Roser Community Church on Anna Maria Island welcomes new director of music ministries
ANNA MARIA ISLAND -- Kristen Stanton is the new director of music ministries at Roser Community Church.
The worship service will begin with a majestic piano/organ duet by Kristen Stanten and Phyllis O'Keef playing "All Creatures of Our God and King" at the 10 a.m. Sunday service, Oct. 25
O'Keef served as interim director of music ministries during the hiring process.
The Roser Chancel Choir will perform "For the Music of Creation" and the Joyful Noise Children's Choir will sing "Kum Ba Yah" with African percussion. The sermon by the Rev. Bob O'Keef is taken from Mark 10: 46-52 and is titled "Your Faith Has Healed You."
A reception in the Narthex will follow to welcome Stanton and her husband, Scott, to the community and Roser Community Church.
Stanton comes from Newton, Iowa, and attended Monmouth College in Monmouth, Ill. She received her master's degree in music education from Brigham Young University. Her main areas of expertise are vocal music education, church music and piano instruction/performance.
She has just completed her 33rd year of teaching music to various ages and abilities.
Scott Stanton retired this spring after 37 years of instrumental music instruction. The Stantons have taught collaboratively at the College of Eastern Utah in Price, Utah, and founded a community music school there. They also spent three years teaching at a private boarding school, Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass.
Kristen Stanton most recently served as the artistic/executive director of the Iowa Youth Chorus, a community choir program for children and youth in Des Moines, Iowa. She has served many congregations as choir director or organist, most recently as the director of music at Central Presbyterian Church in Des Moines.
She directs the Joyful Noise Children's Choir after school Wednesdays on basic vocal technique, sight-reading concepts and performance skills in a wide variety of musical styles. There are no participation fees.
Roser Church is near the Anna Maria City Pier at 512 Pine Ave. Children and Youth Church School is available during the 10 a.m. service as well as a nursery for infants and toddlers.
Information: Call 941-778-0414, email info@roserchurch.com or go toroserchurch.com.
This story was originally published October 15, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Roser Community Church on Anna Maria Island welcomes new director of music ministries ."