Meet our Musicians
Abbey Gast is the Director of Music for our Church. She comes to us from Kansas City, Mo. She is Masters student at the University of Illinois.
Hannah Freeman-Choi
Hannah is the pianist for our Church. She comes to us from Seoul, South Korea. She is Doctoral student at the University of Illinois.
Lisa Buhelos
Lisa is our soprano section leader. She is a graduate student at the University of Illinois. Lisa is from the Chicagoland area.
Kennedy Ortmeier
Kennedy is a section leader for our Sanctuary Choir. She is a student at the University of Illinois, and comes to us from Chicago area.
Hunter Mitchell
Hunter is our Bass section leader and our Assistant Music Director for our Sanctuary Choir and Stage Manager. He comes to us from Huntsville, Alabama and is a grad student at the University of Illinois.
Shandra Summerville
Shandra is our Hymn Leader for our 8:00 am early service and a Praise soloist for our 10:30 am service. She comes to us from the Champaign area.
John Muir
John is the drummer for our Praise Team. You may also see him playing organ and piano as well!
Ryan Byfield
Ryan is our Keyboard player for our Praise Team at our 10:30 am service. He comes to us from the C-U Community. He plays multiple instruments and is presently working on his album with his group "Nuleus.