| I don't know if this will help but I will try.
When I was young I was an incredibly shy kid. I was fearful standing up in front of a crowd. Made me sick to my stomach. By the time I was 15 I was sick and tired of being fearful. Signed up for an improv class. It nearly killed me to get up in front of a group of people but I plowed through because I was determined. I knew I could be funny because I use to make my father really "guffaw" laugh. Everything I did had a funny twist to it. By the end of the classes, people would actually fight to be my improve partner. As a result of this ego boost I became very self confident and later in business, whenever a presentation needed to be made, I was the one chosen because I was the most comfortable getting up in front of people. The point to this story is that I have a mental exercise that I used to do for myself.
This is kind of what I would go through in my mind. You have to sit and think about how it is to be in the audience. When you are an audience member and someone is about to speak or perform, you are anticipating enjoying it. You are not critical. It doesn't even enter your mind that the performance might not be what you expect. You want whoever is stepping up there to succeed because then it will be an experience you enjoy and leaves you feeling good for the rest of the day. When you are standing on stage, or in front of group, always keep that in mind. They are anticpating hearing your wonderful voice. You know you have a wonderful voice. And, you know those people only want you to do well for yourself.
Are most of the people you sing in front of family and church members you know? If so, the other thing I would do is say to myself, I know all these people and they know and like me. I have nothing to be afraid of because they want to see me succeed.
As I said, I don't know if this will help. It did help me.
Another thing you can do is what Rick is suggesting. Start with a small group of people you are the most comfortable with, say 6 people. Then keep adding to that group other people you are comfortable with. Keep practicing in front of family and friends and keep adding more people that you know. Eventually, you should get over your fear.
Finally, if either of these ideas don't appeal to you, take a public speaking course. Find out where one is offered in your area. If you don't know where to go to search, ask someone you know who might have an idea. Take the course. The point of it is to help people overcome their fear of speaking in a public forum. Everyone there will be in the same boat as you. It is a very effective way to get over stage fright. | 
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