Bill Stump to retire; interims to fill in as we discern future of music at FCC

Bill Stump

As you probably have heard by now, Bill Stump, our Director of Music for the past twelve and half years, is retiring effective September 5.  In my experience of him, Bill has always brought a sense of fun to his work, and a strong work ethic to what he has done for the church.  There have been many times where I’ve felt familiar with Bill’s preludes on Sunday morning because of all the practicing he’s done during the week!  God’s blessing to you, Bill, in this time of change for you and for us.

While we’re going to be filling Bill’s shoes as soon as possible to kick off the choir season as soon as possible, we’re electing to do so on an interim basis, so as to have the time to look at the overall music program of the
church.   This probably does not mean that we’ll be switching over to an all-contemporary format, with a band and such; while that’s a possibility, I suppose, I don’t think that such a movement fits the character of the church.  There’s a lot of possibilities out there, and we want to be able to have the time to discuss it and discern it before we decide it.  If you have desires and wishes, write them down on the worship content cards in the pews, or contact me or Ann Wolverton, Worship Chair.

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