities of fame while maintaining strong bonds, with Corrina often described by her father Vince Gill as "the glue of this whole family" in a 2011 AARP interview.
Matthew Garrison Chapman: The Entrepreneurial Path
Born on September 25, 1987, in Nashville, Tennessee, Matthew Garrison Chapman is Amy Grant's eldest child. Unlike his parents who found fame in music, Matthew chose a business-oriented career path. In 2016, he co-founded LabCanna, a Nashville-based company where he serves as president and chief technology officer.
Reflecting on his unconventional upbringing, Matthew told The Tennessean in 2019: "I learned to walk on a tour bus. I've sort of only been surrounded by creative individuals or entrepreneurs my whole life, and so, yeah, the idea of a normal job sort seems like prison."
Both of his parents have supported his venture, with Amy Grant offering greenhouse space on her Tennessee farm for LabCanna's first crop, while Gary Chapman serves as the company's community outreach director.
Gloria Mills Chapman Long: The Private Philanthropist
Gloria Mills Chapman Long, affectionately known as Millie, was born on December 18, 1989, in Nashville. She holds a special place in music history as the inspiration behind her mother's 1991 hit song Baby Baby. Amy Grant recalled in a 2016 People interview: "I had played with a few lyric ideas but nothing was working. And then one day I looked down at my new daughter and thought 'Oh baby, baby,' and the lyric just poured out of me in about 10 minutes."
While Millie has mostly stayed out of the spotlight, pursuing a career in publishing in New York City, she made headlines in 2017 for donating a kidney to her lifelong best friend, Kathryn Dudley, who was battling a rare kidney disease. Her mother shared with The Tennessean: "Millie is not an overly affectionate person. She'll say I love you once every few years. But just when she did that, I went, 'Oh my gosh, we live in a culture that puts a lot of weight on words and not a lot of weight on experience and action.'"
Millie married Ben Long in April 2019 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Nashville and has since welcomed two children: daughter Penelope Willow Long in January 2022 and son Oliver Dean Long in March 2024.
Sarah Cannon Chapman: The Urban Studies Graduate
Sarah Cannon Chapman, born on September 19, 1992, in Nashville, is the youngest child from Amy Grant's first marriage. She graduated from The New School in New York City in 2015 with a degree in urban studies/affairs and worked at her brother Matthew's company, LabCanna, from April 2018 to November 2024.
In November 2019, Sarah married Derek Besenius at Graystone Quarry in Nashville in a ceremony that symbolized her blended family connections. Both her biological father Gary Chapman and stepfather Vince Gill walked her down the aisle. Her sister Gloria shared on Instagram: "Filled with joy beyond measure. My beautiful sister couldn't have picked a better partner."
Corrina Grant Gill: Following Musical Footsteps
Corrina Grant Gill, born on March 12, 2001, just two days after her parents' first wedding anniversary, has embraced the family's musical legacy. She has pursued a career as a singer-songwriter, releasing her debut EP Here For Holding in 2023 along with several singles including Tireswing Song, Nice & Slow, Too Much, and Swallow the Sun.
Corrina shares a particularly close bond with her mother, posting an Instagram tribute in July 2021 that read: "'Heart in Motion' is 30 today!!!!! MAN, i love my mom." In 2022, she performed a touching rendition of her father's song When My Amy Prays, changing the lyrics to "when my mama prays" while Amy was recovering from a serious accident.
Gary Chapman: Life After Amy Grant
Amy Grant's first husband, Gary Chapman, has navigated his own journey since their 1999 divorce. The contemporary Christian singer-songwriter married Jennifer Pittman in July 2000, but they divorced in 2007. During this period, he faced financial challenges from a failed property development project and legal issues including a 2006 arrest for driving under the influence.
Chapman found stability when he married Cassie Piersol on December 22, 2008. Together they launched A Hymn a Week in 2010 to celebrate his musical legacy and adopted a daughter four years later. The couple remains active in charitable work, with Chapman continuing to perform and minister. He reflected in a 2024 interview: "I play the same songs in churches that I do in the bar. I think I'm supposed to be me wherever I go."
The Diverse Paths of a Celebrity Family
Amy Grant's children represent the diverse possibilities within a family touched by fame. While Corrina Grant Gill has embraced the public musical career, her siblings Sarah Cannon Chapman, Matthew Garrison, and Gloria "Millie" Chapman have chosen more private professional paths in business, publishing, and urban studies.
Together, they illustrate how children of celebrities navigate inheritance of talent while establishing their own identities. Their stories reveal not just the privileges of growing up in a famous household, but also the normal human experiences of career choices, personal relationships, and family bonds that transcend public perception.
The Grant-Chapman-Gill family continues to evolve, with each member contributing to a legacy that extends beyond music into entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and personal fulfillment.
