Music Spotlight

Our Music Team spends a great deal of time and care selecting music that ties not just with the reading and sermons but also to current events and special holidays.

February 2023

The sermon theme for this month is “A Prophetic Witness,” this idea combined with a desire to feature the art of contemporary black composers inspired me to select their arrangements of African American Spirituals. When I think about prophets, I think of people who spoke hope and persistence to communities in strife. It’s hard to imagine a more apt representation of prophets than the enslaved preachers and artists who first spoke and sang these spirituals into existence. In the midst of deep oppression, spirituals served as a way to build and maintain community and hope. As we study, sing, and hear their songs, may we also be a witness.

- Alicia Villarreal, Director of Music Ministries