FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Southampton, PA---St. John’s Anglican Church, Southampton, Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce that Dr. Steven McCollum, Professor and Director of Choral Activities in the School of Music at Cairn University in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, has been appointed the church’s Director of Music, effective immediately.
Dr. McCollum holds Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington and a Bachelor’s in Music from Biola University. He and his family reside in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
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“His command of the theology of worship cannot help but to enrich and enliven the music program at St. John’s, as she seeks to “Know Christ and to Make Christ Known,” said the Reverend Mark Rudolph, St. John’s rector.
St. John’s is very thankful for the Rev. Deacon Phil Shade, who has served as St. John’s Music Director and Choral Leader for the past three years and is a deacon with The Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA). Additionally, Mr. Shade is the founder of “The Broad Street Grind” a start-up coffee shop in Souderton, PA, (https://www.broadstreetgrind.com/). Mr. Shade will continue as St. John’s organist under Dr. McCollum’s leadership and Sarah Brown, a graduate of Cairn University School of Music, will continue as St. John’s pianist intern.
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“The Lord has brought together an excellent — even unique — convergence of people, skills, and godly piety in Dr. McCollum, Mr. Shade, and Miss Brown and that this music team will be of great benefit to our local church and to the kingdom of God,” continued Mr. Rudolph. “Praise God from whom all blessings flow!”
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St. John’s Anglican Church, 1150 Bristol Road, Southampton, PA 18966 (215) 396-1970
Contact: The Reverend Mark Rudolph, Rector
St. John’s Anglican Church is an Evangelical Anglican congregation affiliated with the Anglican Church of America (ACNA) Diocese of Christ Our Hope. Two services are held on Sundays. The 8 a.m. Holy Communion service is held in the chapel and does not include music. The second service, which includes music, is held in the main sanctuary and is currently held at 9:30 a.m., but will be moving to 10 a.m. September 2. Holy Communion is held every Sunday, except the first Sunday of the month.
