Meet our Present Praise Team Gary Gruenberg is our piano player; he is a dedicated Christian who enjoys playing the piano as well as singing.
We also wish to thank Kay Seelman, who is The Praise Team Reader/Lay Assistant Coordinator. If you would like to be the reader/lay assistant on Saturday evenings, contact Kay. Saturday Evening Readers/Lay AssistantsSusan GahaganJill Holleque Janet Jaeger Delia Johnson Sheila Kerry
Former Saturday Evening Praise Team Members  We have had several musicians play with us. Joy Schisler Otto has joined us playing her violin. Dan and Adam Malone have been with us playing the drums. Reverend Gordon Riegle, a friend of Kirk's, is a wonderful piano player and vocalist. Gorden preaches at St. Andrews, in Saline, Michigan. Kaitlyn Hoffman will occasionally play the piano for us, and for a few years, she was with us weekly playing the alto sax. Ryan Furnival was also with us for a few years playing the alto sax, and a few times the tenor sax. Jerod Bohner played electric bass a few times. Charlie Hamersley is a multi-talented young man. Charlie mainly played electric bass, but he has helped out with playing the alto sax. LynnEtte Mueller played the soprano clarinet and was Immanuel's Web master. LynnEtte's sister and brother-in-law have joined us a few times as well. Melodie on flute and Eric, another multi-talented musician, will join our vocalists and play the mandolin, electric bass or whatever instrument he brought with.
We have been very lucky with our piano players. We have had several different people help out in this position. Our first piano player was Marie Bruey. She and her husband Fred, who plays the banjo, occasionally play with us. When we began having services every Saturday evening, we had a young man who began playing with us his freshman year at Jackson High School. He has asked that his name not be used, so the webmaster is respecting his request. The first picture has Tim Mullens as our piano player. Our next piano player was Mark Wolski. Mark has been in England working on several musical projects. John Masters, who is pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Brooklyn, Michigan, is the piano player in the second picture. The Praise Team takes hymn and religious song requests. If you would like to hear The Praise Team play your favorite hymn, please click on the to email your request. Please place Praise Service Hymn Request as the Subject. If you have any questions call or e-mail the church at
MISSION STATEMENT Joyfully proclaiming the Good News of Jesus in word and action, growing in faith and discipleship, and caring for one another.
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