[2] The site was formed over 19 years ago by Deon & Susan Unthank, then of Southaven, Mississippi.
On 5 January 2011, Susan Unthank died, leaving the website in control of Deon, their son, Chris, and their daughter Amy.
The Absolutely Gospel Music Fan Festival is a week-long series of concerts that is sponsored by AbsolutelyGospel.com.
The event is held the last week of July and has now expanded to five days of Southern Gospel music.
The event has featured some of Southern Gospel's most popular artists[citation needed] like the Crabb Family, Talley Trio, Gold City, Karen Peck and New River, The Kingsmen, LordSong, Mike Bowling, Booth Brothers, Dove Brothers Quartet, The Imperials, McRaes, and many more.